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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-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 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. | ||
=== Resources for New Hampshire Directories | === Resources for New Hampshire Directories === | ||
==== Libraries and Archives | ==== 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]]. | 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 | ==== Directories Online ==== | ||
Ancestry.com ($) has New Hampshire directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | Ancestry.com ($) has New Hampshire directories available online 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 the following, some on microfilm, some on microfiche: | The Family History Library has the following, some on microfilm, some on microfiche: | ||
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::NEW HAMPSHIRE,[COUNTY],[TOWN]- DIRECTORIES | ::NEW HAMPSHIRE,[COUNTY],[TOWN]- DIRECTORIES | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/nh.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.<br> | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/nh.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.<br> | ||
{{New_Hampshire|New_Hampshire}} {{U.S. Directories}} | {{New_Hampshire|New_Hampshire}} {{U.S. Directories}} | ||
[[Category:New_Hampshire|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | [[Category:New_Hampshire|Directories]] [[Category:Record_Types_of_the_United_States]] | ||