Nysl holdings are listed below in alphabetical order by. George, motor city blight busters, he talks about the future of the city, and how each home and neighborhood plays an important role in the revitalization of detroit. Dallas city directory, 1928 the portal to texas history. While most of the directories cover pittsburgh and allegheny city, a portion includes homestead and nearby boroughs.
Unlike telephone directories that often apply to entire metropolitan areas, city directories are published with very specific coverage boundaries. This microfilm is not available for sale from nara. Michigan online historical directories online historical. And the lists are by no means exhaustive, so if you know of other digital. Polk publisher page 52 herman kiefer hospital, hamilton blvd and blain chief maternity service, ward seeley m. Our printed directories, cdsdvds, and convenient online databases will help you find the prospects and customers you need quickly and easily.
Polk detroit city directory 192829 getting it back online. Free chicago city directories online sassy jane genealogy. Below are listed the holdings of reverse street address directories published in the united states in the collections of the library of congress as of july 2008. The city clerk archives digitized these directories on loan from the central san diego public library. I recently found out that a distant relative died in detroit in 1926, and id like to narrow down the time frame that his branch of the family spent in the area, if possible. Detroit city directories chene street history project. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35. Toronto public library has digitized all of the toronto city directories in its collections that were published between 1833 and 1969. Michigan small city directories and indexes midwest roots. Hi, im hoping someone on these forums will have or have access to detroit city directories from 1924 to 1930. Founded as a new france fur trading post, it began to expand during the 19th century with british and american settlement around the great lakes.
City directories for kansas city, missouri, are available on microfilm in the missouri valley room. Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national. Directory of the city of detroit with its environs, and register of michigan, for the year 1837 by cabe, julius p. Clemens city directory 1929, fourth edition port huron. City directories often provide an individuals address, occupation, spouses name, and other helpful facts. Trow directory, printing and bookbinding company 42. To see what cities are included in each phone book, check out the cross directory. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy 254. Apr 14, 2017 the 10 best books about the motor city.
You can try to find this item in a library or search in this text to find the frequency and page number of specific words and phrases. Pdf detroit city directories download read online free. Because they are published frequently, more often than every ten years like the census, directories help us verify. Cross directories by address for 1923, 1926 and 1960 to last year. Telephone directory directory first telephone book. The database currently contains directories for all. This web site will attempt to identify all printed, microfilmed, and online directories, and their repositories, for the united states. Since 1870, polk city directories has helped people just like you find the most uptodate consumer and business information available.
Promenade,vicinity of dickerson misspelled kickerson. Covers wel worn, stained, soiled, chipped, torn, creased, spine missing pieces, contents have light soiling, creasing and chipping. Use search engine or browse the pages of each directory over 150,000 listings in our city directories. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm. Detroit 14 drenthe 2 dundee 1 escanaba 1 flint 1 galesburg 1 grand haven 1 grand rapids 2. Noncurrent telephone and city directories in the library. City directories and was provided by dallas public library to the portal to texas history, a digital repository hosted by the unt libraries. City directories digital archives city of san diego. The collection also includes a few operator information directories and business directories, as noted below. They list residents and businesses within a city or town, often including suburbs. City directories are published books that contained lists of names and addresses for people in a specific town or city for a particular year. Traverse city 1 vassar 1 warren 4 wayland 1 ypsilanti 1.
Todays list is about sites that host free chicago city directories online. City directories give us regular and timely snapshots of a community. City directory of monroe, michigan 1927 1928 illustr wfold out map of monroe, 9 x 6, printed wraps, 224 pp including ads. Page 1832 seeley andrew p ydmn dsr r60 geneva av anna sec a f stephens r1111 burlingame av apt 303 anna sten r9206 laf blvd. Polk detroit city directory 192829 getting it back online those of you who have used this valuable historical resource from the university of michigan digital library over the last several years may have noticed that quite suddenly, it is no longer available online. It is advisable to investigate the coverage area of a directory if you are having trouble locating an entry. City directories can help you to establish your ancestors residence in a certain place at a certain time, and they can give information about a persons occupation, home address, name of a spouse, and names of neighbors. Digital toronto city directories toronto public library has digitized all of the toronto city directories in its collections that were published between 1833 and 1969.
