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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*'''1867''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61975/massachusetts-register-1867?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1867] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1869''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61976/massachusetts-register-1869-volume-1?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1869, Volume 1] at MyHeritage — images($) | |||
*'''1869''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61977/massachusetts-register-1869-volume-2?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1869, Volume 2] at MyHeritage — images($) | |||
*'''1902''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62344/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1902?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1902] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1916''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62345/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1916-part-1?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1916, Part 1] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62347/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-2?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 2] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62348/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-3?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 3] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8779 Massachusetts City Directories]($), index/images | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8779 Massachusetts City Directories]($), index/images | ||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MA/City-Directories.htm Massachusetts City Directories], statewide and by county | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MA/City-Directories.htm Massachusetts City Directories], statewide and by county | ||
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*''Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700''. Online at: {{FSC|1036388|film_number|disp=FS Library film #1036388, item 6}}, images; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48114/ Ancestry] ($), index & images | *''Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700''. Online at: {{FSC|1036388|film_number|disp=FS Library film #1036388, item 6}}, images; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48114/ Ancestry] ($), index & images | ||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ma Massachusetts Online Historical Directories] - listed by county | *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ma Massachusetts Online Historical Directories] - listed by county | ||
*[http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/121922 Massachusetts Registers and Directories, State Library of Massachusetts], index | *[http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/121922 Massachusetts Registers and Directories, State Library of Massachusetts], index | ||
==History== | ==History== | ||
Revision as of 18:22, 14 February 2024
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1867 Massachusetts Register, 1867 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1869 Massachusetts Register, 1869, Volume 1 at MyHeritage — images($)
- 1869 Massachusetts Register, 1869, Volume 2 at MyHeritage — images($)
- 1902 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1902 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1916 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1916, Part 1 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1918 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 2 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- 1918 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 3 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- Massachusetts City Directories($), index/images
- Massachusetts City Directories, statewide and by county
- Distant Cousin City Directories
- Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700. Online at: FS Library film #1036388, item 6, images; Ancestry ($), index & images
- Massachusetts Online Historical Directories - listed by county
- Massachusetts Registers and Directories, State Library of Massachusetts, index
History[edit | edit source]
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Massachusetts.
Resources for Massachusetts Directories[edit | edit source]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
- Fold3.com ($) has 116 years of Boston City Directories spanning 1789-1926 available online.
- Ancestry.com ($) has Massachusetts directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
- 1918: New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, Part 3 at MyHeritage; index & images ($)
The FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]
The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Massachusetts including:
Boston
| 1789-1860 | FS Library fiche 6043615-73 |
| 1861-1935 | FS Library film 1376557(first of 84 films) |
| 1905, 1909, 1941, 1951 | FS Library Book 974.461 E4p |
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
- MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
- MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Many Massachusetts city directories
- Distant Cousin includes many free excellent searchable online directories.
- Ancestry.com has a large collection of Massachusetts city directories for many cities and years (from the New England Historic Genealogical Society)
- Massachusetts Genealogy City Directories
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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