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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Hampshire Directories|Directories]]'' | {{New Hampshire-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Directories|U.S. Directories]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Hampshire|New Hampshire]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[New Hampshire Directories|Directories]]'' | ||
Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...." | Directories are alphabetical lists of names and addresses. City directories can help you learn where an ancestor lived. The person’s occupation is frequently given. Often the home address and business address are both mentioned. When a husband dies, many times the widow is listed as "widow of...." | ||
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Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations. | Directories can help you determine which jurisdictional ward the family lived in if you are searching census records for a particular time period in a big city. Directories sometimes have maps and addresses of churches, cemeteries, courthouses, and other important locations. | ||
The New Hampshire Historical Society has an excellent collection of city directories. The Family History Library has the following, some on microfilm, some on microfiche: | === Resources for New Hampshire Directories === | ||
==== Libraries and Archives ==== | |||
The New Hampshire Historical Society has an excellent collection of city directories. Directories may be located at the New Hampshire Historical Society. For their address, see [[New Hampshire Societies|New Hampshire Societies]]. | |||
==== Directories Online ==== | |||
==== The Family History Library ==== | |||
The Family History Library has the following, some on microfilm, some on microfiche: | |||
*Concord 1830–1935 (gaps) | *Concord 1830–1935 (gaps) | ||
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::NEW HAMPSHIRE,[COUNTY],[TOWN]- DIRECTORIES | ::NEW HAMPSHIRE,[COUNTY],[TOWN]- DIRECTORIES | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||