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==Online Resources== | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories, Nebraska], index by county | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories, Nebraska], index by county | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Nebraska] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Nebraska] ($) | ||
*[ | *[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/city.shtml Nebraska City/County Directories, Nebraska State Historical Society], index.<br><br> | ||
== | ===Record Synopsis=== | ||
Several types of directories have been published in the United States over the last two hundred years including: city directories, telephone directories, county and regional business directories, professional, organizational, and religious directories, post office directories, and street directories. Directories have tremendous value to genealogists as both an original record and as a reference aid. | A directory is defined as a “book containing names, addresses, and occupations of inhabitants.” It may also be “any list or compilation, usually in book or pamphlet form, of persons, professional organizations, firms or corporations.”<ref>Henry Campbell Black, ''Black’s Law Dictionary: Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern'', 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 415, “directory.”</ref> Several types of directories have been published in the United States over the last two hundred years including: city directories, telephone directories, county and regional business directories, professional, organizational, and religious directories, post office directories, and street directories. Directories have tremendous value to genealogists as both an original record and as a reference aid. | ||
The sections below provide information about Nebraska directories. For further information about directories in general, see [[United States Directories]]. | |||
=== | ===Business Directories=== | ||
*'''1878. '''Wolfe, J.M. ''Wolfe's Mercantile Guide, Gazetteer and Busines Directory of Cities, Towns, Villages, Stations, and Government Forts, Located upon the Lines of the Following Named Railroads: Union Pacific, Ohamha & Northwestern, Sioux City & Pacific, Omaha & Republican Valley, Colorado Central, Utah Northern, Utah Central, Utah Western, Utah Southern, Bingham Canyon & Camp Floyd, Wahsath & Jordan Valley, and American Fork Railroad and towns in the Blackhills''. Omaha, Nebraska: Omaha Republican Book and Job Printing, 1878. {{FHL|51112|title-id|disp=FHL film 1004514 item 3}}. | |||
===City Directories=== | |||
Statewide directories for Nebraska were published periodically from 1882 to 1917. The 1886 directory was the first to list farmers in addition to businesses. It was compiled from the agricultural schedule of the 1885 census, and thus it is a partial index to that census (see the [[Nebraska Census|Census]] article). The directories have been microfilmed and are available for purchase from the Nebraska State Historical Society. | |||
*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($) has Nebraska directories in their [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] collection. The following cities are currently included: Beatrice, Columbus, Fremont, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scotts Bluff, and York. | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*[http://www.ancestry.com Ancestry.com] ($) has Nebraska directories in their [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] collection. The following cities are currently included: Beatrice, Columbus, Fremont, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scotts Bluff, and York. | |||
*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/NV/ Distant Cousin.com] has a 1914 Omaha, Nebraksa city directory. | |||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ne.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
===The | ===The Family History Library=== | ||
The [ | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Nebraska including: | ||
'''Beatrice''' | '''Beatrice''' | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|1959, 1966, 1986, 1990 | |1939, 1959, 1966, 1986, 1990 | ||
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/ | |[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/98433?availability=Family%20History%20Library FHL Books 978.2286/B1 E4p] | ||
|} | |} | ||
'''Omaha''' | '''Omaha''' | ||
{| | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|1941-1990 | |1941-1990 | ||
|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/ | |[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/107146 FHL Books 978.2254/O1 E4p] | ||
|- | |- | ||
|1895-1900 | |1895-1900 | ||
| | |[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/108199?availability=Family%20History%20Library FHL Film 1000697-1000698] | ||
|} | |} | ||
The Family History Library has an excellent collection of Nebraska city directories on microfilm up through 1935. | |||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | |||
:: NEBRASKA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | |||
:: NEBRASKA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | |||
===Libraries, Archives and Societies=== | |||
"Most libraries, historical societies, and archives at the state level have fairly extensive collections of in-state directories and may also have directories from major out-of-state cities."<ref>Remington, Gordon L., "Directories," in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors, ''The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy'', 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006), chap. 8, p. 327.</ref> The [http://www.nebraskahistory.org/index.shtml Nebraska Historical Society] has one of the finest collections of Nebraska directories in the state. The [http://www.nesgs.org/ Nebraska State Genealogical Society's] book library housed at the [http://www.beatrice.ne.gov/library/online_catalog.htm Beatrice Public Library] has a great collection of Nebraska and Kansas directories. | |||
===References=== | |||
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{{Nebraska|Nebraska}} {{U.S. Directories}} | {{Nebraska|Nebraska}} {{U.S. Directories}} | ||
[[Category:Nebraska, United States|Directories]] | [[Category:Nebraska, United States|Directories]] | ||
[[Category:United States Directories]] | [[Category:United States Directories]] | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- US City Directories, Nebraska, index by county
- U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 for Nebraska ($)
- Nebraska City/County Directories, Nebraska State Historical Society, index.
