Turnback Tuesday is reminding us of a great resource at the Derby Public Library, the Derby City Directories.
The library has an incredible collection dating back to 1872. These directories are a wealth of information. When doing research about a family member, look up their name and you should be able to find their address and possibly where they worked. They have a fantastic amount of advertising and some include maps.
The library is searching for these missing volumes: the years 1978, 1979, 1982, 1989, 1995 and 2016.
If you have one of these copies and would like to donate please contact Christine Boulay at cboulay@biblio.org.
These three directories in the photo were a recent donation to the library by Alex Fiorelli and added to our collection.
Thanks goes to Derby Public Library staff for sharing interesting local history each week.
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