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==Online Resources==
==Online Resources==
 
*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62002/mckenneys-pacific-coast-directory-1878?s=275764761 Mckenney's Pacific Coast Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8856 California City Directories] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8856 California City Directories] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4436 San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4436 San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91] ($)
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*Ancestry ($) has California directories available online in its [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry ($) has California directories available online in its [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ U.S. City Directories] collection.


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


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


'''Los Angeles'''  
'''Los Angeles'''  
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|1873-1935
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|Family History Library films {{FSC|1376980|film|disp=1376980}}
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|1910, 1942, etc.
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|1850-1861
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|Family History Library fiche {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=6044468-83}}
|FS Library fiche {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=6044468-83}}
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|1861/62-1934
|1861/62-1934
|Family History Library films {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=1377422}}
|FS Library films {{FSC|540077|title-id|disp=1377422}}
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|1910, 1936, etc.
|1910, 1936, etc.
|Family History Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020,}}<br>
|FS Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020,}}<br>
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|1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
|1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962
|Family History Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020}}
|FS Library films {{FSC|155867|title-id|disp=1321020}}
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Latest revision as of 12:28, 10 February 2023

California Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
California Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Directories of heads of households were published for major cities of California.

Resources for Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

  • The Los Angeles Public Library has the following with a few small gaps in the years available. The 1872 directory is a combination city-county one.
1872-1942 Los Angeles Public Library microfilm
1873-1942 Los Angeles Public Library books

1929,1936,1938, 1939,1942

Digital images at Los Angeles Public Library

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 California including:

Los Angeles

1873-1935 FS Library films 1376980
1910, 1942, etc. FS Library books 979.493 E4LL

San Francisco

1850-1861 FS Library fiche 6044468-83
1861/62-1934 FS Library films 1377422
1910, 1936, etc. FS Library films 1321020,
1935, 1945-46, 1961,1962 FS Library films 1321020

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

CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
CALIFORNIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

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