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== Online Resources == | |||
== History == | |||
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in West Virginia. | Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in West Virginia. | ||
==Resources for West Virginia Directories== | |||
===Libraries and Archives=== | |||
===Directories Online=== | |||
*'''1882-1934''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Wheeling, West Virginia Directories. | *'''1882-1934''' [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2469 U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989] at Ancestry ($) Browse collection for Wheeling, West Virginia Directories. | ||
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*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/wood Wood County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br> | *[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/wv/wood Wood County, West Virginia Online Historical Directories]<br> | ||
===The Family History Library=== | |||
The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of West Virginia including: | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of West Virginia including: | ||
''Charleston'' | '''Charleston''' | ||
1899-1934, 1940, 1991 {{FHL|448378|subject_id|disp=Charleston, West Virginia City Directories}} | |||
''Huntington'' | '''Huntington''' | ||
1891, 1900, 1902-1934, 1991 {{FHL|448999|subject_id|disp=Huntington, West Virginia City Directories}} | |||
''Wheeling'' | '''Wheeling''' | ||
1837, 1839, 1851, 1867, 1871, 1882-1934 {{FHL|448390|subject_id|disp=Wheeling, West Virginia City Directories}} | |||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
:: WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ||
:: WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ::WEST VIRGINIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ||
==Websites== | |||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wv.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/wv.htm US City Directories] This website identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||