Many genealogy books are old and fragile and you won't be allowed to put them on the copy machine. Therefore, you need to know how to take complete notes. Documenting ALL of your research is very important. This book is available from many genealogy book dealers. A geographical dictionary - contains names of people.
Volumes contain biographies, business information, schools, churches, etc.
Generally county printed and tough to find. Maries County Missouri has a 2 volume history, all copies were sold or pre-sold, someone had two copies and sold me one. Many newspapers have been microfilmed and often are available on inter-library loan. Local societies and individuals are undertaking projects of indexing newspapers for obituaries, births, marriages, anniversaries, probates. Telephone directories m.