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==Online Resources==
=== History ===


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1988 Ohio and Florida, City Directories, 1902-1960]. Images only.<br><br>
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Florida.


==History==
=== Resources for Florida Directories ===
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, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.


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 that lists a person if he 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.
==== Libraries and Archives ====


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.


Examples of directories that may be found in an archive are: city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members.


Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Florida.
==== Directories Online ====


==Resources for Florida Directories==


===Libraries and Archives===


The [http://myfloridahistory.org/library/ Florida Historical Society] and the [http://www.lib.fsu.edu/ Florida State University] have various Florida city directories. Local libraries often have city directories for their areas. See [http://www.publiclibraries.com/florida.htm PublicLibraries.com] for a list of contact information for these libraries and other college libraries.
==== The Family History Library ====


===Directories Online===
The Family History Library has directories for Miami for the years 1941, 1942, 1953, 1966 and 1970 (Family History Library {{FHL|138967|title-id|disp=book 975.938 E4p; film 1421916, item 3}} is for the year 1942).


Ancestry.com ($) has Florida directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.  
The Family History Library has a set of microfilms with Miami City directories 1904-1935 (beginning on Family History Library film {{FHL|1759897|film|disp=1759897}}).  


===The FamilySearch Library===
The library also has directories for Jacksonville covering the years 1931, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1953 and 1971 (Family History Library book {{FHL|975.912%2FJ1 E4p|disp=975.912/J1 E4p}}).


The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Florida including:
=== Web Sites  ===


'''Miami''' <br>1904-1935 set of microfilms (beginning on FS Library film {{FSC|1759897|film|disp=1759897}}).
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/fl.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
 
1941, 1953-54, 1966, 1970 FS Library books [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22975.938%20E4p*%22 975.938 E4p]  
 
'''Jacksonville'''
 
1931, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1953 and 1971 FS Library books {{FSC|138982|item|disp=975.912/J1 E4p}}. 
 
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
 
::FLORIDA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
::FLORIDA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
 
==Websites==


*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/fl.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


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Revision as of 00:57, 29 August 2011

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History[edit | edit source]

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Florida.

Resources for Florida Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has directories for Miami for the years 1941, 1942, 1953, 1966 and 1970 (Family History Library book 975.938 E4p; film 1421916, item 3 is for the year 1942).

The Family History Library has a set of microfilms with Miami City directories 1904-1935 (beginning on Family History Library film 1759897).

The library also has directories for Jacksonville covering the years 1931, 1941, 1946, 1950, 1953 and 1971 (Family History Library book 975.912/J1 E4p).

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

  • US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


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