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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 | 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 Connecticut are; | ||
*''The Story of Connecticut,'' is especially helpful source for studying the history of Connecticut <ref> Charles W. Burpee's, Burpee's ''The Story of Connecticut,'' Four Volumes. (New York: American Historical Company, 1939; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.6+H2b 974.6 H2b]). </ref> | *''The Story of Connecticut,'' is especially helpful source for studying the history of Connecticut <ref> Charles W. Burpee's, Burpee's ''The Story of Connecticut,'' Four Volumes. (New York: American Historical Company, 1939; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=974.6+H2b 974.6 H2b]). </ref> | ||