Michigan Directories
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Resources for Michigan Directories[edit | edit source]
Detroit directories from 1887 through 1915 may list the name and death date of individuals who died during the preceding year.
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
The best collection of directories is at the Library of Michigan. A description of their availability and use is in the Summer 1975 issue of Family Trails (see the "Periodicals" page.
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
Fold3.com ($) has Detroit City Directories 1861-1923 available online.
Ancestry.com ($) has Michigan directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
The Family History Library[edit | edit source]
The Family History Library has the following:
Detroit
1856-1935 on 72 Family History Library films; 46 microfiche
Detroit directories from 1887 through 1915 may list the name and death date of individuals who died during the preceding year.
Grand Rapids
1856-1936on 36 Family History Library films; 4 microfiche
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- Michigan Directories Distant Cousin
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
- City Directories in Genealogical Research
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