Massachusetts Directories
Massachusetts Directories Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Massachusetts. The Family History Library, for example, has copies of Boston, Massachusetts, city directories for:
| 1789-1860 | Family History Library fiches 6043615-73 |
| 1861-1935 | Family History Library films 1376557— |
| 1905, 1909, 1941, 1951 | Family History Library book Q 974.461 E4p; on four FHL films |
Directories of several other Massachusetts cities and towns are also at the Family History Library.
Web Sites
Many Massachusetts city directories are included at: http://resources.rootsweb.com/~rootslink/cgi-bin/search.cgi?category=10
Distant Cousin includes many free excellent searchable online directories: http://www.distantcousin.com/States/MA.html
Ancestry.com has a large collection of Massachusetts city directories for many cities and years (from the New England Historic Genealogical Society): http://content.ancestry.com/iexec/?htx=List&dbid=8779&offerid=0%3a7858%3a0