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Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movements of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities. | Directories have other clues that may require careful study to discover. For example, people in similar or related occupations were often relatives, in-laws, or friends. A year-by-year study of directories may reveal the movements of ancestors and relatives within the city and sometimes to or from other cities. | ||
*City Directories list for the years 1861 to 1960 on [http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ia/desmoines.htm microfilm]. | |||
===State Directories=== | ===State Directories=== | ||
Some statewide directories also list names: | Some statewide directories also list names: | ||
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::*IOWA, [COUNTY]- DIRECTORIES | ::*IOWA, [COUNTY]- DIRECTORIES | ||
::*IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- DIRECTORIES | ::*IOWA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- DIRECTORIES | ||
===Websites=== | |||
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/IA/ Distantcousin Iowa Cities] | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
<references/> | <references/> | ||