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==Online Resources == | |||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/al Alabama Online Historical Directories] | |||
== History == | |||
Directories have been published for various Alabama cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not be available for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, others include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | Directories have been published for various Alabama cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not be available for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, others include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | ||
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Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movement of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities. | Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movement of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities. | ||
Many directories were published as county directories listing inhabitants of major towns in the county. Rural directories collected information on farmers, dairymen, and other rural residents. The | Many directories were published as county directories listing inhabitants of major towns in the county. Rural directories collected information on farmers, dairymen, and other rural residents. | ||
== Resources for Alabama Directories == | |||
=== Libraries and Archives === | |||
=== Directories Online === | |||
[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/al Alabama Online Historical Directories] identifies digitized and transcribed directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites. | |||
Ancestry.com ($) has Alabama directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | |||
=== The FamilySearch Library === | |||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Alabama including: | |||
*Birmingham, 1902–1935 and 1940 | *Birmingham, 1902–1935 and 1940 | ||
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*Montgomery, 1859–1860, 1878, 1902–1935, and 1940 | *Montgomery, 1859–1860, 1878, 1902–1935, and 1940 | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has compact discs that contain telephone directories for most of the United States. These directories are not available at FamilySearch centers, but may be used at the FamilySearch Library. Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet, and may help you find living relatives. | ||
To find directories, consult the [[ | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
::ALABAMA, [COUNTY] | ::ALABAMA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ||
::ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] | ::ALABAMA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ||
== | == Websites == | ||
*[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/al Alabama Online Historical Directories] | *[http://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/al Alabama Online Historical Directories] Identifies historical city, county, business and other directories available online on both free and pay-to-access websites. | ||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/al.htm US City Directories] - this web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/al.htm US City Directories] - this web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
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