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Historical Business Listings[edit]

Is there a place online that will let me look up historical or defunct businesses? Americanfreedom (talk) 02:41, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'm doubtful that there is any place that has a good list of historical or defunct businesses in Somalia. Sorry. Nil Einne (talk) 04:37, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Grace's Guide is a good site for old companies in the UK, and I've found it useful for my family history research. I'd imagine from your username you're looking for something similar in the USA. The most promising site I've found after a quick bit of googling is the Library of Congress' Business Reference Services. --Nicknack009 (talk) 08:10, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Perhaps you could consider consulting an old copy of the Yellow pages. There is an Electronic Yellow Pages but I don't know if it would list defunct businesses. Bus stop (talk) 16:05, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Sorry I guess I meant to specify businesses in the United States. Americanfreedom (talk) 17:17, 12 July 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Not a simple task, but this might be a good place to start:

"A Guide to Finding Business Information at the Library of Congress: (Business Reference Services, Library of Congress)". www.loc.gov. Directories. (e.g.: The Dun & Bradstreet reference book of American business) 2606:A000:1126:4CA:0:98F2:CFF6:1782 (talk) 23:27, 13 July 2018 (UTC) ... oops, didn't notice this was already linked above[reply]