Connecticut is today’s entry. I never realized that it has only eight counties! However, all have digitized county histories, so have fun browsing.

FAQ

1. While every county in the state is listed, links are only provided for titles that no longer fall under U.S. copyright laws. All (almost) links connect to free websites.
2. There are a few instances when a book has been digitized, but is only found on a paid site. In that case, no link is inserted, but a note as to the website where it has been found is given.
3. When a state history has also been found in digital format, it is listed in the STATE section that precedes the county list. I have limited STATE entries to those with county histories/biographical volumes in them.
4. There are a number of counties that DO have histories written, BUT they remain copyrighted material. Therefore, if a county has NONE after its name, it doesn’t mean there is no county history, just that none has been digitized. It’s also possible that the only digitized county history is included in one of the state volumes, so be sure to check those entries.
5. If the book is on FamilySearch, you will need a free account to access it. This list does NOT include town histories.
6. When all fifty states have been completed, I will post a PDF of them all.
7. One last note – it is very possible that a book is digitally available on more than one website. I’ve only included links to one site per book.

CONNECTICUT

STATE – Connecticut historical collections: containing a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, etc., John Warner Barber, Durrie & Peck, New Haven, Connecticut, 1837.
STATE – Representative citizens of Connecticut, biographical memorial, American Historical Society, New York, 1916.
STATE – Biographical encyclopedia of Connecticut & Rhode Island to the nineteenth century, Henry Clay Williams, Metropolitan Publishing & Engraving Company, New York, 1879.

FAIRFIELD – History of Fairfield County, Connecticut: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1881.
FAIRFIELD – Leading Business Men of Fairfield County, and a historical review of the principal cities, Mercantile Publishing Company, Boston, 1887.
FAIRFIELD – History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1639-1928, Volume 1, Lynn W. Wilson, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1929.
FAIRFIELD – History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1639-1928, Volume 2, Lynn Winfield Wilson, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1929.
FAIRFIELD – History of Fairfield County, Connecticut, 1639-1928, Volume 3, Lynn Winfield Wilson, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1929.
HARTFORD – History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928: being a study of the makers of the first constitution and the story of their lives, of their descendants and of all who have come, Volume 1, Charles Winslow Burpee, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1928.
HARTFORD – History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928: being a study of the makers of the first constitution and the story of their lives, of their descendants and of all who have come, Volume 2, Charles Winslow Burpee, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1928.
HARTFORD – History of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1928: being a study of the makers of the first constitution and the story of their lives, of their descendants and of all who have come, Volume 3, Charles Winslow Burpee, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois, 1928.
HARTFORD – The Memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 1, James Hammond Trumbull, E.L. Osgood, Boston, 1886.
HARTFORD – The Memorial history of Hartford County, Connecticut, 1633-1884, Volume 2, James Hammond Trumbull, E.L. Osgood, Boston, 1886.
LITCHEFIELD – A biographical history of the county of Litchfield, Payne Kenyon Kilbourne, Clark, Austin & Company, New York, 1851.
LITCHFIELD – History of Litchefield County, J.W. Lewis, Philadelphia, 1881.
LITCHFIELD – Litchfield County sketches, Newell Meeker Calhoun, Litchfield County View Club, 1906.
LITCHFIELD – Rural life in Litchfield County, Charles S. Phelps, Litchfield County University Club, 1917.
LITCHFIELD – Litchfield County centennial celebration: held at Litchfield, Conn., 13th and 14th of August, 1851, E. Hunt, Hartford, Connecticut, 1851.
LITCHFIELD – Biographical review of . . the leading citizens of Litchefield, County, Connecticut, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1896.
MIDDLESEX – A statistical account of the county of Middlesex in Connecticut, David Dudley Field, 1819.
MIDDLESEX – History of Middlesex County, J.E. Beers, New York, 1884.
NEW HAVEN- Leading Business Men of New Haven County, William Hale Beckford, Mercantile Publishing Company, Boston, 1887.
NEW HAVEN – History of New Haven County, Connecticut, Volume 1, J.L. Rockey, W.W. Preston & Company, New York, 1892.
NEW HAVEN – History of New Haven County, Connecticut, Volume 2, J.L. Rockey, W.W. Preston & Company, New York, 1892.
NEW HAVEN – Index to History of New Haven County, Connecticut, Volume 1, Decatur Genealoigcal Society, Decatur, Illinois, 1989. *Volume 2 not found.
NEW HAVEN – A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, Volume 1, Everett G. Hill, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, New York, 1918.
NEW HAVEN – A modern history of New Haven and eastern New Haven County, Volume 2, Everett G. Hill, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, New York, 1918.
NEW HAVEN – History of New Haven County, Connecticut, Volume 1, Mary Hewitt Mitchell, Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, Chicago, 1930.
NEW HAVEN – History of New Haven County, Connecticut, Volume 2, Mary Hewitt Mitchell, Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, Chicago, 1930.
NEW HAVEN – History of New Haven County, Connecticut, Volume 3, Mary Hewitt Mitchell, Pioneer Historical Publishing Company, Chicago, 1930.
NEW LONDON – Biographical review of. . leading citizens of New London, Connecticut, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1898.
NEW LONDON – History of New London County, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis, Philadelphia, 1882.
NEW LONDON – A modern history of New London County, Volume 1, Benjamin Tinkham Marshall, Lewis History Publishing Company, New York, 1922.
NEW LONDON – A modern history of New London County, Volume 2, Benjamin Tinkham Marshall, Lewis History Publishing Company, New York, 1922.
NEW LONDON – A modern history of New London County, Volume 3, Benjamin Tinkham Marshall, Lewis History Publishing Company, New York, 1922.
TOLLAND – History of Tolland County, including its earliest settlement. . to the present time, J.R. Cole, W.W. Preston & Company, New York, 1888.
WINDHAM – History of Windham County, Volume 1, Ellen Douglas Larned, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1874-1880.
WINDHAM – History of Windham County, Volume 2, Ellen Douglas Larned, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1874-1880.
WINDHAM – Historic gleanings in Windham county, Ellen Douglas Larned, Preston & Rounds, Providence, Rhode Island, 1899.
WINDHAM – History of Windham County, Richard M. Bayles, W.W. Preston & Company, New York, 1889.
WINDHAM – A modern history of Windham County, Volume 1, Allen B. Lincoln, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1920.
WINDHAM – A modern history of Windham County, Volume 2, Allen B. Lincoln, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, Chicago, 1920.

