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== Resources | ==Online Resources== | ||
[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/sd South Dakota Online Historical Directories] | |||
=== Libraries and Archives | ==History== | ||
Directories have been published for various South Dakota cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not be available for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, others include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | |||
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually. They list heads of households and employed household members with their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them. | |||
Directories are particularly valuable for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, a directory may be the only source that lists an ancestor if he or she was not registered to vote and did not own property. Most households were included because the directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and others interested in contacting residents of an area. | |||
Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movement of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities. | |||
Many directories were published as county directories listing inhabitants of major towns in the county. Rural directories collected information on farmers, dairymen, and other rural residents. | |||
==Resources for South Dakota Directories== | |||
===Libraries and Archives=== | |||
'''The Library of Congress''' | '''The Library of Congress''' | ||
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These city directories are available on microfilm at the Library of Congress. | These city directories are available on microfilm at the Library of Congress. | ||
*Aberdeen - Misc. reel 1 1887-1890 | *Aberdeen - Misc. reel 1 1887-1890 | ||
*Aberdeen 1903-1931, 1940-1960 | *Aberdeen 1903-1931, 1940-1960 | ||
*Huron 1907-1960 | *Huron 1907-1960 | ||
*Mitchell 1902-1916, 1928-1931, 1937-1960 | *Mitchell 1902-1916, 1928-1931, 1937-1960 | ||
*Rapid City 1918, 1919, 1928-1960 | *Rapid City 1918, 1919, 1928-1960 | ||
*Sioux Falls 1889-1935 | *Sioux Falls 1889-1935 | ||
*Watertown 1909, 1910, 1916-1920, 1926-1930 | *Watertown 1909, 1910, 1916-1920, 1926-1930 | ||
=== Directories Online | ===Directories Online=== | ||
*Ancestry.com ($) has South Dakota directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | *Ancestry.com ($) has South Dakota directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | ||
=== The | ===The FamilySearch Library=== | ||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/en/library/ FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of South Dakota including: | |||
'''Sioux Falls''' | |||
1890-1891 FS Library film {{FSC|34730|item|disp=1000906}} | |||
1902/3-1935 FS Library film {{FSC|619060|item|disp=1843231-1843237}} | |||
1941, 1962, 1968, 1976 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.337%2FS1%20E4p*%22 978.337/S1 E4p] | |||
<br> '''Rapid City''' | <br>'''Rapid City''' | ||
1960, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1980 etc. FS Library book [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog/results?count=20&query=%2Bcall_number%3A%22978.393%20E4p*%22 978.393 E4p] | |||
<br> The | <br>The FamilySearch Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. These directories are not available at FamilySearch Centers, but may be used at the FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, Utah. | ||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | |||
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{{Block indent|SOUTH DAKOTA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES|2}} | |||
== | ==Websites== | ||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/sd.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/sd.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
South Dakota Online Historical Directories
History[edit | edit source]
Directories have been published for various South Dakota cities and counties since the early 1800s, though they may not be available for every year. Some directories focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, others include heads of households, landowners, and voters.
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually. They list heads of households and employed household members with their occupations and addresses. They can be used with census records or as substitutes for them.
Directories are particularly valuable for research in large cities where a high percentage of the people were renters, new arrivals, or temporary residents. In fact, a directory may be the only source that lists an ancestor if he or she was not registered to vote and did not own property. Most households were included because the directories were created for salesmen, merchants, and others interested in contacting residents of an area.
Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movement of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities.
Many directories were published as county directories listing inhabitants of major towns in the county. Rural directories collected information on farmers, dairymen, and other rural residents.
Resources for South Dakota Directories[edit | edit source]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
The Library of Congress
These city directories are available on microfilm at the Library of Congress.
- Aberdeen - Misc. reel 1 1887-1890
- Aberdeen 1903-1931, 1940-1960
- Huron 1907-1960
- Mitchell 1902-1916, 1928-1931, 1937-1960
- Rapid City 1918, 1919, 1928-1960
- Sioux Falls 1889-1935
- Watertown 1909, 1910, 1916-1920, 1926-1930
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
- Ancestry.com ($) has South Dakota 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 South Dakota including:
Sioux Falls
1890-1891 FS Library film 1000906
1902/3-1935 FS Library film 1843231-1843237
1941, 1962, 1968, 1976 etc. FS Library book 978.337/S1 E4p
Rapid City
1960, 1965, 1971, 1975, 1980 etc. FS Library book 978.393 E4p
The FamilySearch Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. These directories are not available at FamilySearch Centers, but may be used at the FamilySearch Library, Salt Lake City, Utah.
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
Websites[edit | edit source]
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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