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=== Resources for Pennsylvania Directories ===
==Online Resources==


*[http://www.fold3.com/documents.php?bc=16 Fold3 City Directories Pennsylvania]
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/pa Pennsylvania Online Historical Directories - listed by county]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/City-Directories.htm Pennsylvania City Directories], by county and city
==History==
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Pennsylvania.
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Pennsylvania.


==Resources for Pennsylvania Directories==
==== Libraries and Archives ====


===Libraries and Archives===


===Directories Online===


*[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_451/city_directories_philadelphia Philadelphia City Directories] 1785, 1791, 1793-1922 (7 yrs. missing) and [http://www.fold3.com/title_460/city_directories_pittsburgh Pittsburgh City Directories] 1861-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.
==== Directories Online ====  
*Ancestry.com ($) has Pennsylvania directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.


===The FamilySearch Library===
[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_451/city_directories_philadelphia Philadelphia City Directories] 1785, 1791, 1793-1922 (7 yrs. missing) and [http://www.fold3.com/title_460/city_directories_pittsburgh Pittsburgh City Directories] 1861-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.


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


'''Philadelphia'''
Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are:


1797-1849 FS Library film {{FSC|150991|item|disp=983347-983355}}<br>1850-1899 FS Library film {{FSC|150991|item|disp=1000893-1000903}}<br> 1861-1901 FS Library film {{FSC|150991|item|disp=1377251-1377290}}  
''The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844''. (Family History Library fiche {{FHL|535186|title-id|disp=6044309}}.)


'''Pittsburgh'''  
Ulman, H. C. Ulman's ''Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular''. (1854/55; Family History Library fiche {{FHL|535186|title-id|disp=6044310}}.)


1861-1901 FS Library film {{FSC|536469|item|disp=1377291-1377314}} <br>1940, 1969, 1970, 1971 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22974.885%20E4ph*%22 974.885 E4ph]
Boyd, William H. Boyd's ''Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery, and York, PA.'' (1860; Family History Library fiche {{FHL|535186|title-id|disp=6044311}}.)


Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are:
The Family History Library has directories for:  


''The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844.'' {{FSC|535186|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044309}}.  
'''Philadelphia'''
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| 1797-1849: <br>
| Family History Library films {{FHL|983347|film|disp=983347}}-55
|-
| 1850-1899
| Family History Library films {{FHL|1000893|film|disp=1000893}}-903
|-
| 1861-1901
| Family History Library films {{FHL|1377251|film|disp=1377251}}-90
|}
'''Pittsburgh'''
{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
|-
| 1861-1901
| Family History Library films {{FHL|536469|title-id|disp=1377291}}-314
|-
| 1916, etc'''.'''
| Family History Library book {{FHL|974.885 E4ph|disp=974.885 E4ph}}
|}


Ulman, H. C. Ulman's ''Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular, 1854/55.'' {{FSC|535186|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044310}}.
=== Web Sites  ===


Boyd, William H. Boyd's ''Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery, and York, PA, 1860.''{{FSC|535186|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044311}}.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/pa.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
 
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


::PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
=== References  ===
::PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES


==Websites==


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


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Revision as of 04:07, 31 August 2011

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Resources for Pennsylvania Directories[edit | edit source]

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

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Fold3.com ($) has Philadelphia City Directories 1785, 1791, 1793-1922 (7 yrs. missing) and Pittsburgh City Directories 1861-1923 (3 yrs. missing) available online.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are:

The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844. (Family History Library fiche 6044309.)

Ulman, H. C. Ulman's Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular. (1854/55; Family History Library fiche 6044310.)

Boyd, William H. Boyd's Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery, and York, PA. (1860; Family History Library fiche 6044311.)

The Family History Library has directories for:

Philadelphia

1797-1849:
Family History Library films 983347-55
1850-1899 Family History Library films 1000893-903
1861-1901 Family History Library films 1377251-90

Pittsburgh

1861-1901 Family History Library films 1377291-314
1916, etc. Family History Library book 974.885 E4ph

Web Sites[edit | edit source]

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

References[edit | edit source]

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