Rhode Island Directories
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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities of Rhode Island.
Resources for Rhode Island Directories[edit | edit source]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 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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