Rhode Island Directories
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Online Resources
- Rhode Island City Directories ($)
- Rhode Island City Directories, Distant Cousin
- Providence House Directories, 1895-1935, provided by Providence City Archives
- 1861-1924 - Fold3 ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
- Rhode Island City Directories, index
History
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.
Resources for Rhode Island Directories
Libraries and Archives
Directories Online
- Fold3.com ($) has Providence City Directories 1861-1924 available online.
- Ancestry.com ($) has Rhode Island directories available online in its U.S. City Directories collection.
The Family History Library
The Family History Library has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Rhode Island including:
Providence
1798 FHL book 974.52 E4c; At various libraries (WorldCat)
1826 FHL fiche 6044365
1856-60 FHL fiche 6044374-78
1861-1933 FHL films 1377340 (first of 38); microfiche 6044349 (first of 112)
1930, 1932 FHL book 974.52 E4sp
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
- RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
- RHODE ISLAND, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Websites
- DistantCousins
- FamilyHistory.com
- Pawtucket, Rhode Island Directories
- Woonsocket Rhode Island Directories
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
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