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*''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' <ref>Wolfe, Barbara Schull. ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' Logansport, Indiana: B.S. Wolfe, 197–?. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=977.583%2FM1+A3w 977.583/M1 A3w].) </ref>The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete. | *''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' <ref>Wolfe, Barbara Schull. ''Index to Lyman C. Draper Manuscripts.'' Logansport, Indiana: B.S. Wolfe, 197–?. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=977.583%2FM1+A3w 977.583/M1 A3w].) </ref>The name index gives the series and volume numbers, but is not complete. | ||
== 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. 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 North Carolina 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 North Carolina are: | ||
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North Carolina histories are available in all major research centers. A good example is: | North Carolina histories are available in all major research centers. A good example is: | ||
*''The History of a Southern State, North Carolina.'' <ref>Lefler, Hugh T., and Albert R. Newsome.&nbsp;''The History of a Southern State, North Carolina.''&nbsp;Rev. ed. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, c1973. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&columns=*%2C0%2C0&callno=975.6+H2Lh 975.6 H2Lh], 1973.) </ref> | *''The History of a Southern State, North Carolina.'' <ref>Lefler, Hugh T., and Albert R. Newsome.&amp;nbsp;''The History of a Southern State, North Carolina.''&amp;nbsp;Rev. ed. Chapel Hill, North Carolina: University of North Carolina Press, c1973. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titlehitlist&amp;columns=*%2C0%2C0&amp;callno=975.6+H2Lh 975.6 H2Lh], 1973.) </ref> | ||
*The History of North Carolina by Hugh Williamson (1812) | |||
== United States History == | == United States History == | ||