City Directories - New York record example

    City Directories - New York

    Records: 168,820

    City directories give us regular and timely snapshots of a community. They list residents and businesses within a city or town, often including suburbs. The alphabetical listings provide clues to researchers about employment, residence, and age of citizens. Because they are published frequently, more often than every ten years like the census, directories help us verify residences and businesses on a chronological scale.

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    "City Directories for New York, New York" database with images Fold3 (https://www.fold3.com/publication/123/city-directories-new-york: accessed December 4, 2022)

    Publication Title
    City Directories - New York
    Total Records
    168,820
    Content Source
    Fold3 logoFold3
    Published on Fold3
    23 Jun 2008
    Last Updated
    13 May 2010
    Description
    Locate residents, organizations, and businesses in city directories for New York City, 1786-1922.