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genealogy source
for ideas and resources
to bring your family history to life
for ideas and resources
to bring your family history to life
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Your
genealogy source for ideas and resources to bring your family history to life |
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Social History GenGuides A Touch of Social History: What Social History can do for your Family History Local & County Histories: Every Town Has a Story City Directories: Who Lived Where and When? The WPA: History, Then and Now
Social History Topics
The Writer's Guide to Everyday Lifein the Wild West from 1840-1900 by Candy Moulton
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Social History Library An abundance of print resources are available to help you locate the social history background for your family history. This Social History Library offers a wide variety of helpful books to get your started. Many of these books are available at your local library, favorite bookseller, or online at www.amazon.com.
Everyday Life in the 1800s: A Guide for Writers, Students, and Historians by Marc McCutcheon
Daily Life in the United States, 1920-1940: How Americans Lived Through the Roaring Twenties and the Great Depression by David E. Kyvig
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What is Social History? Placing your ancestors within the context of their social and historic surroundings will help you to get to know them better. It would be a mistake to think of your great-grandfather against the backdrop of 21st century New York. He didn't have television, telephones, cars, or even indoor plumbing. His own world was unique and interesting. Spend some time researching the location and era your ancestors lived in and you will be able to think of them in terms of what their lives were really like.
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