Massachusetts may have but 14 counties, but its published histories are as mighty as the rest of its fabulous records! It took me over 4 hours to compile today’s list – every county is represented with multiple entries.

FAQ

1. While every county in the state is listed, links are only provided for titles that no longer fall under U.S. copyright laws. All (almost) links connect to free websites.
2. There are a few instances when a book has been digitized, but is only found on a paid site. In that case, no link is inserted, but a note as to the website where it has been found is given.
3. When a state history has also been found in digital format, it is listed in the STATE section that precedes the county list. I have limited STATE entries to those with county histories/biographical volumes in them.
4. There are a number of counties that DO have histories written, BUT they remain copyrighted material. Therefore, if a county has NONE after its name, it doesn’t mean there is no county history, just that none has been digitized. It’s also possible that the only digitized county history is included in one of the state volumes, so be sure to check those entries.
5. If the book is on FamilySearch, you will need a free account to access it. This list does NOT include town histories.
6. When all fifty states have been completed, I will post a PDF of them all.
7. One last note – it is very possible that a book is digitally available on more than one website. I’ve only included links to one site per book.

MASSACHUSETTS

STATE – Comley’s history of Massachusetts: with portraits and biographies of some of the old settlers, and many of her most prominent manufacturers, professional and business men, William J. Comley, Comley Brothers, Boston, 1879.
STATE – A historical and statistical gazetteer of Massachusetts: with sketches of the principal events from its settlement: a catalogue of prominent characters, and historical and statistical notices, Jeremiah Spofford, E.G. Frothingham, Haverhill, 1806.
STATE – Historical collections: being a general collection of interesting facts, traditions, biographical sketches, anecdotes, &c., relating to the history and antiquities of every town in Massachusetts, with geographical descriptions, John Warner Barber, Warren Lazelle, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1848.
STATE – Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 1, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1909.
STATE – Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 2, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911.
STATE – Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 3, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911.
STATE – *Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 4, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911. *Not found.
STATE – Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 5, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1913.
STATE – Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 6, Samuel Atkins Elioit, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1916.
STATE –Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 7, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, n.d..
STATE – Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 8, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1917.
STATE – Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 9, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1918.
STATE – Biographical History of Massachusetts, Volume 10, Samuel Atkins Eliot, Massachusetts Biographical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, 1938.
STATE – Index to Biographical History of Massachusetts by Samuel Atkins Eliot, Boston Public Library, 1938.
STATE – Encyclopedia of Massachusetts, biographical, genealogical, William Richard Cutter, American Historical Society, New York, 1916.

