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Biographies provide useful genealogical information such as: *A person’s birth date and place *Names of family members, including maiden names *Education *Occupation *Social, political, and religious affiliation *Previous residences *Immigration information *A physical description of the person (sometimes) Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research. State and county histories often have short biographies of early settlers and prominent citizens of a state, county, or town. Local histories may contain biographical sketches of lesser-known people. The [http://www.uvm.edu/ University of Vermont at Burlington] and the [http://www.vermonthistory.org/ Vermont Historical Society] have the largest and most representative collections of biographical materials. The Family History Library collection includes biographies of civil and military leaders and pioneers. | Biographies provide useful genealogical information such as: *A person’s birth date and place *Names of family members, including maiden names *Education *Occupation *Social, political, and religious affiliation *Previous residences *Immigration information *A physical description of the person (sometimes) Biographies are the product of family knowledge or previous research. State and county histories often have short biographies of early settlers and prominent citizens of a state, county, or town. Local histories may contain biographical sketches of lesser-known people. | ||
===Biographies in Local Histories=== | |||
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''. | |||
*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book. | |||
*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler. | |||
*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included. | |||
====Finding Biographies==== | |||
*The [[Vermont, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories. | |||
*Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town). | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books'''] | |||
**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books'''] | |||
**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat'''] | |||
**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust'''] | |||
**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive'''] | |||
*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History". | |||
The [http://www.uvm.edu/ University of Vermont at Burlington] and the [http://www.vermonthistory.org/ Vermont Historical Society] have the largest and most representative collections of biographical materials. The Family History Library collection includes biographies of civil and military leaders and pioneers. | |||
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*''Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont.'' 2 vols. (New York, New York: Lewis Publishing, 1903). These volumes are about leading Vermont citizens. Birth dates and places for several generations may be included. This source is indexed by surname. Family History Library {{FHL|254324|title-id|disp=book 974.3 D3cg; films 496892, item 2 and 496893; fiche 6046680}}. <br> | *''Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont.'' 2 vols. (New York, New York: Lewis Publishing, 1903). These volumes are about leading Vermont citizens. Birth dates and places for several generations may be included. This source is indexed by surname. Family History Library {{FHL|254324|title-id|disp=book 974.3 D3cg; films 496892, item 2 and 496893; fiche 6046680}}. <br> | ||