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Beginning Research

Record Types

Rhode Island Background

Cultural Groups

Local Research Resources

Online Resources[edit | edit source]

Rhode Island City Directories ($)
Rhode Island City Directories, Distant Cousin
Providence House Directories, 1895-1935, provided by Providence City Archives
1861-1924 - Fold3 ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
Rhode Island City Directories, index

Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.

Resources for Rhode Island Directories[edit | edit source]

Directories Online[edit | edit source]

Fold3.com ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
Ancestry.com ($) has Rhode Island directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.

The Family History Library[edit | edit source]

The library has the following directories for Providence:

1798 FHL book 974.52 E4c; At various libraries (WorldCat)

1826 FHL fiche 6044365

1856-60 FHL fiche 6044374-78

1861-1933 FHL films 1377340 (first of 38); microfiche 6044349 (first of 112)

1930, 1932 FHL book 974.52 E4sp

To access other directories for cities in Rhode Island which are available through the Family History Library, use the Place-names Search in the FamilySearch Catalog for:

RHODE ISLAND - DIRECTORIES
RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] - DIRECTORIES
RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [CITY OR TOWN] - DIRECTORIES

Websites[edit | edit source]

DistantCousins
FamilyHistory.com
Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories
Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories
US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.

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