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== | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4113 Michigan Business Directory, 1863], index | |||
*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/MI/ Michigan Directories Distant Cousin] | |||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/mi Michigan Online Historical Directories] - listed by county<br><br> | |||
==History== | |||
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Michigan. | |||
== | ==Resources for Michigan Directories== | ||
===Libraries and Archives=== | |||
The best collection of directories is at the Library of Michigan. A description of their availability and use is in the Summer 1975 issue of Family Trails (see the "[[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]" | The best collection of directories is at the Library of Michigan. A description of their availability and use is in the Summer 1975 issue of Family Trails (see the "[[Michigan Periodicals|Periodicals]]" page. | ||
=== | ===Directories Online=== | ||
http:// | Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_71/city_directories_detroit/ Detroit City Directories 1861-1923] available online. | ||
http:// | Ancestry.com ($) has Michigan 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 Michigan including: | ||
'''Detroit''' | |||
1856-1935 on {{FSC|539682|item|disp=72 FS Library films; 46 microfiche}} | |||
1957, 1964, 1970 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22977.433%20E4pe*%22 977.433 E4pe] | |||
1956, 1965, 1970 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22977.434%20E4pw*%22 977.434 E4pw] | |||
Detroit directories from 1887 through 1915 may list the name and death date of individuals who died during the preceding year. | |||
<br>'''Grand Rapids''' | |||
1856-1936 on {{FSC|543137|item|disp=36 FS Library films; 4 microfiche}} | |||
1917, etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22977.455%20E4g*%22 977.455 E4g] | |||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | |||
::MICHIGAN, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | |||
::MICHIGAN, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | |||
==Websites== | |||
*[http://www.distantcousin.com/Directories/MI/ Michigan Directories Distant Cousin] | |||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/mi.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | |||
*[http://www.michigan.gov/mde/0,4615,7-140-54504_18635_51181-117864--,00.html City Directories in Genealogical Research] | |||
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