Business
directories

Early directories were created as city registers and local gazetteers to list merchants, professionals, and civic officials, catering primarily to traveling salesmen and traveling merchants. These books were organized geographically and alphabetically, featuring categorized business lists, municipal histories, and prominent advertisements.

maple leaf   The Port Hope Directory for 1856-'57

maple leaf   The Canada Directory for 1857-'58 (Port Hope section)

maple leaf   Gazetteer and General Business Directory for the United Counties of Northumberland and Durham for 1865-'66

maple leaf   The Union Publishing Co's Farmers and Business Directory for the Counties of Durham, Northumberland, Peterboro, and Victoria for 1897-'98

maple leaf   Port Hope telephone directory (1898)

maple leaf   Port Hope telephone directory (1900)

maple leaf   Business Directory for Durham County (Port Hope & surrounding communities - July 1902)

maple leaf   Port Hope telephone directory (1918)

maple leaf   Port Hope telephone directory (1920)

maple leaf   Just Facts About Port Hope, an informational pamphlet produced by the Board of Trade (1944)

Peter and Barbara Bolton - Port Hope, Ontario
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