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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: | ||
*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}}. | *{{RecordSearch|1932510|Virginia Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}} Images of collections from the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Virginia. The collection includes bible records, genealogy papers, and miscellaneous records. | ||
*''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}}. | |||
*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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=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||
*{{RecordSearch|1932510|Virginia Historical Society Papers, 1607-2007}} Images of collections from the Virginia Historical Society in Richmond, Virginia. The collection includes bible records, genealogy papers, and miscellaneous records. | |||
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Virginia History of Virginia -Wikipedia] | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Virginia History of Virginia -Wikipedia] | ||
*[http://www.vahistorical.org/storyofvirginia.htm The Story of Virginia] | *[http://www.vahistorical.org/storyofvirginia.htm The Story of Virginia] | ||
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*[http://books.google.com/books?id=0RlL0mHKyH8C&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=African-american+research+resources+genealogy+forum&source=bl&ots=3O9_6__0kD&sig=tvDTtLc8xSkXhRaVF1m46k_twMs&hl=en&ei=_ONTS_-MB4-YtgeqyvmmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBUQ6AEwBTgo#v=onepage&q&f=false Virginia genealogy: sources & resources] By Carol McGinnis<br> | *[http://books.google.com/books?id=0RlL0mHKyH8C&pg=PA140&lpg=PA140&dq=African-american+research+resources+genealogy+forum&source=bl&ots=3O9_6__0kD&sig=tvDTtLc8xSkXhRaVF1m46k_twMs&hl=en&ei=_ONTS_-MB4-YtgeqyvmmCQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=6&ved=0CBUQ6AEwBTgo#v=onepage&q&f=false Virginia genealogy: sources & resources] By Carol McGinnis<br> | ||
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