New york public library digitizes 7 years of new york city. 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. If you dont find a nonabbreviated version the street you see in the phone book does not match any street shown in the list please contact stephen morse creator of the onestep website. Telephone directory 1961 phone book alabama russellville red bay vtg retro. The list is arranged alphabetically by the name of the city or town. You can access an online brooklyn telephone book, an online brooklyn telephone directory, and popular business headings.
Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory internet archive. Links to directories at ancestry are to the images themselves, which are browsable. Digitized city directories brooklyn public library. Aug 16, 2008 brooklyn telephone directory 19501970 by dennis doyle august 16, 2008 at 05. The first batch184950 through 1923have already been scanned, and the 178618489 directories are right now being scanned. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public library. The library announced this month that it has digitized 107 years of city directories and telephone books, spanning 18561967, all easily perusable online. Brooklynqueens, 191219 yp, 19351943 yp, 1959 yp, 19601971. City directories are published books that contained lists of names and addresses for people in a specific town or city for a particular year. Nonsubscribers can, however, use the search engine and see a listing of possible results but no images or further details.
Queens telephone directory the new york public library digital collections. City and telephone directories genealogy basics research guide. These days the print directory may seem an outdated relic of the past, what with. Brooklyn image brooklyn new york new york city brooklyn girl brooklyn bridge vintage. Telephone directories contain addresses and phone numbers and can be quite helpful in locating living relatives or possible relatives with the same surname or a similar surname. Brooklyn telephone directory, winter 193940 additional title. Bratenahl, brooklyn, garfield heights, linndale and newburgh heights. For those of us who recall when telephone exchanges told you something about the neighborhood you were dialing, a glance through a 1935 new york telephone directory conjures a vanished city. Varieties of telephone books telephone directory directory. These are the ancestors of the big, cumbersome yellow page directories that land on your doorstep and often linger there, unused, until you finally carry them to the trash bin. Irma and paul milstein division of united states history, local history and genealogy, the new york public library. The collection also includes a few operator information directories and business directories, as noted below. History, local history and genealogy, microforms rm. Queens telephone directory nypl digital collections.
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. Bronx, ny, telephone books, 1929197374 new york state library general directory of the boroughs of manhattan and bronx, city of new york, 19 family history library manhattan and bronx residential directory, 1931 family history library manhattan and the bronx, new york city telephone directories, 19231926 family history library. I am looking to track my familys residences through the brooklyn, ny telephone directory in the years 1950, 1960 and 1970. Brooklyn image brooklyn new york new york city brooklyn girl brooklyn bridge vintage pictures old pictures brooklyn apartment vintage new york.
Telephone and city directories in the library of congress. Brooklyn white pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. Im writing today to introduce you to one of the underappreciated workhorses in our collection the city directories. Original 1960 61 manhattan telephone directory from an estate in south jersey, s an extremely rare and unusual find. Feb 18, 2020 on and, both of which require a paid subscription but are available at the new york public library on 42nd street, you may search for names within historical city and telephone directories for many u. Internet links to email and street addresses, telephone directories, zip codes, state abbreviations, package delivery information. If family histories or just digging into old documents is your thing, then oh man the brooklyn public library has some good news for you the library announced this month that it has digitized 107 years of city directories and telephone books, spanning 18561967, all easily perusable online the phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain valuable information. Whitepages is the largest and most trusted online phone book and directory.
I believe that he lived on flatbush avenue in the late 50s. In the 1960s i went to the breevort, brooklyn fox, brooklyn paramount, brooklyn albee and saw all great acts of the day. New york city, new york online historical directories. What this author apparently did was to scout out old historic buildingshouses in brooklyn heights that were still in existence in 1960at the time of compilation of this book and wrote about their architecture. Brooklyn white pages brooklyn phone directory lookup. Digitized brooklyn city directories the new york public. Queens white pages names new york telephone company publisher collection. Phoneaddress directories international directories area code locators state abbreviations zip codes package delivery services u. Expand your research by checking out the new york online historical newspapers here. A description of the library of congress telephone directory holdings related to the state of new york. What this author apparently did was to scout out old historic buildingshouses in brooklyn heights that were still in existence in 1960 at the time of compilation of this book and wrote about their architecture. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm and microfiche city or region directory type fiche film.
Telephone directory directory first telephone book links. Expand your research by checking out the michigan online historical newspapers here. Brooklyn public library just made new york history buffs very happy. Simply enter your search criteria in the brooklyn business phone book or brooklyn people phone book boxes below and click the search button to begin your search. Jul 14, 2015 if family histories or just digging into old documents is your thing, then oh man the brooklyn public library has some good news for you. Brooklyn, ny, telephone books, 19341970, 19721974 new york state library brooklyn, new york directories, 18881890 ancestry. Oct 05, 2016 new york public library is digitizing its collection of new york city directories, 1786 through 19223, serving them free through the nypl digital collections portal. Brooklyn telephone directory nypl digital collections. Brooklyn public library has digitized brooklyn city and business directories, and telephone books for the period 18561967. The city of brooklyn is located in the state of ny. Items in this collection can be requested through the nypl catalog. 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. Brooklyn telephone directory the new york public library digital collections. City directories and selected telephone books on microfilm.