Record Synopsis[edit | edit source]
A directory is defined as a “book containing names, addresses, and occupations of inhabitants.” It may also be “any list or compilation, usually in book or pamphlet form, of persons, professional organizations, firms or corporations.”[1] Several types of directories have been published in the United States over the last two hundred years including: city directories, telephone directories, county and regional business directories, professional, organizational, and religious directories, post office directories, and street directories. Directories have tremendous value to genealogists as both an original record and as a reference aid.
The sections below provide information about Nebraska directories. For further information about directories in general, see United States Directories.
Business Directories[edit | edit source]
- 1878. Wolfe, J.M. Wolfe's Mercantile Guide, Gazetteer and Busines Directory of Cities, Towns, Villages, Stations, and Government Forts, Located upon the Lines of the Following Named Railroads: Union Pacific, Ohamha & Northwestern, Sioux City & Pacific, Omaha & Republican Valley, Colorado Central, Utah Northern, Utah Central, Utah Western, Utah Southern, Bingham Canyon & Camp Floyd, Wahsath & Jordan Valley, and American Fork Railroad and towns in the Blackhills. Omaha, Nebraska: Omaha Republican Book and Job Printing, 1878. FHL film 1004514 item 3.
City Directories[edit | edit source]
Statewide directories for Nebraska were published periodically from 1882 to 1917. The 1886 directory was the first to list farmers in addition to businesses. It was compiled from the agricultural schedule of the 1885 census, and thus it is a partial index to that census (see the Census article). The directories have been microfilmed and are available for purchase from the Nebraska State Historical Society.
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Ancestry.com ($) has Nebraska directories in their U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989 collection. The following cities are currently included: Beatrice, Columbus, Fremont, Hastings, Kearney, Lexington, Lincoln, Norfolk, North Platte, Omaha, Scotts Bluff, and York.
- Distant Cousin.com has a 1914 Omaha, Nebraksa city directory.
- US City Directories identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
The Family History Library[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Nebraska including:
Beatrice
| 1939, 1959, 1966, 1986, 1990 | FHL Books 978.2286/B1 E4p |
Omaha
| 1941-1990 | FHL Books 978.2254/O1 E4p |
| 1895-1900 | FHL Film 1000697-1000698 |
The Family History Library has an excellent collection of Nebraska city directories on microfilm up through 1935.
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
- NEBRASKA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
- NEBRASKA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Libraries, Archives and Societies[edit | edit source]
"Most libraries, historical societies, and archives at the state level have fairly extensive collections of in-state directories and may also have directories from major out-of-state cities."[2] The Nebraska Historical Society has one of the finest collections of Nebraska directories in the state. The Nebraska State Genealogical Society's book library housed at the Beatrice Public Library has a great collection of Nebraska and Kansas directories.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Henry Campbell Black, Black’s Law Dictionary: Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern, 5th ed. (St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing Co., 1979), 415, “directory.”
- ↑ Remington, Gordon L., "Directories," in Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, editors, The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy, 3rd ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2006), chap. 8, p. 327.
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