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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
[http://www. | *Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_11/city_directories_baltimore Baltimore City Directories 1863-1923] (5 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries and at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. | ||
*Ancestry.com ($) has Maryland directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | |||
[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/md.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/md.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61963/maryland-directory-1878?s=275764761 Maryland Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — images($) | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Libraries and Archives=== | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
The [http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library], the [http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society], and the [ | The [http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library], the [http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society], and the [https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives] have large collections of Maryland city directories. | ||
The Library of Congress has the largest single collection of city and county directories. | The Library of Congress has the largest single collection of city and county directories. | ||
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Local public and university libraries, historical and genealogical societies and state archives generally have historic directories. | Local public and university libraries, historical and genealogical societies and state archives generally have historic directories. | ||
===The FamilySearch Library=== | |||
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The [https://www.familysearch.org/ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Maryland including: | ||
'''Baltimore''' | '''Baltimore''' | ||
*1752, 1796-1860 | *1752, 1796-1860 FS Library fiche {{FSC|6043563|film|disp=6043563-601}} | ||
*1863-1930 | *1863-1930 FS Library films {{FSC|1376528|film|disp=1376528-56 and 1605845-71}} | ||
*1914 | *1914 FamilySearch Library {{FSC|145162|item|disp=film}} | ||
*1940, 1956 | *1940, 1956 FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22975.271%2FB1%20E4p*%22 975.271/B1 E4p] | ||
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: | ||
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