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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 Arizona 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 Arizona are: | ||
*''History of Arizona.'' <ref>Farish, Thomas Edwin. ''History of Arizona.'' Eight Volumes, San Francisco, California: Filmer Brothers Electrotype Company, 19--? Reprint of Phoenix, Arizona: N.p., 1915-18. ( Family History Library {{FHL|199881|title-id|disp=book 979.1 H2f; v. 1-4; on film 934825 items 1-4}}.) </ref> | *''History of Arizona.'' <ref>Farish, Thomas Edwin. ''History of Arizona.'' Eight Volumes, San Francisco, California: Filmer Brothers Electrotype Company, 19--? Reprint of Phoenix, Arizona: N.p., 1915-18. ( Family History Library {{FHL|199881|title-id|disp=book 979.1 H2f; v. 1-4; on film 934825 items 1-4}}.) </ref> | ||
*Arizona Works Progress Administration (W.P.A). writers' project manuscripts. 14 Films {{FHL| 762430|item|disp=FHL first film 2243299}} | |||
*''Arizona: The History of a Frontier State'' <ref>Wyllys, Rufus Kay. ''Arizona: The History of a Frontier State''. Phoenix, Arizona: Hobson and Herr, 1950. ( Family History Library {{FHL|198242|title-id|disp=book 979.1 H2w}}.) </ref> | *''Arizona: The History of a Frontier State'' <ref>Wyllys, Rufus Kay. ''Arizona: The History of a Frontier State''. Phoenix, Arizona: Hobson and Herr, 1950. ( Family History Library {{FHL|198242|title-id|disp=book 979.1 H2w}}.) </ref> | ||