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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 ($) has California directories available online in its [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/2469/ U.S. City Directories] collection. | ||
===The | ===The FamilySearch Library=== | ||
The | The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of California including: | ||
'''Los Angeles''' | '''Los Angeles''' | ||
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To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
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==Websites== | ==Websites== | ||
Latest revision as of 06:10, 19 August 2025
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1878 Mckenney's Pacific Coast Directory, 1878 at MyHeritage — images ($)
- California City Directories ($)
- San Francisco, California Directories, 1889-91 ($)
- California City Directories
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 |
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1929,1936,1938, 1939,1942 |
Digital images at Los Angeles Public Library |
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
- Fold3 ($) has Los Angeles Directories 1873, 1875, 1878-1924 (5 yrs. missing) and San Francisco Directories 1861-1923 (4 yrs. missing) available online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
- Ancestry ($) has California directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
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:
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Los Angeles Public Library
- Ancestry($)
- US City Directories. Identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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