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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. One of the best sources for studying Delaware history is: | ||
*''History of Delaware, 1609-1888''. <ref> Scharf, John Thomas. ''History of Delaware, 1609-1888''. Two volumes. Tucson, Arizona: W. C. Cox, 1974. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=219567&disp=History+of+Delaware%2C+1609-1888++ film 1000154].) </ref> An excellent, detailed history with names, dates, and places. | *''History of Delaware, 1609-1888''. <ref> Scharf, John Thomas. ''History of Delaware, 1609-1888''. Two volumes. Tucson, Arizona: W. C. Cox, 1974. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlefilmnotes&columns=*%2C0%2C0&titleno=219567&disp=History+of+Delaware%2C+1609-1888++ film 1000154].) </ref> An excellent, detailed history with names, dates, and places. | ||
Scharf's book is indexed in: ''Index to History of Delaware, 1609-1888'' <ref> Coghlan, Gladys M. ''Index to History of Delaware, 1609-1888''. Wilmington, Delaware: Historical Society of Delaware, 1976. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=219575&disp=Index+to+history+of+Delaware%2C+1609%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.1 H2s index; fiche 6088424-26].) </ref> | Scharf's book is indexed in: ''Index to History of Delaware, 1609-1888'' <ref> Coghlan, Gladys M. ''Index to History of Delaware, 1609-1888''. Wilmington, Delaware: Historical Society of Delaware, 1976. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=219575&disp=Index+to+history+of+Delaware%2C+1609%2D1%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 975.1 H2s index; fiche 6088424-26].) </ref> | ||
==United States History== | ==United States History== | ||