Local histories often provide invaluable information to family historians about their ancestors in specific areas of the country. However, finding those histories can be a chore. A Bibliography of American County Histories was compiled to help researchers quickly identify potentially useful volumes.
Though published in 1985, according to the author, there have likely been very few additional histories of note written which would have made the list in this compilations. The author notes that even the Bicentennial, which caused a small jump in valuable histories, did not make a big leap overall to the 5,000 or so well written histories, almost all of which were produced by 1919. This book is a reference guide to those important historical volumes.
This book provides the biographical sketches for local histories in alphabetical order by counties within each state. Alaska, Hawaii and Puerto Rico are excluded. A Bibliography of American County Histories is another one of those great reference guides libraries and genealogical societies should consider collecting. Individuals with a taste for local histories may also find this book useful in identifying potential great reads.
Order a copy of A Bibliography of American County Histories for your library at Family Roots Publishing; Item #: GPC1825.