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=== Online Resources ===
==Online Resources==


*[http://www.fold3.com/documents.php?bc=16 Fold3 City Directories Pennsylvania]  
*[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]  
*[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
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/City-Directories.htm Pennsylvania City Directories], by county and city


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


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


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


Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are:  
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Pennsylvania including:  


''The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844.'' {{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044309}}.
'''Philadelphia'''  


Ulman, H. C. Ulman's ''Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular, 1854/55.'' {{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044310}}.  
1797-1849 FS Library film [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/150991 983347-983355]<br>1850-1899 FS Library film [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/150991 1000893-1000903]<br> 1861-1901 FS Library film [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/150991 1377251-1377290]


Boyd, William H. Boyd's ''Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery, and York, PA, 1860.''{{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044311}}.
'''Pittsburgh'''  


The Family History Library has directories for:  
1861-1901 FS Library film [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/536469 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]


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


1797-1849: {{FHL|15099|film|disp=FHL film 983347 item 1 (first of 31 film or fiche)}}<br>1850-1899: {{FHL|150991|film|disp=FHL film 1000893 item 1}}<br> 1861-1901: {{FHL|544839|film|disp=FHL film 1377251-90}}  
''The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844.'' {{FSC|535186|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6044309}}.


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


1861-1901: {{FHL|536469|item|disp=FHL films 1377291-314}}<br>1916, etc.: {{FHL|807885|disp=FHL book 974.885 E4ph}}
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


{| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
::PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
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::PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
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|}


=== Websites ===
==Websites==


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


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Online Resources[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

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

Resources for Pennsylvania Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Pennsylvania including:

Philadelphia

1797-1849 FS Library film 983347-983355
1850-1899 FS Library film 1000893-1000903
1861-1901 FS Library film 1377251-1377290

Pittsburgh

1861-1901 FS Library film 1377291-1377314
1940, 1969, 1970, 1971 etc. FS Library book 974.885 E4ph

Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are:

The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844. FS Library fiche 6044309.

Ulman, H. C. Ulman's Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular, 1854/55. FS 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.FS Library fiche 6044311.

To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:

PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

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