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==Online Records== | |||
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10544/canada-phone-address-listings Canada Phone and Address Listings] at MyHeritage - index ($) | |||
*[https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/directories-collection/Pages/directories-collection.aspx Canadian Directories Collection] Library and Archives Canada | |||
*[http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/henderson.html Henderson's Directories: A Directory of Prairie Life] | |||
*[http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/search/?search=raw&pageNumber=1&field=body&rawQuery=directory&index=peelbib Peel's Prairie Provinces Directory Search] | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-Records/canadian-directories-and-almanacs Canadian Directories & Almanacs] at Findmypast ($) | |||
*[http://peel.library.ualberta.ca/bibliography/1740.html McPhillips' alphabetical and business directory of the district of Saskatchewan 1888] | |||
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/can/sk Saskatchewan Online Historical Directories] | |||
*[http://www.cangenealogy.com/saskatchewan-directories.html CanGenealogy Saskatchewan Directories] | |||
*[https://www.theancestorhunt.com/blog/free-online-saskatchewan-city-directories Free Online Saskatchewan City Directories] | |||
*'''1930''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-51067/gazetteer-business-directory-canada-1930-part-8?s=275764761 Gazetteer and Business Directory, Canada, 1930, Part 8] at MyHeritage — index & images ($) | |||
*[https://search.findmypast.co.uk/search-world-Records/saskatchewan-canada--saskatoon-telephone-directory-1944 Saskatchewan, Canada- Saskatoon Telephone Directory, 1944], ($) | |||
==History== | |||
*Directories were published to help government agencies, businesses, churches and schools '''track people in a community'''. | |||
''' | *People who had jobs outside the home, who were over the age of 18 years along with their occupation, place of residence and home ownership were listed from the earliest directories. | ||
*During the wars it was often noted if individuals were on '''active service'''. | |||
*After WW II '''women''' who stayed at home were added to the directory along with the name of their spouse. At this time they also listed the name of the deceased spouse of a widow for a few years. | |||
*Directories continued to be printed until 2000 when the federal government introduced stricter privacy legislation. | |||
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Online Records[edit | edit source]
- Canada Phone and Address Listings at MyHeritage - index ($)
- Canadian Directories Collection Library and Archives Canada
- Henderson's Directories: A Directory of Prairie Life
- Peel's Prairie Provinces Directory Search
- Canadian Directories & Almanacs at Findmypast ($)
- McPhillips' alphabetical and business directory of the district of Saskatchewan 1888
- Saskatchewan Online Historical Directories
- CanGenealogy Saskatchewan Directories
- Free Online Saskatchewan City Directories
- 1930 Gazetteer and Business Directory, Canada, 1930, Part 8 at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
- Saskatchewan, Canada- Saskatoon Telephone Directory, 1944, ($)
History[edit | edit source]
- Directories were published to help government agencies, businesses, churches and schools track people in a community.
- People who had jobs outside the home, who were over the age of 18 years along with their occupation, place of residence and home ownership were listed from the earliest directories.
- During the wars it was often noted if individuals were on active service.
- After WW II women who stayed at home were added to the directory along with the name of their spouse. At this time they also listed the name of the deceased spouse of a widow for a few years.
- Directories continued to be printed until 2000 when the federal government introduced stricter privacy legislation.