Prior to 1944 also includes the brooklyn classified directory. We have compiled the ultimate database of phone numbers from around the state and country to help you locate any lost friends, relatives or family members. New york public library is digitizing its collection of new york city directories, 1786 through 19223, serving them free through the nypl digital collections portal. But better yet all the text is fully searchable by keywords such as name, occupation, business, street name, address, phone number, etc. Premium search members can also view the municipal register. Genres books directories telephone directories notes reproduction.
Alphabetical telephone directory covering the borough of brooklyn. Telephone directories is a place where you can look for information of people within the territory of the united states of america, this information is totally free and safe. We provide answers to over 2 million searches every day, helping 35. Brooklyn yellow pages phone books in new york ny whitepages. Brooklyn, new york city, telephone directory by new york telephone company. Queens telephone directory, winter 193940 additional title. Brooklyn city directory, lain, 1863 free brooklyn public library. Bt is putting its entire archive of old phone books online for genealogists, or anyone else, to browse, and a commercial genealogy company is opening up access to. Patrons with valid reader registration cards, who are on site at the library of congress, may request volumes from either collection at the book service desk in the science and business reading room on. Socsecdeathindex newadditions directories institutions yearbooks census military findingguides newadditions directories institutions yearbooks. Directories are alphabetized by the primary citytown, which is noted in bold text below.
The database currently contains directories for all states except alaska. Many directories include listings for nearby communities that may not be listed within the inventory. Vintage 1960s telephone phone book cover local richfield mn advertising mpls ad. Brooklyn village directory, unknown, 1796 free brooklyn genealogy. Find people and find the right business and get things done. The first telephone directory was published in 1878, though many people did not have. Brooklyn, ny, 1960s vintage new york, brooklyn new york.
New york public library digitizes 7 years of new york. Guide to brooklyn city directories and telephone books, 17961986. The phone company in most cities publishes a directory of everyone in that area who has a listed phone number. Old brooklyn heights brooklyn city directories consulted were 18221867. Telephone directories from various states across the united states, dating from ca. Microfilm copies of brooklyn city directories spanning 1796193334 are available in the milstein division of united. Secondary cities, towns, and localities are also included. Childs was a pioneer in a number of areas, including design, service, sanitation, and labor relations.
Noncurrent telephone and city directories in the library. Brooklyn phone book and brooklyn phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in brooklyn easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and phone directory in brooklyn. New york city telephone directory additional title. Vintage 1960 s telephone phone book cover local richfield mn advertising mpls ad.
Brooklyn phone book and brooklyn phone directory makes searching for businesses and people in brooklyn easy by providing an online business and residential phonebook and. Brooklyn directory 1796 brooklyn genealogy information page. Brooklyn heights that were still in existence in 1960at the time of compilation of this book and wrote about their architecture. New york city telephone directories additional title. Brooklyn telephone directory 19501970 by dennis doyle august 16, 2008 at 05. Wayne county, michigan online historical directories. Users may also be interested in similar reverse address andor telephone directories included in the librarys criss cross directory collection. Brooklyn telephone directory 19501970 dennis doyle 81608 if you live in nyc then you can visit the brooklyn public library, they have tons of old directories. A history of city directories in the united states and new york city with links to the librarys holdings and to other sources is available here these microfilms or microfiches are available at the new york public library milstein division of u. Premium search members can also view a list of 50 classified ad pages. 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.
This collection is accessible via internet archive and allows for fulltext searching within each volume. Original 196061 manhattan telephone directory from an estate in south jersey, s an extremely rare and unusual find. The name is alvin mann and he lived in brooklyn his entire life. Includes directories for bronx county, kings county brooklyn, new york county. Collection is arranged alphabetically by state, and then by city. In 1960, the new york times called park slope a neighborhood in transition.
Starting with the 1951 directory, only the following suburbs are listed on the title page. The white pages and the yellow pages are indicated as wp and yp respectively. Brooklyn names new york telephone company publisher collection. Best 20 phone directories in brooklyn, ny by superpages. City and telephone directories genealogy basics research. The phone books, and in the pretelephone era, city directories, contain valuable information such as names, addresses, and sometimes. A description of the library of congress telephone directory holdings related to. City directories, 18221995 this database is a collection of directories for u. The whole collection will be going online over the coming months.