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== Online Directories == | ==Online Directories== | ||
== History == | ==History== | ||
City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. Directories may focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, or include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | City and county directories are similar to present-day telephone books and are useful records for locating people. They were often published annually, listing heads of households, employed household members, and their occupations and addresses. Directories may focus on the businesses or occupations of an area, or include heads of households, landowners, and voters. | ||
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The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Wisconsin including: | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Wisconsin including: | ||
'''Milwaukee''' | |||
1847–60 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|535988|title-id|disp=6044124-33}}<br>1861–1935 Family History Library film {{FHL|535988|title-id|disp=1377046-60}} | 1847–60 Family History Library fiche {{FHL|535988|title-id|disp=6044124-33}}<br>1861–1935 Family History Library film {{FHL|535988|title-id|disp=1377046-60}} | ||
'''Madison''' | |||
1851–59, 1866–1935 (some gaps) Family History Library fiche {{FHL|531492|title-id|disp=6044081-84}}<br>1923, 1937, 1968 Family History Library book {{FHL|155326|title-id|disp=977.583/M1 E4w}} | 1851–59, 1866–1935 (some gaps) Family History Library fiche {{FHL|531492|title-id|disp=6044081-84}}<br>1923, 1937, 1968 Family History Library book {{FHL|155326|title-id|disp=977.583/M1 E4w}} | ||