Alberta Directories

Directories for Alberta as well as for Saskatchewan from 1881 to 1908 are located at the Provincial Archives. The archives also has a collection of city directories for Edmonton (1908–1980), Calgary (1911–1981), Lethbridge (1911–1980) with gaps, Medicine Hat (1913–1914, 1950–1981), Red Deer (1965–1981), Grande Prairie (1978–1980), and a small selection of telephone and other directories from 1908 to the 1960s. http://hermis.cd.gov.ab.ca/paa/Default.aspx?DeptID=1

Many Alberta directories up to and including 1900 are available on microfiche: ''Pre-1900 Canadian Directories. ''Ottawa, Ont. Canadian Institute for Historical Microreproductions, 1988. (On 4219 FHL fiche beginning with 6360453. These fiche do not circulate to Family History Centers.)