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==Online Resources== | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8775 New Hampshire City Directories], index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8775 New Hampshire City Directories], index | ||
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48114 Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700] | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48114 Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700] | ||
== History == | |||
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...." | |||
Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations. | Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations. | ||
==Resources for New Hampshire Directories== | |||
===Libraries and Archives=== | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
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The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of New Hampshire including: | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of New Hampshire including: | ||
'''Concord''' | |||
1834, 1844, 1848, 1850, 1856, 1860/61 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535727?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 6043838-6043844] | |||
1902-1935 Family History Library [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/535727?availability=Family%20History%20Library microfilm 1759667- 1759673] | |||
Dover 1830–1935 (gaps) | |||
Great Falls 1848 (now Somersworth) | |||
Keene 1827, 1830, 1831, 1871–1935 (gaps) | |||
Manchester 1844–1935 (gaps) | |||
Nashua 1841–1935 (gaps) | |||
New Hampshire 1849 | |||
New Ipswich 1858 | |||
Peterborough 1830 | |||
Portsmouth 1817–1935 (gaps) | |||
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: | ||
:: NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ::NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ||
:: NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ::NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ||
== | ==Websites== | ||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/nh.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.<br> | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/nh.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.<br> | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- New Hampshire City Directories, index
- New Hampshire Online Historical Directories - listed by county
- Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700
History[edit | edit source]
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...."
Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations.
Resources for New Hampshire Directories[edit | edit source]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
The New Hampshire Historical Society has an excellent collection of city directories. For the address, see New Hampshire Societies.
Public libraries often have city directories for their areas. College and university libraries often have larger collections of city directories. For lists of these libraries with contact information, see PublicLibraries.com and SearchBug.com
The Portsmouth Public Library has a complete run of Portsmouth City Directories beginning in 1821.
Portsmouth Public Library
175 Parrott Avenue
Portsmouth, NH 03801
(603) 766-1723
libinfo@cityofportsmouth.com
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
Ancestry.com ($) has New Hampshire 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 New Hampshire including:
Concord
1834, 1844, 1848, 1850, 1856, 1860/61 Family History Library microfilm 6043838-6043844
1902-1935 Family History Library microfilm 1759667- 1759673
Dover 1830–1935 (gaps)
Great Falls 1848 (now Somersworth)
Keene 1827, 1830, 1831, 1871–1935 (gaps)
Manchester 1844–1935 (gaps)
Nashua 1841–1935 (gaps)
New Hampshire 1849
New Ipswich 1858
Peterborough 1830
Portsmouth 1817–1935 (gaps)
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
- NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
- NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Websites[edit | edit source]
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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