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=== Online Resources ===
===Online Resources===
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8778 Rhode Island City Directories] ($)  
 
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/RI/ Rhode Island City Directories, Distant Cousin]  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8778 Rhode Island City Directories] ($)
*[https://www.providenceri.com/archives/providence-house-directories-now-available-online-0 Providence House Directories, 1895-1935, provided by Providence City Archives]  
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/RI/ Rhode Island City Directories, Distant Cousin]
*'''1861-1924''' - Fold3 ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_462/city_directories_providence Providence City Directories 1861-1924] available online.  
*[https://www.providenceri.com/archives/providence-house-directories-now-available-online-0 Providence House Directories, 1895-1935, provided by Providence City Archives]
*'''1861-1924''' - Fold3 ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_462/city_directories_providence Providence City Directories 1861-1924] available online.
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/RI/City-Directories.htm Rhode Island City Directories], index
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/RI/City-Directories.htm Rhode Island City Directories], index


Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.  
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.  


=== Resources for Rhode Island Directories ===
===Resources for Rhode Island Directories===


==== Directories Online ====
====Directories Online====


*[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_462/city_directories_providence Providence City Directories 1861-1924] available online.  
*[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_462/city_directories_providence Providence City Directories 1861-1924] available online.
*Ancestry.com ($) has Rhode Island directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry.com ($) has Rhode Island directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.


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


The library has the following directories for Providence:
The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Rhode Island including: 
 
'''Providence'''


'''1798''' {{FHL|45841|item|disp=FHL book 974.52 E4c}}; {{WorldCat|9411946|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}  
'''1798''' {{FHL|45841|item|disp=FHL book 974.52 E4c}}; {{WorldCat|9411946|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}  
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'''1930, 1932''' {{FHL|87844|item|disp=FHL book 974.52 E4sp}}  
'''1930, 1932''' {{FHL|87844|item|disp=FHL book 974.52 E4sp}}  


To access other directories for cities in Rhode Island which are available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:  
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


:*RHODE ISLAND - DIRECTORIES
:: RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
:*RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES  
:: RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
:*RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY OR TOWN] - DIRECTORIES


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


*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/RI/ DistantCousins]  
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/RI/ DistantCousins]
*[http://www.familyhistory.com/state.asp?state=RI FamilyHistory.com]  
*[http://www.familyhistory.com/state.asp?state=RI FamilyHistory.com]
*[http://www.genealogy.org/db.asp?dbid=4837 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories]  
*[http://www.genealogy.org/db.asp?dbid=4837 Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories]
*[http://www.familyhistory.com/db.asp?dbid=4969 Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories]  
*[http://www.familyhistory.com/db.asp?dbid=4969 Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories]
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ri.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ri.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


<br>{{Rhode Island|Rhode Island}} {{U.S. Directories}}  
<br>{{Rhode Island|Rhode Island}} {{U.S. Directories}}  


 
[[Category:Rhode Island, United States|Directories]]  
[[Category:Rhode_Island, United States|Directories]] [[Category:United States Directories]]
[[Category:United States Directories]]

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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.

Resources for Rhode Island Directories[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

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

Providence

1798 FHL book 974.52 E4c; At various libraries (WorldCat)

1826 FHL fiche 6044365

1856-60 FHL fiche 6044374-78

1861-1933 FHL films 1377340 (first of 38); microfiche 6044349 (first of 112)

1930, 1932 FHL book 974.52 E4sp

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

RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]


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