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Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- Michigan Business Directory, 1863, index
- Michigan Directories Distant Cousin
- Michigan Online Historical Directories - listed by county
History[edit | edit source]
Directories of heads of households have been published for major cities in Michigan.
Resources for Michigan Directories[edit | edit source]
Libraries and Archives[edit | edit source]
The best collection of directories is at the Library of Michigan. A description of their availability and use is in the Summer 1975 issue of Family Trails (see the "Periodicals" page.
Directories Online[edit | edit source]
Fold3.com ($) has Detroit City Directories 1861-1923 available online.
Ancestry.com ($) has Michigan 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 Michigan including:
Detroit
1856-1935 on 72 Family History Library films; 46 microfiche
1957, 1964, 1970 etc. Family History Library book 977.433 E4pe
1956, 1965, 1970 etc. Family History Library book 977.434 E4pw
Detroit directories from 1887 through 1915 may list the name and death date of individuals who died during the preceding year.
Grand Rapids
1856-1936 on 36 Family History Library films; 4 microfiche
1917, etc. Family History Library book 977.455 E4g
To find directories, consult the Place Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under:
- MICHIGAN, [COUNTY] — DIRECTORIES
- MICHIGAN, [COUNTY], [TOWN] — DIRECTORIES
Websites[edit | edit source]
- Michigan Directories Distant Cousin
- US City Directories This web site identifies printed, microfilmed, and online directories and their repositories.
- City Directories in Genealogical Research
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