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==Online Resources==
===Online Resources===


*[http://www.fold3.com/documents.php?bc=16 Fold3 City Directories Pennsylvania]
*[http://www.fold3.com/documents.php?bc=16 Fold3 City Directories Pennsylvania]
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*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/City-Directories.htm Pennsylvania City Directories], by county and city
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/City-Directories.htm Pennsylvania City Directories], by county and city


==History==
===Resources for Pennsylvania Directories===
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Pennsylvania.


==Resources for Pennsylvania Directories==
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Pennsylvania.


===Libraries and Archives===
===Libraries and Archives===
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*Ancestry.com ($) has Pennsylvania directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry.com ($) has Pennsylvania directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.


===The FamilySearch Library===
===The Family History Library===


The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Pennsylvania including:  
Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are:  


'''Philadelphia'''  
''The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844.'' {{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044309}}.


1797-1849 FS Library film {{FSC|150991|item|disp=983347-983355}}<br>1850-1899 FS Library film {{FSC|150991|item|disp=1000893-1000903}}<br> 1861-1901 FS Library film {{FSC|150991|item|disp=1377251-1377290}}  
Ulman, H. C. Ulman's ''Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular, 1854/55.'' {{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044310}}.


'''Pittsburgh'''  
Boyd, William H. Boyd's ''Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery, and York, PA, 1860.''{{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044311}}.


1861-1901 FS Library film {{FSC|536469|item|disp=1377291-1377314}} <br>1940, 1969, 1970, 1971 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22974.885%20E4ph*%22 974.885 E4ph]
The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Pennsylvania including:  


Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are:
'''Philadelphia'''


''The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844.'' {{FSC|535186|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044309}}.
1797-1849: {{FHL|15099|film|disp=FHL film 983347 item 1 (first of 31 film or fiche)}}<br>1850-1899: {{FHL|150991|film|disp=FHL film 1000893 item 1}}<br> 1861-1901: {{FHL|544839|film|disp=FHL film 1377251-90}}


Ulman, H. C. Ulman's ''Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular, 1854/55.'' {{FSC|535186|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044310}}.
'''Pittsburgh'''  


Boyd, William H. Boyd's ''Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery, and York, PA, 1860.''{{FSC|535186|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044311}}.  
1861-1901: {{FHL|536469|item|disp=FHL films 1377291-314}}<br>1916, etc.: {{FHL|807885|disp=FHL book 974.885 E4ph}}


To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


::PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
:: PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
:: PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


==Websites==
===Websites===


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/pa.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/pa.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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===References===


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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Resources for Pennsylvania Directories[edit | edit source]

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Pennsylvania.

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are:

The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844. FHL fiche 6044309.

Ulman, H. C. Ulman's Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular, 1854/55. FHL fiche 6044310.

Boyd, William H. Boyd's Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery, and York, PA, 1860.FHL fiche 6044311.

The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Pennsylvania including:

Philadelphia

1797-1849: FHL film 983347 item 1 (first of 31 film or fiche)
1850-1899: FHL film 1000893 item 1
1861-1901: FHL film 1377251-90

Pittsburgh

1861-1901: FHL films 1377291-314
1916, etc.: FHL book 974.885 E4ph

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

  • US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


References[edit | edit source]

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