Introduction to the Detroit City Directories held at the Burton Historical Collection

Sunday, December 15 at 10:00 AM
Holocaust Memorial Center
Refreshments will be served
Free

library bookshelves

Please join us as JGSMI Past President Marc Manson delivers an overview of the Detroit City Directories that are available at the Burton Historical Collection at the Detroit Public Library.

Two weeks later on December 29th, we will go on a field trip to the Burton so that you can apply what you’ve learned at the Collection itself.

To learn more about the Burton Collection’s genealogical resources, follow this link: https://detroitpubliclibrary.org/research/burton-historical-collection/michigan-and-detroit-selected-genealogical-resources

The Burton Collection’s city directories cover the following years:

  • 1837
  • 1845-1846
  • 1850-1941
  • 1953 (West side)
  • 1954 (East side)
  • 1956 (West side)
  • 1957 (East side)
  • 1958 (West side)
  • 1963 (East side)
  • 1964 (East and West side)
  • 1965 (West side)
  • 1967 (East side)
  • 1968 (East and West side)
  • 1969 (West side)
  • 1970 (East and West side)
  • 1973 (West side)
  • 1974 (East side)