Hill this advertisement for the now vacant hotel fort wayne hello ilitch family, please redevelop. Polk city directories has helped people just like you find the most uptodate consumer and business information available since 1870. Wayne county, michigan online historical directories. Undoubtedly, there are other city directories for this locality that are not listed here. Nice threecolor ad for amendt milling company on the front cover. The book is a cleareyed look at the sources of his hometowns woes, an assessment. City directory of monroe, michigan 19271928 1927 john.
Detroit s hotel fort wayne in city directory 1928 january 29, 2020 by alex b. Liberty street ann arbor, mi 481041608 phone 7349986236. Detroit, the largest city in the state of michigan, was settled in 1701 by french colonists. With the exception of most canadian city directories, they are housed in the closed stacks and have call numbers. These annual volumes preceded telephone directories and listed names, addresses and occupations of local merchants and residents. The city directories contains directories published between 1815 and 1945 by j. Polks fordson michigan city directory 1928 detroit. The book is a cleareyed look at the sources of his hometowns woes, an assessment of its. Available online through ancestry library inlibrary use only 1904, 1907, 1910, 19, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1929, 1931, 1938, 1940, 1943, 1947, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1958, 1960.
Because they are published frequently, more often than every ten years like the census, directories help us verify residences and. City directories contain a wealth of historical information about people, businesses, and civic organizations, enabling researchers to. City directories, telephone books and county directories do not circulate, but are available for use onsite. They were published locally and annually and can often fill in the genealogical blanks between census years. City directories on microfilm or microfiche and selected telephone books and county directories on microfilm are filed in cabinets in the 7th floor microforms area. City directories, arguably one of the most overlooked resources by genealogists, have been around since the 1700s. Find 1 listings related to motor city books in detroit on. Our goal is to identify all city directories in all repositories. Located in the historic corktown neighborhood in detroit, we produce merchandise that is inspired and pays homage to detroit s vibrant and rich history. Detroit phone book and detroit phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in detroit easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in detroit.
Varieties of telephone books telephone directory directory first telephone book links local calling areas. Wayne county, mi 1886 city directories allen county public. Growing your business with polk city directories has never been so simpleor convenient. Detroits hotel fort wayne in city directory 1928 january 29, 2020 by alex b. To determine whether the library has a directory for a certain city, search in the main catalog and the library of congress online.
This can be especially useful to help you decide if the book is worth buying, checking out from a library, etc. This page lists microfilmed city directories available at national archives building, 700 pennsylvania ave. Digital library production service 300 hatcher north university of michigan ann arbor mi 481091205 ph. New york city directories nypl digital collections. T he library has significant holdings of noncurrent city directories for many foreign cities. But better yet all the text is fully searchable by keywords such as name, occupation, business, street name, address, phone number, etc. Whitepages provides the top free people search and tenant screening tool online with contact information for over 250 million people including cell phone numbers and complete background check data compiled from public records, white pages and other directories in all 50 states. The database currently contains directories for all states except alaska. The alphabetical listings provide clues to researchers about employment, residence, and age of citizens. City directories, 18221995 this database is a collection of directories for u. Polk detroit city directory 1928 29 be restored to its former status free online.
Circa 1930 city directories available at nara national archives. The information within a city directory is organized alphabetically by a persons name. City directories microform reader services, researcher and reference services division, library of congress. The 1967 polks directory lists him at 01 promenade northeast corner of dickerson and the owner of mickeys market at 7752 e forest. Bolivar mac and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This list is meant to include resources in addition to the ones found at commercial genealogical sites like familysearch, ancestry, fold3, and the like. It is the first european settlement above tidewater in north america. We carry new and gently used adult and children books i.
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