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Back to [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho Portal Page]]► | Back to [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho Portal Page]]► | ||
The best collection and index of biographical materials of [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho]] residents is at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/ Idaho State Historical Society].The [http://www.idahohistory.net/id_bio_index.html Idaho Biographical Index (IBI) ]is an index of persons named in state, county and community histories, regional periodicals, and selected newspaper articles from around the state and throughout its history. | The best collection and index of biographical materials of [[Portal:Idaho|Idaho]] residents is at the [http://www.idahohistory.net/ Idaho State Historical Society].The [http://www.idahohistory.net/id_bio_index.html Idaho Biographical Index (IBI) ]is an index of persons named in state, county and community histories, regional periodicals, and selected newspaper articles from around the state and throughout its history. | ||
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.<br>Some representative histories that are primarily biographical and held at the FHL are: | 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.<br>Some representative histories that are primarily biographical and held at the FHL are: | ||
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*''An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho.'' Four Volumes in 2. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1899. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200849&disp=An+Illustrated+history+of+the+state+of+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.6 H2ih; film 1000164].) | *''An Illustrated History of the State of Idaho.'' Four Volumes in 2. Chicago, Illinois: Lewis Publishing Company, 1899. (Family History Library [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=200849&disp=An+Illustrated+history+of+the+state+of+I%20%20&columns=*,0,0 book 979.6 H2ih; film 1000164].) | ||
For a complete list of the biographical holdings of the FHL, click [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=374953&subject_disp=Idaho+%2D+Biography&columns=*,0,0 here] | For a complete list of the biographical holdings of the FHL, click [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=374953&subject_disp=Idaho+%2D+Biography&columns=*,0,0 here] | ||
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. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=212999&disp=Mormons+and+their+neighbors%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Ref 978 D32w].) This source is indexed on the Internet site of Brigham Young University - Idaho: [http://www.byui.edu www.byui.edu]. | 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. (Family History Library book [http://www.familysearch.org/eng/library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=titledetails&titleno=212999&disp=Mormons+and+their+neighbors%20%20&columns=*,0,0 Ref 978 D32w].) This source is indexed on the Internet site of Brigham Young University - Idaho: [http://www.byui.edu www.byui.edu]. | ||
Brigham Young University has a collection, called: | Brigham Young University has a collection, called: | ||