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*''The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia: Supplemental Series'' <ref>Comstock, Jim F. ''The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia: Supplemental Series''. 25 volumes. Richwood, West Virginia: 1974. {{FHL|10607|item|disp=FHL volumes 12-13 on film 1321160 item 9; volumes 1-25 on fiche 6051350; book 975.4 H26wa}}</ref> This contains reprints of several articles and books related to West Virginia history and people. | *''The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia: Supplemental Series'' <ref>Comstock, Jim F. ''The West Virginia Heritage Encyclopedia: Supplemental Series''. 25 volumes. Richwood, West Virginia: 1974. {{FHL|10607|item|disp=FHL volumes 12-13 on film 1321160 item 9; volumes 1-25 on fiche 6051350; book 975.4 H26wa}}</ref> This contains reprints of several articles and books related to West Virginia history and people. | ||
*''West Virginia: A History''. <ref>Rice, Otis K. ''West Virginia: A History''. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 1985. {{FHL|488886|item|disp=FHL book 975.4 H2ric}} </ref> | *''West Virginia: A History''. <ref>Rice, Otis K. ''West Virginia: A History''. Lexington, Kentucky: University Press of Kentucky, 1985. {{FHL|488886|item|disp=FHL book 975.4 H2ric}} </ref> | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4524 West Virginia History, Vol. 1] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4524 West Virginia History, Vol. 1] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4552 West Virginia History, Vol. 2] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4552 West Virginia History, Vol. 2] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4574 West Virginia History, Vol. 3] at Ancestry.com ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4574 West Virginia History, Vol. 3] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2304 | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2304] at Ancestry.com ($) | ||
*''Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars.'' <ref>Doddridge, Joseph. ''Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars.'' With a memoir of the author by his daughter Narcissa Doddridge, republished with the addition of new and valuable material by John S. Ritenour and Wm. T. Lindsey, Pittsburgh, PA., 1912; reprinted 1960, 1970, 1976, 1996 by McLain Printing Company, Parsons, WV. {{FHL|278215|item|disp=FHL fiche 6049128; book 973 H2do}}</ref> | *''Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars.'' <ref>Doddridge, Joseph. ''Notes on the Settlement and Indian Wars.'' With a memoir of the author by his daughter Narcissa Doddridge, republished with the addition of new and valuable material by John S. Ritenour and Wm. T. Lindsey, Pittsburgh, PA., 1912; reprinted 1960, 1970, 1976, 1996 by McLain Printing Company, Parsons, WV. {{FHL|278215|item|disp=FHL fiche 6049128; book 973 H2do}}</ref> | ||
*''Chronicles of Border Warfare'' <ref>Withers, Alexander Scott, ''Chronicles of Border Warfare'' edited and annotated by Reuben Gold Thwaites. The Robert Clarke Company, Cincinnati, OH, 1895; reprinted 1961, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1989 by McLain Printing Company, Parsons, WV. {{FHL|180853|item|disp=FHL fiche 6067169; book 975.5 H2wc 1961}} </ref> | *''Chronicles of Border Warfare'' <ref>Withers, Alexander Scott, ''Chronicles of Border Warfare'' edited and annotated by Reuben Gold Thwaites. The Robert Clarke Company, Cincinnati, OH, 1895; reprinted 1961, 1970, 1975, 1980, 1989 by McLain Printing Company, Parsons, WV. {{FHL|180853|item|disp=FHL fiche 6067169; book 975.5 H2wc 1961}} </ref> | ||
'''Draper Manuscript Collection.''' Look for ancestors from Maryland 1740-1830 in the '''[[Draper Manuscript Collection]]'''. These manuscripts cover the history of the "trans-Allegheny West," a region including the west Carolinas and Virginia, all the Ohio River Valley, and part of the upper Mississippi Valley. There are 491 volumes of partially-indexed manuscripts, papers, and books. | |||
To find more books and articles about West Virginia's history use the Internet [http://www.google.com/ Google] search for phases like "West Virginia history." [[FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search|FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search]] lists many more histories under topics like: | To find more books and articles about West Virginia's history use the Internet [http://www.google.com/ Google] search for phases like "West Virginia history." [[FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search|FamilySearch Catalog Surname Search]] lists many more histories under topics like: | ||