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== Online Resources == | ==Online Resources== | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8777 Connecticut City Directories]. Index. | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8777 Connecticut City Directories]. Index. | ||
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CT/City-Directories.htm Connecticut City Directories] directory of sources<br><br> | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/CT/City-Directories.htm Connecticut City Directories] directory of sources<br><br> | ||
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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. <br> | 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. <br> | ||
=== Resources for Connecticut Directories | ===Resources for Connecticut Directories=== | ||
==== Libraries and Archives | ====Libraries and Archives==== | ||
The [http://www.cslib.org/ Connecticut State Library], the [http://www.newhavenmuseum.org/ New Haven Museum and Historical Society], the [https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx New England Historic Genealogical Society], the [http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress], and the [http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ American Antiquarian Society] have useful collections of city directories. | The [http://www.cslib.org/ Connecticut State Library], the [http://www.newhavenmuseum.org/ New Haven Museum and Historical Society], the [https://www.americanancestors.org/index.aspx New England Historic Genealogical Society], the [http://www.loc.gov/index.html Library of Congress], and the [http://www.americanantiquarian.org/ American Antiquarian Society] have useful collections of city directories. | ||
==== Directories Online | ====Directories Online==== | ||
Ancestry.com ($) has Connecticut directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | Ancestry.com ($) has Connecticut directories available online in its [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1540 U.S. City Directories] collection. | ||
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Directories from various sources can be located here: [http://ldsgenealogy.com/CT/City-Directories.htm Connecticut City Directories] | Directories from various sources can be located here: [http://ldsgenealogy.com/CT/City-Directories.htm Connecticut City Directories] | ||
==== The Family History Library | ====The Family History Library==== | ||
The Family History Library has directories of | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Connecticut including: | ||
'''Hartford''' | '''Hartford''' | ||
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| 1799-1860 | |1799-1860 | ||
| Family History Library fiche {{FHL|528469|title-id|disp=6043938-76}} | |Family History Library fiche {{FHL|528469|title-id|disp=6043938-76}} | ||
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| 1861-1935 | |1861-1935 | ||
| Family History Library film {{FHL|1376910|film|disp=1376910}}— | |Family History Library film {{FHL|1376910|film|disp=1376910}}— | ||
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| 1967, 1973, 1974-75 | |1967, 1973, 1974-75 | ||
| Family History Library book {{FHL|974.62 E4p |disp=974.62 E4p}} | |Family History Library book {{FHL|974.62 E4p |disp=974.62 E4p}} | ||
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| 1840-1861 | |1840-1861 | ||
| Family History Library fiche {{FHL|538790|title-id|disp=6044225-45 }}<br> | |Family History Library fiche {{FHL|538790|title-id|disp=6044225-45 }}<br> | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 1861-1935 | |1861-1935 | ||
| Family History Library film {{FHL|1377137|film|disp=1377137}}— | |Family History Library film {{FHL|1377137|film|disp=1377137}}— | ||
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| 1909, 1938, etc. | |1909, 1938, etc. | ||
| Family History Library book {{FHL|802834|title-id|disp=974.67 E4p}} | |Family History Library book {{FHL|802834|title-id|disp=974.67 E4p}} | ||
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=== Bibliography | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
CONNECTICUT, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | |||
CONNECTICUT, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | |||
===Bibliography=== | |||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ct.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ct.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
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