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==State Histories Useful to Genealogists== | ==State Histories Useful to Genealogists== | ||
Good genealogists strive to understand the life and times of their ancestors. In this sense, any history is useful. | 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 | 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 Oklahoma are: | ||
*''A History of the State of Oklahoma'' <ref> Hill, Luther B. ''A History of the State of Oklahoma''. 2 vols. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing, 1908.[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139821&disp=A+history+of+the+state+of+Oklahoma%2C+wi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 H2h; film 1,000,353 items 1-2; fiche 6,051,224.)]</ref> | *''A History of the State of Oklahoma'' <ref> Hill, Luther B. ''A History of the State of Oklahoma''. 2 vols. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing, 1908.[http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139821&disp=A+history+of+the+state+of+Oklahoma%2C+wi%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 H2h; film 1,000,353 items 1-2; fiche 6,051,224.)]</ref> | ||
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*''Oklahoma: The Story of Its Past and Present'' <ref> McReynolds, Edwin C., et al. ''Oklahoma: The Story of Its Past and Present''. Rev. ed. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139796&disp=Oklahoma%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 H2mc.)]</ref> | *''Oklahoma: The Story of Its Past and Present'' <ref> McReynolds, Edwin C., et al. ''Oklahoma: The Story of Its Past and Present''. Rev. ed. Norman, Oklahoma: University of Oklahoma Press, 1971. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=139796&disp=Oklahoma%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 H2mc.)]</ref> | ||
*''The Formation of the State of Oklahoma'' <ref> Gittinger, Roy. ''The Formation of the State of Oklahoma'' (1803-1906). Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1917. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=270160&disp=The+formation+of+the+state+of+Oklahoma+%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 H2gi; fiche 6,125,891.)]</ref> | *''The Formation of the State of Oklahoma'' <ref> Gittinger, Roy. ''The Formation of the State of Oklahoma'' (1803-1906). Berkeley, California: University of California Press, 1917. [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=270160&disp=The+formation+of+the+state+of+Oklahoma+%%20%20&columns=*,0,0 (Family History Library book 976.6 H2gi; fiche 6,125,891.)]</ref> | ||
==United States History== | ==United States History== | ||