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Online edition of this Central Intelligence Agency publication. Genealogical Dictionary of the First Settlers of New England before 1692 Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States. This web version of the Guide to Federal Records in the National Archives of the United States is based on a paper version with the same title compiled by Robert B. Matchette et al in 1995. This version incorporates descriptive information about federal records acquired by the National Archives after the 1995 paper edition went to press, and it is regularly updated to reflect new acquisitions of federal records. The German-Americans: An Ethnic Experience : A Publication of the Max Kade German-American Center. Published in German in 1990, translated in 1993. Norwegian-American Studies. Volumes 1-33 of Norwegian-American Studies, a scholarly journal of Norwegian-American History, are available online in a printable format. African American Women Writers of the 19th Century. 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Published in 1890 Montana Contributions to the Historical Society of Montana : Volume 01, 1876 - Volume 02, 1896 - Volume 03, 1900 - Volume 04, 1903 - Volume 05, 1904 - Volume 06, 1907 - Volume 07, 1910 - Volume 08, 1917 - Volume 09, 1923 - Volume 10, 1940 Nebraska A Brief Descriptive History of Hall County, and numerous Biographical Sketches of the Citizens (Nebraska) : From Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Adams, Clay, Hall and Hamilton Counties. The Goodspeed Publishing Co. Chicago, Ill. 1890. The Indian War of 1864, Being a Fragment of the Early History of Kansas, Nebraska, Colorado and Wyoming, by Eugene Ware, published in 1911. A History of Nebraska Methodism 1854-1904 by Rev. David Marquette, published in 1904 The History of Richardson County, (Nebraska) : A two-volume work that was originally published in 1917.  Volume I includes general county history, while Volume II contains biographical sketches of various county residents History of the State of Nebraska, first published in 1882 by The Western Historical Company, A. T. Andreas, Proprietor, Chicago, IL. Nevada History of Nevada, published in 1881. Chapter 50 : History of Nye County. New Hampshire A History of Union, New Hampshire (1775-1992) - Free online book by Louis E. Tibbetts. History of Rockingham County, New Hampshire and Representative Citizens by Charles A. Hazlett, Richmond-Arnold Publishing Co., Chicago, Ill., 1915 New Jersey History of the county of Hudson, New Jersey, from its earliest settlement to the present time. Free online edition of this book by Charles H. Winfield published in 1874. 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Current Constitution of the State of Ohio. Governors of Ohio. Ordinance of the Northwest Territory, 1787 Short Chronology: The War of 1812 in the Northwest Executive Journal of the Northwest Territory, 1788-1803 Document Transcriptions of the War of 1812 in the Northwest. Expenditure of Appropriations to Award the Officers and Crews of Certain Vessels for Captures.... Irish Americans and Their Communities of Cleveland, by Nelson J. Callahan & William F. Hickey with an Introduction by Andrew M. Greeley. This edition contains the complete text as found in the 1978 print edition from the Cleveland Ethnic Heritage Studies series by Cleveland State University. Historical Collections of Ohio, Newspaper articles, Plains Dealer compiled by S.J. Kelley -- 1925. Centennial History. Troy, Piqua, and Miami County Ohio and Representative Citizens Published 1909, edited and compiled by Thomas C. Harbaugh, literary journalist, and Secretary of the Maryland Association of Ohio. Pages 281-857 in this book are Biographies. There are over 600 of them. The Miami Years 1809-1984 By Walter Havighurst A History and Biographical Cyclopaedia of Butler County Ohio, With Illustrations and Sketches of its Representative Men and Pioneers Cincinnati, Ohio. Western Biographical Publishing Company, 1882. By the Neck Until Dead: A History of Hangings in Cuyahoga County (Ohio), by John Stark Bellamy II, 2000. History of Logan County, Ohio. Free online edition of this book published in 1880. Includes several biographical sketches. Cincinnati : Queen City of the West, 1819–1838 - Free pdf edition of this book by Daniel Aaron published in 1992. History of Erie County, Ohio. Free online edition of this book published in 1889. Oklahoma History of The State of Oklahoma. Free online edition of this book published in 1908. Growing Up With Tulsa by Blanche Opal Kern Schad. Published by the author around 1982. 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Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants (HCPD) Files to Download : Sixteen VA, WV and PA genealogy files are available, mainly in zip format. The HCPD is an organization dedicated to the history and genealogy of West Virginia concentrating on central West Virginia. Indian Atrocities Along the Clinch, Powell and Holston Rivers of Southwest Virginia, 1773-1794. Transcription of an unpublished manuscript written by the late Emory L. Hamilton. West Virginia Archives and History News published by the West Virginia Division of Culture and History. Back issues starting from March 2000 are online. Hacker's Creek Pioneer Descendants (HCPD) Files to Download : Sixteen VA, WV and PA genealogy files are available, mainly in zip format. The HCPD is an organization dedicated to the history and genealogy of West Virginia concentrating on central West Virginia. Wisconsin Early Norwegian Settlements in Wisconsin. 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