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*''Montana's Genealogical and Local History Records'' has local histories listed for Montana's counties. <ref> Dennis Lee Richards' ''Montana's Genealogical and Local History Records''... Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1981. (FHL 978.6 A3r; fiche 6019973.) </ref> | *''Montana's Genealogical and Local History Records'' has local histories listed for Montana's counties. <ref> Dennis Lee Richards' ''Montana's Genealogical and Local History Records''... Detroit: Gale Research Company, 1981. (FHL 978.6 A3r; fiche 6019973.) </ref> | ||
*''A Bibliography of American County Histories'' <ref> Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=A+Bibliography+of+American+County+Histories&pretitle=A+Bibliography+of+American+County+Histories FHL book 973 H23bi])</ref> <ref> [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12356760&referer=brief_results Worldcat] </ref> | *''A Bibliography of American County Histories'' <ref> Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985. ([http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&title=A+Bibliography+of+American+County+Histories&pretitle=A+Bibliography+of+American+County+Histories FHL book 973 H23bi])</ref> <ref> [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12356760&referer=brief_results Worldcat] </ref> | ||
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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 Montana | 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 Montana: | ||
*''A History of Montana'' <ref> Merrill G. Burlingame and K. Ross Toole, Editors, ''A History of Montana'', Three Volumes. (New York, NY: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1957; Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=186988&disp=A+history+of+Montana%20%20&columns=*,0,0 978.6 H2b). Volume 3] </ref>is an especially helpful source for studying the history of Montana and has family histories | |||
==United States History== | ==United States History== | ||