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==Online Resources== | ==Online Resources== | ||
[http://www. | *Fold3.com ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_11/city_directories_baltimore Baltimore City Directories 1863-1923] (5 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries and at [http://www.archives.gov/locations/archival-research.html National Archives research rooms]. | ||
*Ancestry.com ($) has Maryland directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | |||
[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/md.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/md.htm US City Directories] identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
*'''1878''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61963/maryland-directory-1878?s=275764761 Maryland Directory, 1878] at MyHeritage — images($) | |||
==History== | ==History== | ||
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===Libraries and Archives=== | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
The [http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library], the [http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society], and the [ | The [http://www.prattlibrary.org/ Enoch Pratt Free Library], the [http://www.mdhs.org/ Maryland Historical Society], and the [https://msa.maryland.gov/ Maryland State Archives] have large collections of Maryland city directories. | ||
The Library of Congress has the largest single collection of city and county directories. | The Library of Congress has the largest single collection of city and county directories. | ||
Local public and university libraries, historical and genealogical societies and state archives generally have historic directories. | Local public and university libraries, historical and genealogical societies and state archives generally have historic directories. | ||
===The FamilySearch Library=== | ===The FamilySearch Library=== | ||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/ | The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Maryland including: | ||
'''Baltimore''' | '''Baltimore''' | ||
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To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
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==Websites== | ==Websites== | ||
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Online Resources
- Fold3.com ($) has Baltimore City Directories 1863-1923 (5 yrs. missing) available online. Fold3 is free at some libraries and at National Archives research rooms.
- Ancestry.com ($) has Maryland directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
- US City Directories identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
- 1878 Maryland Directory, 1878 at MyHeritage — images($)
History
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Maryland.
Resources for Maryland Directories
Libraries and Archives
The Enoch Pratt Free Library, the Maryland Historical Society, and the Maryland State Archives have large collections of Maryland city directories.
The Library of Congress has the largest single collection of city and county directories.
Local public and university libraries, historical and genealogical societies and state archives generally have historic directories.
The FamilySearch Library
The FamilySearch Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Maryland including:
Baltimore
- 1752, 1796-1860 FS Library fiche 6043563-601
- 1863-1930 FS Library films 1376528-56 and 1605845-71
- 1914 FamilySearch Library film
- 1940, 1956 FS Library book 975.271/B1 E4p
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
Websites
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