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Examples of directories that may be found in an archive are: city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members.  
Examples of directories that may be found in an archive are: city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members.  


== Resources for Wisconsin Directories ==
==Resources for Wisconsin Directories==


=== Libraries and Archives ===
===Libraries and Archives===


The Wisconsin Historical Society has the a collection of city, business, occupational, and other directories of names.  
The Wisconsin Historical Society has the a collection of city, business, occupational, and other directories of names.  


=== Directories Online ===
===Directories Online===


*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=browse&scope=WI.AppletonPlats Appleton City Directories]  
*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=browse&scope=WI.AppletonPlats Appleton City Directories]
*[http://192.159.83.56/ResCarta-EAU/jsp/RcWebBrowse.jsp?collection_filter=City+Directories Eau Claire City Directories]  
*[http://192.159.83.56/ResCarta-EAU/jsp/RcWebBrowse.jsp?collection_filter=City+Directories Eau Claire City Directories]
*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=browse&scope=WI.FdlLocalHist Fond du Lac County Directories]  
*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=browse&scope=WI.FdlLocalHist Fond du Lac County Directories]
*[http://mattsonworks.com/ Gogebic Range City Directories]  
*[http://mattsonworks.com/ Gogebic Range City Directories]
*[http://lacrossehistory.org/citydirectory/citydirectories.htm La Crosse City Directories]  
*[http://lacrossehistory.org/citydirectory/citydirectories.htm La Crosse City Directories]
*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=browse&scope=WI.MadisonLocHist Madison City Directories]  
*[http://digicoll.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/WI/WI-idx?type=browse&scope=WI.MadisonLocHist Madison City Directories]
*[http://box2.nmtvault.com/Oshkosh/jsp/RcWebBrowse.jsp?browse_layout=GRID&browse_start=0&browse_items=48&browse_sort=Title&browse_show_facets=true&browse_facet_sort=COUNT&browse_cid=d4b76e4a-4f9a-4958-9299-da166b5c0a94 Oshkosh City Directories]  
*[http://box2.nmtvault.com/Oshkosh/jsp/RcWebBrowse.jsp?browse_layout=GRID&browse_start=0&browse_items=48&browse_sort=Title&browse_show_facets=true&browse_facet_sort=COUNT&browse_cid=d4b76e4a-4f9a-4958-9299-da166b5c0a94 Oshkosh City Directories]
*[http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/WI/JanesvillesPast#CityCounty Rock County Directories]  
*[http://uwdc.library.wisc.edu/collections/WI/JanesvillesPast#CityCounty Rock County Directories]
*Fold3 ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_663/city_directories_milwaukee Milwaukee City Directories 1861-1892] online.  
*Fold3 ($) has [http://www.fold3.com/title_663/city_directories_milwaukee Milwaukee City Directories 1861-1892] online.
*Ancestry] ($) has Wisconsin directories in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.
*Ancestry] ($) has Wisconsin directories in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection.


=== The Family History Library ===
===The Family History Library===


The Family History Library has directories of heads of households for some major cities of Wisconsin. The Library has directories for:  
The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Wisconsin including:  


==== Milwaukee ====
====Milwaukee====


1847–60 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|535988|title-id|disp=6044124-33}}<br>1861–1935 Family History Library film {{FHL|535988|title-id|disp=1377046-60}}  
1847–60 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|535988|title-id|disp=6044124-33}}<br>1861–1935 Family History Library film {{FHL|535988|title-id|disp=1377046-60}}  


==== Madison ====
====Madison====


1851–59, 1866–1935 (some gaps) Family History Library fiche {{FHL|531492|title-id|disp=6044081-84}}<br>1923, 1937, 1968 Family History Library book {{FHL|155326|title-id|disp=977.583/M1 E4w}}  
1851–59, 1866–1935 (some gaps) Family History Library fiche {{FHL|531492|title-id|disp=6044081-84}}<br>1923, 1937, 1968 Family History Library book {{FHL|155326|title-id|disp=977.583/M1 E4w}}


=== Websites  ===
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ Wisconsin Historical Society]  
:: WISCONSIN, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
:: WISCONSIN, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
 
===Websites===
 
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ Wisconsin Historical Society]
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wi.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wi.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.


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City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. Directories may focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, or include heads of households, landowners, and voters.

Directories are particularly helpful for research in cities. A directory may be the only source that lists a person if he 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 movements of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities.

Examples of directories that may be found in an archive are: city directories, telephone directories, church directories, occupational directories, farmers directories, or rosters of society members.

Resources for Wisconsin Directories[edit | edit source]

Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]

The Wisconsin Historical Society has the a collection of city, business, occupational, and other directories of names.

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Wisconsin including:

Milwaukee[edit | edit source]

1847–60 Family History Library fiche 6044124-33
1861–1935 Family History Library film 1377046-60

Madison[edit | edit source]

1851–59, 1866–1935 (some gaps) Family History Library fiche 6044081-84
1923, 1937, 1968 Family History Library book 977.583/M1 E4w

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

WISCONSIN, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
WISCONSIN, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]


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