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''[[Canada|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Canada Directories|Directories]]'' | ''[[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Canada Directories|Directories]]'' | ||
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. The most helpful directories for genealogical research in [[Canada|Canada]] are provincial directories (published at irregular intervals in the 19th century) and city directories (published annually in the 20th century). | Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. The most helpful directories for genealogical research in [[Canada Genealogy|Canada]] are provincial directories (published at irregular intervals in the 19th century) and city directories (published annually in the 20th century). | ||
A person’s address can be very helpful when searching an unindexed census of a large city. Inclusion or omission in successive directories can indicate when the person came to the city, left the city, or died. However, most blacks and Native Americans and many French Canadians were omitted from such directories. | A person’s address can be very helpful when searching an unindexed census of a large city. Inclusion or omission in successive directories can indicate when the person came to the city, left the city, or died. However, most blacks and Native Americans and many French Canadians were omitted from such directories. | ||