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| | Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in [[Portal:Iowa|Iowa]]. The Family History Library has microfilm copies of Des Moines City direcotries for: |
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| ==Online Resources==
| | 1866 to 1901 (Family History Library films 1,376,808-817) |
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| *[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]
| | 1942, 1960, 1965, etc. (Family History Library book 977.758 E4pd) |
| *[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20287/iowa-state-employees?s=275764761 Iowa, State Employees] at MyHeritage; index & images ($)
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| == History ==
| | Some statewide directories also list names. An example is ''Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County with Postoffice'' (n.p.:1892; Family History Library film 1,024,846) |
| City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households and employed household members, their occupations, and their addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.
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| Directories are particularly helpful for research in large cities, where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, a directory may be the only source to list an ancestor if he or she was not registered to vote and did not own property. Most households were included because the directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and others interested in contacting residents of an area.
| | The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index to them is Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; Family History Library book 977.7 D42s). |
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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 movements of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities.
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| Directories have been published for various Iowa cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not exist for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, while others include heads of households, landowners, and voters.
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| == Resources for Iowa Directories ==
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| === Libraries and Archives ===
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| === Directories Online ===
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| *City Directories list for the years 1861 to 1960 on [http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ia/desmoines.htm microfilm].
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| *Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_661/city_directories_des_moines Des Moines City Directories] 1881-1913 (2 yrs. missing) and miscellaneous years going back to 1866 available online.
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| *Ancestry.com ($) has Iowa directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
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| ===FamilySearch Library===
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| The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Iowa including:
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| '''Des Moines'''
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| |1942, 1960, 1965, etc
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| |{{FSC|977.758 E4pd|disp=book 977.758 E4pd}}
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| Some statewide directories also list names:
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| *''Farmers of Iowa: A List of Farmers of Each County with Postoffice (n.p.:1892); {{FSC|198058|item|disp=FS Library film 1024846 item 4}}''
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| The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is:
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| *Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; FamilySearch Library {{FSC|222123|item|disp=FS Catalog book 977.7 D42s.}}
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| *''Iowa (state) Directories'' Woodridge, Connecticut; Research Publications, c1980-1984. {{FSC|527427|title-id|disp=FS Library Film}}
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| Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The FamilySearch Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See the "[[United States Directories|Directories]]" page for more detailed information on these directories.
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| To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
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| :: IOWA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
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| :: IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
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| ==Websites==
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| *[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/IA/ Distantcousin Iowa Cities]
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| *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ia.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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