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*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/idaho/biographies.htm Access Genealogy Biographies of the State of Idaho] | *[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/idaho/biographies.htm Access Genealogy Biographies of the State of Idaho] | ||
*[http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Trails of Hope:Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869] | *[http://overlandtrails.lib.byu.edu/ BYU Trails of Hope:Overland Diaries and Letters, 1846-1869] | ||
*[ | *[https://www.paper-trail.org/ Paper Trail] | ||
*[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/seidaho/manuscripts/collections/oralhistories.cfm BYU Idaho Oral History Interview Collection] | *[http://abish.byui.edu/specialCollections/seidaho/manuscripts/collections/oralhistories.cfm BYU Idaho Oral History Interview Collection] | ||
*[https://lib.byu.edu/collections/upper-snake-river-valley-idaho-histories/ Upper Snake River Valley Idaho Histories], index | *[https://lib.byu.edu/collections/upper-snake-river-valley-idaho-histories/ Upper Snake River Valley Idaho Histories], index & images | ||
*[http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSSI3.xml Register of the Histories of Pioneers who settled in the Upper Snake River Valley, 1883-1893, MSSI 3, Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collections], index only. | *[http://files.lib.byu.edu/ead/XML/MSSI3.xml Register of the Histories of Pioneers who settled in the Upper Snake River Valley, 1883-1893, MSSI 3, Brigham Young University-Idaho Special Collections], index only. | ||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories1.htm#id County and Town Histories], includes biographies | |||
*[http://www.idahogenealogy.com/idaho_county_biographies Idaho County Biographies] | *[http://www.idahogenealogy.com/idaho_county_biographies Idaho County Biographies] | ||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories1.htm#id Online County and Town Histories] | *[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories1.htm#id Online County and Town Histories] | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101074863331;view=1up;seq=11 An illustrated history of the state of Idaho], e-book | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=njp.32101074863331;view=1up;seq=11 An illustrated history of the state of Idaho], e-book | ||
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c3260279;view=1up;seq=7 History of Idaho | *[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.c3260279;view=1up;seq=7 History of Idaho : the gem of the mountains Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=hvd.32044100169564;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 4], e-books<br><br> | ||
===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 [[Idaho, 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". | |||
== Idaho State Archives == | == Idaho State Archives == | ||
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Statewide histories include Elliott's History of Idaho Territory (1884) and multi-volume histories by French (1914), Hawley (1920), Defenbach (1933), and Beal and Wells (1959), among others. Also indexed are biographical compendia such as Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (1899), Illustrated History of North Idaho (1903), and Progressive Men of Southern Idaho (1904). Please note that more recent histories and compendia are being indexed daily, and the IBI is growing all the time. | Statewide histories include Elliott's History of Idaho Territory (1884) and multi-volume histories by French (1914), Hawley (1920), Defenbach (1933), and Beal and Wells (1959), among others. Also indexed are biographical compendia such as Illustrated History of the State of Idaho (1899), Illustrated History of North Idaho (1903), and Progressive Men of Southern Idaho (1904). Please note that more recent histories and compendia are being indexed daily, and the IBI is growing all the time. | ||
== | == FamilySearch Library Collection == | ||
*Hawley, James H. ''History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains''. Four Volumes. (Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920.) {{ | *Hawley, James H. ''History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains''. Four Volumes. (Chicago, Illinois: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1920.) {{FSC|284203|item|disp=FS Library film 1000165 (Volumes 1-3); 908926 (Volume 4); book 979.6 H2h}} A digitized version is available through the FamilySearch Catalog entry. | ||
*''An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho.'' Four Volumes in 2. (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1899.) {{ | *''An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho.'' Four Volumes in 2. (Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1899.) {{FSC|200849|item|disp=FS Library film 1000164; book 979.6 H2ih}} The biographical sketches in this work are indexed in the [http://history.idaho.gov/idaho-biographical-index Idaho Biographical Index (IBI)] and are also available online through [http://www.accessgenealogy.com/idaho/biographies.htm Access Genealogy]. | ||
*A biographical index to several statewide and regional histories of Idaho is Marvin E. Wiggins, ''Mormons and Their Neighbors: An Index of Over 75,000 Biographical Sketches from 1820 to the present.'' Two Volumes. (Provo, Utah: Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, 1984.) {{WorldCat|11014945|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{ | *A biographical index to several statewide and regional histories of Idaho is Marvin E. Wiggins, ''Mormons and Their Neighbors: An Index of Over 75,000 Biographical Sketches from 1820 to the present.'' Two Volumes. (Provo, Utah: Harold B. Lee Library, Brigham Young University, 1984.) {{WorldCat|11014945|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FSC|212999|item|disp=FS Catalog book 978 D32w}}.) This source is indexed on the Internet site of [http://abish.byui.edu/specialcollections/famhist/srsearch.cfm Brigham Young University - Idaho] | ||
*To locate biographical material available through the FamilySearch Catalog, use the Place-names Search for: | *To locate biographical material available through the FamilySearch Catalog, use the Place-names Search for: | ||
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