Local or Family Histories

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Family and/or County Histories - Books

1. FamilySearch Books
2. FamilySearch Wiki - click on map or enter state or country in search box
   • Online Genealogy Records by Location - FamilySearch Wiki page
3. Genealogy Bank - subscription site
4. Google Books
5. Internet Archive
6. Hathi Trust
7. Ancestry - subscription required but available free at the FHC through the database portal
8. World Vital Records - subscription required but available free at the FHC through the database portal
9. MyHeritage - subscription required but available free at the FHC through the database portal
10. Project Gutenberg
11. Making of America - Cornell University's digital library
12. Family History Library Catalog - search by title, author or keyword
13. WorldCat - use to locate a book in the nearest library or to request through inter-library loan

Make sure you're looking for the records in the right place by checking maps of the time period. Also check the "Handybook for Genealogists" or "Redbook" for state or county line boundary changes. You can find some helpful links on our Geographic Resources page.