Field Trip to the Burton Historical Collection – City Directories

Burton Historical Collection
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Sunday, December 29 at 1:00 PM
Burton Historical Collection
Detroit Public Library
5201 Woodward Avenue, Detroit
Free

On December 15th, JGSMI Past President Marc Manson will have given a presentation introducing the audience to the Detroit City Directories at the Burton Historical Collection, which cover many of the years between 1837 and 1974.

This program will be a chance for you to apply what you learned at that event—it will be a hands-on program where you can do your own research and utilize all of the Burton’s genealogical resources (as well as those of the Detroit Public Library).

Breakfast option:
Meet for breakfast at 11:45 AM
Leo’s Coney Island
28595 Northwestern, Southfield (south of 12 Mile)

Car Pooling begins at Leo’s at 12:30 PM

If you prefer to skip breakfast and go directly to the event, the DPL opens at 1:00 PM. There is free parking in the employees’ parking lot South of the library. 

Call Jim Grey at 248-739-9070 if you are interested in breakfast and/or carpooling.

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)