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==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
 
*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62002/mckenneys-pacific-coast-directory-1878?s=275764761 Mckenney's Pacific Coast Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wa Washington Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wa Washington Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4727 Pacific Coast Directory, 1867] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4727 Pacific Coast Directory, 1867] ($)
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*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4840 Spokane, Washington Directories, 1889-93] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4840 Spokane, Washington Directories, 1889-93] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902] ($) Index/images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory: 1901-1902] ($) Index/images.
*{{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} Images. Also on *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60232 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*'''Prior to 1965''' {{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington, Postmaster Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]; Images. Also on *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60232 Ancestry.com], ($), index
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]<br><br>
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]<br><br>
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===Directories Online===
===Directories Online===


*[http://search.ancestryinstitution.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 ''Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory&nbsp;: 1901-1902.''] (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''')
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27625 ''Oregon, Washington and Alaska gazetteer and business directory : 1901-1902.''] (If the link does not work, go to [http://www.ancestry.com/ ancestry.com] ($), click '''Search''', select '''Card Catalog''', paste Title into search box, click '''Search''')


*Ancestry.com ($) has Washington directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry.com ($) has Washington directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
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{{Tip|Click "6 Things to Find In City Directories" from the Ancestry.com search page. Very helpful information.}}  
{{Tip|Click "6 Things to Find In City Directories" from the Ancestry.com search page. Very helpful information.}}  


*{{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} - FamilySearch Historical Records
*'''Prior to 1965''' {{RecordSearch|1404287|Washington, Postmaster Indexes, Prior to 1965}} at FamilySearch - [[Washington, Postmaster Indexes - FamilySearch Historical Records|How to Use this Collection]]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=4n4UAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&dq=Bancroft's+Hand-book+Almanac+for+the+Pacific+States+1862&hl=en&sa=X&ei=j6PjUNHNG8i92gWog4HoAQ&ved=0CDwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q=Bancroft's%20Hand-book%20Almanac%20for%20the%20Pacific%20States%201862&f=false Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1862]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]
*[http://books.google.com/books?id=LZgUAAAAYAAJ&oe=UTF-8 Bancroft's Hand-Book Almanac for the Pacific States 1864]


===The Family History Library===
===The FamilySearch Library===


The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Washington including:  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Washington including:  


'''Seattle'''  
'''Seattle'''  


Various years from 1872 - 1981 {{FHL|436983|subject_id|disp=Seattle City Directories}}  
Various years from 1872 - 1981 {{FSC|United States, Washington, King, Seattle - Directories|subject|subject-id=1348245026|disp=Seattle City Directories}}  


'''Spokane'''  
'''Spokane'''  


Various years from 1889 - 1985 {{FHL|439499|subject_id|disp=Spokane City Directories}}  
Various years from 1889 - 1985 {{FSC|United States, Washington, Spokane, Spokane - Directories|subject|subject-id=746270789|disp=Spokane City Directories}}  


'''Tacoma'''  
'''Tacoma'''  


Various years from 1889 - 1935 {{FHL|419141|subject_id|disp=Tacoma City Directories}}  
Various years from 1889 - 1935 {{FSC|United States, Washington, Pierce, Tacoma - Directories|subject|subject-id=516405064|disp=Tacoma City Directories}}  


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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*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wa.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wa.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/microform/uscity/wa.html U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room]&nbsp;- Washington&nbsp;(Library of Congress)
*[http://www.loc.gov/rr/microform/uscity/wa.html U.S. City Directories on Microfilm in the Microform Reading Room] - Washington (Library of Congress)


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