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Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the laudatory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. Some examples for the State of Virginia are: | Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. But certain kinds of state, county, and local histories, especially older histories published between 1845 and 1945, often include biographical sketches of prominent individuals. The sketches usually tend toward the laudatory, but may include some genealogical details. If these histories are indexed or alphabetical, check for an ancestor's name. Some examples for the State of Virginia are: | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1932510|Virginia Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}} Images of collections from the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Virginia. The collection includes bible records, genealogy papers, and miscellaneous records. | *{{RecordSearch|1932510|Virginia Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}} Images of collections from the [[Virginia Historical Society]] in Richmond, Virginia. The collection includes bible records, genealogy papers, and miscellaneous records. | ||
*''History of Virginia''. 6 vols. Chicago: American Historical Society, 1924. Digital versions at FamilySearch Books Online: {{FSbook|218314|disp=Vol. 1}} | {{FSbook|218324|disp=Vol. 2}} | | *''History of Virginia''. 6 vols. Chicago: American Historical Society, 1924. Digital versions at FamilySearch Books Online: {{FSbook|218314|disp=Vol. 1}} | {{FSbook|218324|disp=Vol. 2}} | {{FSbook|218343|disp=Vol. 3}} | {{FSbook|218330|disp=Vol. 4}} | {{FSbook|218337|disp=Vol. 5}} | {{FSbook|218349|disp=Vol. 6}}. Volumes 4 through 6 contain biographies. This history is indexed by Wardell's ''Virginians and West Virginians, 1607-1870'', see the [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia Genealogy]] page. | ||
*Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ''Narratives of Early Virginia, 1606-1625'' (New York: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1907.) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=MrQnAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; {{FHL|366961|item|disp=FHL film 29272}}. | *Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ''Narratives of Early Virginia, 1606-1625'' (New York: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1907.) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=MrQnAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; {{FHL|366961|item|disp=FHL film 29272}}. | ||