The Search for City Directories

Last month, Gossips reported that the History Room at the Hudson Area Library had begun the task of digitalizing its collection of Hudson city directories and making them available online. The first Hudson directory was published in 1851, and the directory continues to be published today. The goal is to digitize them all. 

The History Room has an extensive collection of the directories but not all of them. The following directories are missing from the collection:

1852 to 1861

1864 and 1865 

1920 

1940 

1942 and 1943

1945 to 1947 

1949 and 1950 

1952 

1954

1956 

1958

1960 

1963

1966

1969 

1973 

1975

1982 and 1983 

1985

1989

1991

2001

2009 and 2010 

 

If you have any of these directories on a bookshelf or tucked away in the attic, or if you see one of them offered for sale on ebay, the History Room wants to know about it. If you own one of the missing volumes, the History Room would like to borrow it, scan it, and return it to you unharmed. Of course, if you would like to donate it to the History Room, it will be gratefully accepted. To contact the History Room, email brenda.shufelt@hudsonarealibrary.org or call  518 828-1792, ext. 106.

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