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Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history can be 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 alphabetized, check for an ancestor's name. Some examples for the State of Montana: | Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history can be 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 alphabetized, 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&amp;amp;titleno=186988&amp;amp;disp=A+history+of+Montana%20%20&amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 978.6 H2b). Volume 3] </ref>is an especially helpful source for studying the history of Montana and has family histories. | *''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&amp;amp;amp;titleno=186988&amp;amp;amp;disp=A+history+of+Montana%20%20&amp;amp;amp;columns=*,0,0 978.6 H2b). Volume 3] </ref>is an especially helpful source for studying the history of Montana and has family histories. | ||
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==United States History== | ==United States History== | ||