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==Online Resources== | |||
*[http://www.fold3.com/documents.php?bc=16 Fold3 City Directories Pennsylvania] | *[http://www.fold3.com/documents.php?bc=16 Fold3 City Directories Pennsylvania] | ||
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*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/City-Directories.htm Pennsylvania City Directories], by county and city | *[http://ldsgenealogy.com/PA/City-Directories.htm Pennsylvania City Directories], by county and city | ||
=== | == History == | ||
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Pennsylvania. | |||
==Resources for Pennsylvania Directories== | |||
===Libraries and Archives=== | ===Libraries and Archives=== | ||
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===The Family History Library=== | ===The Family History Library=== | ||
The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Pennsylvania including: | The [[Family History Library]] has city directories for various years from throughout the state of Pennsylvania including: | ||
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1861-1901: {{FHL|536469|item|disp=FHL films 1377291-314}}<br>1916, etc.: {{FHL|807885|disp=FHL book 974.885 E4ph}} | 1861-1901: {{FHL|536469|item|disp=FHL films 1377291-314}}<br>1916, etc.: {{FHL|807885|disp=FHL book 974.885 E4ph}} | ||
Some examples of statewide directories for Pennsylvania are: | |||
''The Pennsylvania Law Directory. Lindsay and Blakiston, 1844.'' {{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044309}}. | |||
Ulman, H. C. Ulman's ''Pennsylvania Business Directory and Eastern, Western and Southern Circular, 1854/55.'' {{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044310}}. | |||
Boyd, William H. Boyd's ''Business Directory of the Counties of Adams, Bucks, Chester, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Franklin, Lancaster, Montgomery, and York, PA, 1860.''{{FHL|535186|item|disp=FHL fiche 6044311}}. | |||
To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | To find directories, consult the [[FamilySearch Catalog Place Search|Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog]] under: | ||
:: PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ::PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES | ||
:: PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ::PENNSYLVANIA, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES | ||
==Websites== | |||
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/pa.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | *[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/pa.htm US City Directories] This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories. | ||
{{Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. Directories}} | {{Pennsylvania|Pennsylvania}} {{U.S. Directories}} |
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