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*''Virginia Local History: A Bibliography''. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1971.) {{FHL|109820|item|disp=FHL film 928084 item 8; book 975.5 A1 Number 87}}
*''Virginia Local History: A Bibliography''. (Richmond, Virginia: Virginia State Library, 1971.) {{FHL|109820|item|disp=FHL film 928084 item 8; book 975.5 A1 Number 87}}


*Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985.) ({{FHL|A Bibliography of American County Histories|title|disp=FHL book 973 H23bi}})</ref> <ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/12356760&amp;amp;amp;referer=brief_results Worldcat] </ref>
*Filby, P. William. ''A Bibliography of American County Histories''. (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing, 1985.) {{WorldCat|12356760|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|299450|item|disp=FHL book 973 H23bi}}


*''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress'' <ref>Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. ({{FHL|252458|title-id|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}.) </ref><ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/search?q=United+States+Local+Histories+in+the+Library+of+Congress&amp;amp;amp;qt=results_page Worldcat] </ref>
*Kaminkow, Marion J. ''United States Local Histories in the Library of Congress''. 5 vols. Baltimore: Magna Charta Book, 1975-76. {{WorldCat|315166|At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|252458|item|disp=FHL book 973 A3ka}}


=== State Histories Useful to Genealogists  ===
=== State Histories Useful to Genealogists  ===
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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 Virginia 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 Virginia are:  


*''History of Virginia'' <ref>''History of Virginia''. Six Volumes. Chicago, Illinois: American Historical Society, 1924. (Family History Library {{FHL|70563|title-id|disp=book 975.5 H2a; Volume 1 on film 1421672 item 11; Volumes 2-6 on film 1321473}}.) </ref>Volumes four through six contain biographies. This history is indexed by Wardell's, Virginians &amp; West Virginians, 1607-1870, see the [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia Genealogy]] page.  
*''History of Virginia''. Six Volumes. (Chicago, Illinois: American Historical Society, 1924.) {{FHL|70563|item|disp=FHL book 975.5 H2a; Volume 1 on film 1421672 item 11; Volumes 2-6 on film 1321473}}. Volumes four through six contain biographies. This history is indexed by Wardell's, Virginians and West Virginians, 1607-1870, see the [[Virginia Genealogy|Virginia Genealogy]] page.  
*Tyler, Lyon Gardiner. ''Narratives of Early Virginia, 1606-1625''. New York: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1907. Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=MrQnAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; {{FHL|366961|item|disp=FHL Film 29272}}.<br>
*Tyler, Lyon Gardiner, ''Narratives of Early Virginia, 1606-1625'' (New York: Chas. Scribner's Sons, 1907.) Digital version at [http://books.google.com/books?id=MrQnAAAAYAAJ Google Books]; {{FHL|366961|item|disp=FHL film 29272}}.
*Campbell, Charles. ''History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia.'' Philadelphia, Pa.: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1860. Digitized by [http://archive.org/details/historycolonyan02campgoog Internet Archive].
*Campbell, Charles. ''History of the Colony and Ancient Dominion of Virginia.'' Philadelphia, Pa.: J.B. Lippincott and Co., 1860. Digitized by [http://archive.org/details/historycolonyan02campgoog Internet Archive].


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*American Historical Association, ''Writings on American History'' (Washington, D.C.:American Historical Association,1960-1960) {{WorldCat|1770230|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|244514|item|disp=FHL book 973 H23w}}Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=mgEPAAAAYAAJ& Google Books]
*American Historical Association, ''Writings on American History'' (Washington, D.C.:American Historical Association,1960-1960) {{WorldCat|1770230|disp=At various libraries (WorldCat)}}; {{FHL|244514|item|disp=FHL book 973 H23w}}Full text available at [http://books.google.com/books?id=mgEPAAAAYAAJ& Google Books]


=== Family History Library ===
=== Family History Library ===


To access histories available through the Family History Library Catalog, use the Place-names Search for:  
To access histories available through the Family History Library Catalog, use the Place-names Search for:  
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