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==State Histories Useful to Genealogists== | ==State Histories Useful to Genealogists== | ||
Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. | 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 Colorado are: | ||
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 | |||
An especially helpful source for studying the history of Colorado is ''Colorado and Its People: A Narrative and Topical History of the Centennial State'' <ref> LeRoy R. Hafen, ed., ''Colorado and Its People: A Narrative and Topical History of the Centennial State'', Four Volumes. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1948; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=193904&disp=Colorado+and+its+people++ book 978.8 H2h; film 1000143]). </ref> Volumes 3-4 contain personal and family histories. | An especially helpful source for studying the history of Colorado is ''Colorado and Its People: A Narrative and Topical History of the Centennial State'' <ref> LeRoy R. Hafen, ed., ''Colorado and Its People: A Narrative and Topical History of the Centennial State'', Four Volumes. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Co., 1948; Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=193904&disp=Colorado+and+its+people++ book 978.8 H2h; film 1000143]). </ref> Volumes 3-4 contain personal and family histories. | ||