Massachusetts Directories: Difference between revisions

Fold3.com ($) has 116 years of Boston City Directories spanning 1789-1926 available online.
Ancestry.com ($) has Massachusetts directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
1918: New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, Part 3 at MyHeritage; index & images ($)

The FamilySearch Library[edit | edit source]

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

Boston

1789-1860	FS Library fiche 6043615-73
1861-1935	FS Library film 1376557(first of 84 films)
1905, 1909, 1941, 1951	FS Library Book 974.461 E4p

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

MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES

MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

Many Massachusetts city directories
Distant Cousin includes many free excellent searchable online directories.
Ancestry.com has a large collection of Massachusetts city directories for many cities and years (from the New England Historic Genealogical Society)
Massachusetts Genealogy City Directories
US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

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-=== History ===
+==Online Resources==
-Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Massachusetts.
+*'''1867''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61975/massachusetts-register-1867?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1867] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*'''1869''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61976/massachusetts-register-1869-volume-1?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1869, Volume 1] at MyHeritage — images($)
+*'''1869''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-61977/massachusetts-register-1869-volume-2?s=275764761 Massachusetts Register, 1869, Volume 2] at MyHeritage — images($)
+*'''1902''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62344/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1902?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1902] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*'''1916''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62345/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1916-part-1?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1916, Part 1] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62346/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-1?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 1] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62347/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-2?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 2] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*'''1918''' [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62348/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-3?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, 1918, Part 3] at MyHeritage — index & images ($)
+*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8779 Massachusetts City Directories]($), index/images
+*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MA/City-Directories.htm Massachusetts City Directories], statewide and by county
+*[http://www.distantcousin.com/States/MA.html Distant Cousin City Directories]
+*''Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700''. Online at: {{FSC|1036388|film_number|disp=FS Library film #1036388, item 6}}, images; [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/48114/ Ancestry] ($), index & images
+*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ma Massachusetts Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
+*[http://archives.lib.state.ma.us/handle/2452/121922 Massachusetts Registers and Directories, State Library of Massachusetts], index
-=== Resources for Massachusetts Directories ===
+==History==
-==== Libraries and Archives ====
+Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Massachusetts.
+==Resources for Massachusetts Directories==
+===Libraries and Archives===
-==== Directories Online ====
+===Directories Online===
+*[http://www.fold3.com Fold3.com] ($) has 116 years of [http://www.fold3.com/title_15/city_directories_boston Boston City Directories] spanning 1789-1926 available online.
+*Ancestry.com ($) has Massachusetts directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
+*'''1918''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-62348/new-england-business-directory-and-gazetteer-1918-part-3?s=275764761 New England Business Directory And Gazetteer, Part 3] at MyHeritage; index & images ($)
+===The FamilySearch Library===
+The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Massachusetts including:
-==== The Family History Library ====
+'''Boston'''
-The Family History Library has copies of Boston, Massachusetts, city directories for:
 {| class="plain FCK__ShowTableBorders"
 |-
-| 1789-1860
+|1789-1860
-| {{FHL|512794|title-id|disp=Family History Library fiches 6043615-73 }}<br>
+|{{FSC|512794|item|disp=FS Library fiche 6043615-73}}<br>
 |-
-| 1861-1935
+|1861-1935
-| Family History Library films {{FHL|512794|title-id|disp=1376557}}—
+|{{FSC|512794|item|disp=FS Library film 1376557(first of 84 films)}}
 |-
-| 1905, 1909, 1941, 1951
+|1905, 1909, 1941, 1951
-| {{FHL|512794|title-id|disp=Family History Library book Q 974.461 E4p; on four FHL films}}
+|[https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&placeId=349&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22974.461%20E4p*%22 FS Library Book 974.461 E4p]
 |}
-Directories of several other Massachusetts cities and towns are also at the Family History Library.
+To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:
+::MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
+::MASSACHUSETTS, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
-=== '''Web Sites'''  ===
+==Websites==
 *[http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/cgi-bin/search.cgi?category=10 Many Massachusetts city directories]
 *[http://www.distantcousin.com/States/MA.html Distant Cousin] includes many free excellent searchable online directories.
 *[http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8779&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0 Ancestry.com] has a large collection of Massachusetts city directories for many cities and years (from the New England Historic Genealogical Society)
-*[http://www.massachusetts-genealogy.com/Massachusetts-City-Directories.cfm Massachusetts Genealogy City Directories]
+*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/MA/City-Directories.htm Massachusetts Genealogy City Directories]
 *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ma.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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-[[Category:Massachusetts|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]]
+[[Category:Massachusetts, United States|Directories]]
+[[Category:United_States_Directories]]