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*Ancestry.com ($) has Iowa directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | *Ancestry.com ($) has Iowa directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | ||
=== | ===FamilySearch Library=== | ||
The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library | The [https://www.familysearch.org/family-history-library/welcome-to-the-family-history-library FamilySearch Library] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Iowa including: | ||
'''Des Moines''' | '''Des Moines''' | ||
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The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is: | The seven metropolitan areas of Iowa published name directories in 1856. An index for them is: | ||
*Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; | *Elsie L. Sopp, ''Personal Name Index to the 1856 City Directories of Iowa'' (Detroit: Gale Research Co., 1980; FamilySearch Library {{FSC|222123|item|disp=FS Library book 977.7 D42s.}} | ||
*''Iowa (state) Directories'' Woodridge, Connecticut; Research Publications, c1980-1984. {{FSC|527427|title-id|disp=FS Library Film}} | *''Iowa (state) Directories'' Woodridge, Connecticut; Research Publications, c1980-1984. {{FSC|527427|title-id|disp=FS Library Film}} | ||
Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The | Current telephone directories can also be found on the Internet and may help you find living relatives. The FamilySearch Library has compact discs that incorporate telephone directories for most of the United States. See the "[[United States Directories|Directories]]" page for more detailed information on these directories. | ||
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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