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=== Online Resources === | ===Online Resources=== | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/va Virginia Online Historical Directories] - listed by county and independent city | *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/va Virginia Online Historical Directories] - listed by county and independent city | ||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/City-Directories.htm Virginia City Directories] links<br><br> | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/VA/City-Directories.htm Virginia City Directories] links<br><br> | ||
== Resources for Virginia Directories | ==Resources for Virginia Directories== | ||
=== Libraries and Archives | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
=== Directories Online | ===Directories Online=== | ||
Ancestry.com ($) has Virginia directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | Ancestry.com ($) has Virginia 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 Family History Library has directories for: | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Virginia including: | ||
'''Richmond City''' | '''Richmond City''' | ||
*1819-1860 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|543998|title-id|disp=6044391-400}} | *1819-1860 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|543998|title-id|disp=6044391-400}} | ||
*1866-1935 Family History Library films {{FHL|543998|title-id|disp=1377370-84 and 1605945-66}} | *1866-1935 Family History Library films {{FHL|543998|title-id|disp=1377370-84 and 1605945-66}} | ||
<br> '''Norfolk City''' | <br> '''Norfolk City''' | ||
*1801, 1806, 1851, 1859, 1860 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=6044285-89}} | *1801, 1806, 1851, 1859, 1860 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=6044285-89}} | ||
*1866-1901 Family History Library films {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=1377209-15}} | *1866-1901 Family History Library films {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=1377209-15}} | ||
*1902-1923 Family History Library films {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=1844188-202}} | *1902-1923 Family History Library films {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=1844188-202}} | ||
*1924-1935 Family History Library films {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=1844311-17}} | *1924-1935 Family History Library films {{FHL|538123|title-id|disp=1844311-17}} | ||
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:*Stanard, William G. ''The Colonial Virginia Register 1902''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library {{FHL|35459|title-id|disp=book 975.5 N2s 1965; film 982250 item 4}}.) Gives position and sometimes birth and death information. | :*Stanard, William G. ''The Colonial Virginia Register 1902''. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library {{FHL|35459|title-id|disp=book 975.5 N2s 1965; film 982250 item 4}}.) Gives position and sometimes birth and death information. | ||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | |||
::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] | :: VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ||
::VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] | :: VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ||
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*[http://cdm15987.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15987coll2 Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory] | ==Websites== | ||
*[http://cdm15987.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/landingpage/collection/p15987coll2 Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory] | |||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/va.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/va.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
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{{Virginia|Virginia}} {{U.S. Directories}} | {{Virginia|Virginia}} {{U.S. Directories}} | ||
[[Category:Virginia, United States|Directories]][[Category:United States Directories]] | [[Category:Virginia, United States|Directories]] | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Virginia Online Historical Directories - listed by county and independent city
- Virginia City Directories links
Resources for Virginia Directories[edit | edit source]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
Ancestry.com ($) has Virginia directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
The Family History Library[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Virginia including:
Richmond City
- 1819-1860 Family History Library fiche 6044391-400
- 1866-1935 Family History Library films 1377370-84 and 1605945-66
Norfolk City
- 1801, 1806, 1851, 1859, 1860 Family History Library fiche 6044285-89
- 1866-1901 Family History Library films 1377209-15
- 1902-1923 Family History Library films 1844188-202
- 1924-1935 Family History Library films 1844311-17
For prominent individuals of the colonial era, the Family History Library has name directories such as:
- Stanard, William G. The Colonial Virginia Register 1902. Reprint, Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library book 975.5 N2s 1965; film 982250 item 4.) Gives position and sometimes birth and death information.
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
- VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
- VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Norfolk, Virginia 1859 City Directory
- US City Directories This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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