- The City directories tool contains digitized directories from Quebec and Ontario, including Montreal’s Lovell directories.
- Directories are generally indexed by year, category, and then in alphabetical order by last name.
- Folders can be browsed manually or searched for a word appearing in the name of a folder or file.
- In Montreal’s Lovell, the Street Directory sorts residents and businesses by address, and the Alphabetical Directory by name.
The City directories tool contains a digitized version of numerous directories from Quebec and Ontario. It currently contains the following:
- Annuaire minier (Mining directory) 1940-1941
- Cornwall, Ontario
- Laval (1958-1968)
- Montréal (Lovell)
- Ottawa and Hull
- Québec (Marcotte)
- Rimouski
- Rive-Sud (1956-1966)
- Saint-Jean
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Directories are generally indexed by year, category, and then in alphabetical order by last name. Folders can be browsed manually or by using the search bar to find a word appearing in the name of a folder or file.
The directories are often split into a few different sections. For example, here’s what you’ll find in Montreal’s Lovell directories:
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- Introduction – Contains the cover page, a preface, as well as a table of contents
- Index to Streets, Avenues, Lanes – An index of the streets, avenues and lanes of the city
- Index to Miscellaneous – An index of miscellaneous institutions(shops, religious and governmental buildings, schools, etc.) by name
- Index to Page Advertisers – An index of the advertisers who paid for a full page advertisement
- List of Line Advertisers – An index of advertisers who paid for a small advertisement
- Advertisers Business Classified Directory – Advertisers indexed by type of of services offered
- Street Directory – An index of residents and businesses, sorted by street and address
- Alphabetical Directory – An index of residents and businesses, sorted by name
- Places in the neighborhood of Montreal outside city limits – A shorter, less detailed version of the city directory for neighborhoods of Montreal that weren’t inside city limits at the time
- Miscellaneous directory – An index of traders and professionals organized by the types of services they offer
Frequently asked questions
The tool currently contains the Annuaire minier (Mining directory) 1940-1941 and directories for Cornwall (Ontario), Laval (1958-1968), Montréal (Lovell), Ottawa and Hull, Québec (Marcotte), Rimouski, Rive-Sud (1956-1966) and Saint-Jean.
Two sections list residents: the Street Directory, sorted by street and address, and the Alphabetical Directory, sorted by name. For areas near Montreal that were outside city limits at the time, see the shorter Places in the neighborhood of Montreal outside city limits section.
Directories are generally indexed by year, category, and then in alphabetical order by last name. You can browse the folders manually or use the search bar to find a word appearing in the name of a folder or file.
