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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 Minnesota: | 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 Minnesota: | ||
*''A History of Minnesota'' <ref>Folwell, William Watts. ''A History of Minnesota''. Four Volumes. Saint Paul, Minneota: Minnesota Historical Society, 1921–1930. (Family History Library {{FHL|199637|title-id|disp=book 977.6 H2f; film 1036196 items2–5}}.) This history focuses on firsts in the state: first white men, first commerce, and so on. Volume 4 has a cumulative index. | *''A History of Minnesota'' <ref>Folwell, William Watts. ''A History of Minnesota''. Four Volumes. Saint Paul, Minneota: Minnesota Historical Society, 1921–1930. (Family History Library {{FHL|199637|title-id|disp=book 977.6 H2f; film 1036196 items2–5}}.) This history focuses on firsts in the state: first white men, first commerce, and so on. Volume 4 has a cumulative index. *Blegen, Theodore C. Minnesota: ''A History of the State''. 2d ed. [Minneapolis, Minnesota]: University of Minnesota Press, 1975. ( Family History Library {{FHL|25985|title-id|disp=book 977.6 H2bt}}.) </ref>This is a concise history with an extensive bibliography and index. | ||
== United States History == | == United States History == | ||