Access Polk Directories from BPL website

The Polk Directories are falling apart! This guide walks you through searching for individuals, viewing their records, and printing specific information for your research.

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Ancestryheritagequest

Boisepubliclibrary

Navigate to [https://boisepubliclibrary.org/](https://boisepubliclibrary.org/)

Click "BOOKS + MORE"

Click "Books + More" then "Digital Resources"

Select Heritage Quest

Find the "Search City Directories" tab and click "Search Now"

Enter the first name

Enter the last name.

Type Boise (or wherever) here

Click "Boise, Ada, Idaho, USA" or other specific location

Click the "Year" field and enter the year.

Click "Submit"

Click "View Images"

Zoom way in and click the wrench. (in the orange circle)

Click "Print"

Click "Print zoomed view"

Click "Also print index and source data"

Click "Continue"