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=== Online Resources ===
===Online Resources===


*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8775 New Hampshire City Directories], index  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8775 New Hampshire City Directories], index
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/nh New Hampshire Online Historical Directories] - listed by county  
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/nh New Hampshire Online Historical Directories] - listed by county
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48114 Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700]
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=48114 Directory of the Ancestral Heads of New England Families, 1620-1700]


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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.  


=== Resources for New Hampshire Directories ===
===Resources for New Hampshire Directories===


=== Libraries and Archives ===
===Libraries and Archives===


The [http://www.nhhistory.org/ New Hampshire Historical Society] has an excellent collection of city directories. For the address, see [[New Hampshire Societies|New Hampshire Societies]].  
The [http://www.nhhistory.org/ New Hampshire Historical Society] has an excellent collection of city directories. For the address, see [[New Hampshire Societies|New Hampshire Societies]].  
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libinfo@cityofportsmouth.com<br>
libinfo@cityofportsmouth.com<br>


=== 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 city directories for various years from throughout the state of New Hampshire including:  


*Concord 1830–1935 (gaps)  
*Concord 1830–1935 (gaps)
*Dover 1830–1935 (gaps)  
*Dover 1830–1935 (gaps)
*Great Falls 1848 (now Somersworth)  
*Great Falls 1848 (now Somersworth)
*Keene 1827, 1830, 1831, 1871–1935 (gaps)  
*Keene 1827, 1830, 1831, 1871–1935 (gaps)
*Manchester 1844–1935 (gaps)  
*Manchester 1844–1935 (gaps)
*Nashua 1841–1935 (gaps)  
*Nashua 1841–1935 (gaps)
*New Hampshire 1849  
*New Hampshire 1849
*New Ipswich 1858  
*New Ipswich 1858
*Peterborough 1830  
*Peterborough 1830
*Portsmouth 1817–1935 (gaps)
*Portsmouth 1817–1935 (gaps)


To locate the source numbers for the directories at the Family History Library, use the [https://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlc/ Place Search].
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under:


&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;Example: NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] - DIRECTORIES  
:: NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
:: NEW HAMPSHIRE, [COUNTY], [TOWN] DIRECTORIES


For more information about the Library Catalog, see [[Introduction to the FamilySearch Catalog|FamilySearch Catalog]].
=== Bibliography ===
 
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*[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>
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