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== Online Resources == | |||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2227 Who's Who on the Pacific Coast, 1913], ($), index | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2227 Who's Who on the Pacific Coast, 1913], ($), index & images | ||
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#wa County and Town Histories] with biographies | *[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories3.htm#wa County and Town Histories] with biographies | ||
*[http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/whc/WAWomen/bios/ Women in Washington biographies] | *[http://www.washingtonhistory.org/research/whc/WAWomen/bios/ Women in Washington biographies] | ||
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*The [http://www.lib.washington.edu/suzzallo Suzzallo Library] at the [http://www.washington.edu/ University of Washington] has the best collection of [http://www.washington.edu/search/?cx=001967960132951597331%3A04hcho0_drk&cof=FORID%3A0&q=biographies+of+washingtonians&sa=Go biographical materials for Washingtonians]. | *The [http://www.lib.washington.edu/suzzallo Suzzallo Library] at the [http://www.washington.edu/ University of Washington] has the best collection of [http://www.washington.edu/search/?cx=001967960132951597331%3A04hcho0_drk&cof=FORID%3A0&q=biographies+of+washingtonians&sa=Go biographical materials for Washingtonians]. | ||
*The | *The FamilySearch Library has some compiled {{FSC|United States, Washington|place|disp=biographies}} of explorers, Indians, prominent citizens, and early settlers in the state. Add a comma to the search box and slide way down the list to select a county. | ||
*Biographical information is often found in state and local histories. Another helpful biographical source is ''Who's Who in Washington State: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Men and Women Prominent in the Affairs of Washington State.'' (Seattle, Washington: H. Allen Pub., 1927.) {{ | *Biographical information is often found in state and local histories. Another helpful biographical source is ''Who's Who in Washington State: A Compilation of Biographical Sketches of Men and Women Prominent in the Affairs of Washington State.'' (Seattle, Washington: H. Allen Pub., 1927.) {{FSC|194883|item|disp=FS Library film 1000645 item 5}}. | ||
==Biographies in Local Histories== | |||
*Biographical information is often found in '''state, county, and town histories'''. | |||
*Towards the end of the 19th century, began publishers soliciting short biographical/family histories from local founding families, offering to publish them in an upcoming local history. This then became an incentive for family members to buy a copy of the book. | |||
*Families represented were '''not necessarily prominent'''. Practically everyone living there, especially in the Midwest, counted as an early settler. | |||
*These biographies often start with '''the first member of the family to settle in the area''', and detail their descendants at the time of publishing. They may tell '''where the family moved in from'''. Children's marriages often are given, with '''maiden names''' included. | |||
===Finding Biographies=== | |||
*The [[Washington, United States Genealogy#Counties|'''county Wiki page''']] lists several county histories. It also lists '''local libraries, and societies''' which probably have copies of local histories. | |||
*Many histories are no longer under copyright and can be found in the following '''online, digitized book collections'''. Search with keywords "History" and "the name of your locality" (state, county, or town). | |||
**[https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/ '''FamilySearch Books'''] | |||
**[https://books.google.com/ '''Google Books'''] | |||
**[https://www.worldcat.org/ '''World Cat'''] | |||
**[https://www.hathitrust.org/ '''HathiTrust'''] | |||
**[https://archive.org/ '''Internet Archive'''] | |||
*The FamilySearch library has extensive collections of these local histories. Many are digitized. Search the [https://www.familysearch.org/search/catalog '''FamilySearch Catalog'''] under your locality for the topics "Biography" and "History". | |||
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