Local and general history books in the United States offer rich insights for genealogists tracing family roots. Titles like Massachusetts, Whaling Crews, 1807–1927 and Historical Memoirs of Louisiana provide unique occupational and colonial-era context, while county histories—such as those of Gage County, Nebraska; Orange County, California; and Fayette County, Indiana—often include biographical sketches, land ownership details, and migration patterns. These sources can uncover stories that vital records alone may miss, offering a deeper understanding of an ancestor’s community, culture, and daily life. By placing individuals within the broader historical landscape, such books serve as valuable tools for building a fuller, more vivid family history.
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Local and General History
- Genesis of the United States, a Narrative of the Movement in England, 1605-1616, Volume 2 1,391 records
- Photogravure Memories And B.P.O.E. Album of the Benevolent And Protective Order of Elks of the United States of America (1904) 1,310 records
- History of the Nineteenth Army Corps (1892) 1,116 records
- Pioneer History of America 1,050 records
- Annual Report of the American Historical Association, 1905, Volume 1 1,026 records
- Annual Report of the American Historical Association, 1918, Volume 2 829 records
- The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American, Volume 2 818 records
- Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society, Volume 13 814 records
- The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American, Volume 1 768 records
- Conquering the Wilderness, or, New Pictorial History of the Life And Times of the Pioneer Heroes And Heroines of America (1883) 756 records
- Annual Report of the American Historical Association, 1910 741 records
- The Wentworth Genealogy: English and American, Volume 3 734 records
- History And Genealogy of the Knowltons of England And America, Volume 1 (1897) 724 records
- History And Genealogy of the Knowltons of England And America, Volume 2 (1897) 724 records
- New Complete History of the United States of America, Volume 4 706 records
- History of the Kagy Relationship in American, 1715 - 1900 680 records
- History of the Slocums, Slocumbs And Slocombs of America, 1637 - 1908 660 records
- Illustrated History of Washington And His Times 654 records
- History of the National Society of Daughters of Founders and Patriots of America, 1913 648 records
- Annual Report of the American Historical Association, 1921 644 records
- Survey of the Scovils or Scovills In England And America: Seven Hundred Years of History And Genealogy (1915) 640 records
- New Complete History of the United States of America, Volume 3 612 records
- A Survey of the Scovils or Scovills in England and America: Seven Hundred Years of History and Genealogy 611 records
- The Linzee Family of Great Britain and the United States, Volume 2 589 records
- History of the United States of America, Volume 1 (1879) 582 records
- Discovery And Conquests of the Northwest (1880) 575 records
- Annual Report of the American Historical Association, 1913, Volume 2 553 records
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