BARNSTABLE – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 1, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
BARNSTABLE – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 2, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
BARNSTABLE – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 3, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
BARNSTABLE – History of Cape Cod: the Annals of Barnstable County, Volume 1, Frederick Freeman, G.C. Rand & Avery, 1858-1862.
BARNSTABLE – History of Cape Cod: the Annals of Barnstable County, Volume 2, Frederick Freeman, G.C. Rand & Avery, 1858-1862.
BARNSTABLE – History of Barnstable County, 1620-1637-1686-1890, Simpson I. Deyo, H.W. Blake, New York, 1890.
BARNSTABLE  – Historical sketches of towns in Plymouth and Barnstable counties, Dean Dudley, Boston, 1873.
BERKSHIRE – History of Berkshire County, Volume 1, Thomas Cushing & E.A. Smith, J.B. Beers & Company, New York, 1885.
BERKSHIRE – History of Berkshire County, Volume 2, Thomas Cushing & E.A. Smith, J.B. Beers & Company, New York, 1885.
BERKSHIRE – History of the county of Berkshire, Massachusetts, David Dudley Field & Chester Dewey, Samuel W. Bush, Pittsfield, 1829.
BERKSHIRE – Inland Massachusetts illustrated. A concise resume of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire, Elstner Publishing Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1890.
BERKSHIRE – Picturesque Berkshire, Volume 1, Charles Forbes Warner, W.F. Adams Company, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1893.
BERKSHIRE – Picturesque Berkshire, Volume 2, Charles Forbes Warner, W.F. Adams Company, Northampton, Massachusetts, 1893.
BERKSHIRE – Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Volume 1, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1906.
BERKSHIRE – Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Berkshire County, Volume 2, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1906.
BERKSHIRE – History of western Massachusetts, the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire: embracing an outline aspects and leading interests and separate histories of its one hundred towns, Volume 1, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855.
BERKSHIRE – History of western Massachusetts, the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire: embracing an outline aspects and leading interests and separate histories of its one hundred towns, Volume 2, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855.
BRISTOL – History of Bristol County, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1883.
BRISTOL – Our county and its people: a descriptive and biographical record of Bristol County, Boston Historical Company, Boston, 1899.
BRISTOL – A history of Bristol County, Volume 1, Frank Walcott Hutt, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1924.
BRISTOL – A history of Bristol County, Volume 2, Frank Walcott Hutt, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1924.
BRISTOL – A history of Bristol County, Volume 3, Frank Walcott Hutt, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1924.
DUKES – The history of Martha’s Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Volume 1, Charles Edward Banks, George H. Dean, Boston, 1911.
DUKES – The history of Martha’s Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Charles Edward Banks, George H. Dean, Boston, 1911.
DUKES – The history of Martha’s Vineyard, Dukes County, Massachusetts, Volume 3, Charles Edward Banks, George H. Dean, Boston, 1911.
DUKES – Martha’s Vineyard: historical, legendary, scenic: the story of its towns, Henry Franklin Norton & Robert Emmett Pyne, Pyne Printers, Hartford, Connecticut, 1923.
DUKES – The story of Martha’s Vineyard: from the lips of its inhabitants, newspaper files and those who have visited its shores, including stray notes on local history and industries, Charles Gilbert Hine, Hine Brothers, New York, 1908.
ESSEX – Biographical Review of . .leading citizens of Essex County, Massachusetts, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1898.
ESSEX – Essex County history and directory, C.A. & J.F. Wood, Boston, 1870. [FamilySearch Film 1000065, Item 2]
ESSEX – Standard history of Essex County: embracing a history of the county from its settlement to the present time, Cyrus Mason Tracy, C.F. Jewett, Boston, 1878.
ESSEX – History of Essex County, Volume 1, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1888.
ESSEX – History of Essex County, Volume 2, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis Publishing Company, Philadelphia, 1888.
ESSEX – Municipal history of Essex county in Massachusetts, Volume 1, Benjamin F. Arrington, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1922.
ESSEX – Municipal history of Essex county in Massachusetts, Volume 2, Benjamin F. Arrington, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1922.
ESSEX – Municipal history of Essex county in Massachusetts, Volume 3, Benjamin F. Arrington, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1922.
ESSEX – Municipal history of Essex county in Massachusetts, Volume 4, Benjamin F. Arrington, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1922.
ESSEX – History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts: including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott and Nahant, Alonzo Lewis and James Robinson Newhall, J.L. Shorey, Boston, 1865.
ESSEX – History of Lynn Essex County, Massachusetts: including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott and Nahant, 1883 Volume, James R. Newhall, Lynn, 1883.
ESSEX – History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts: including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott, and Nahant, James Robinson Newhall, Volume 1, George C. Herbert Bookstore, Lynn, 1890.
ESSEX – History of Lynn, Essex County, Massachusetts, including Lynnfield, Saugus, Swampscott and Nahant, Volume 2, Alonzo Lewis & James Robinson Newhall,
FRANKLIN – Biographical review. . of leading citizens of Franklin county, Massachusetts, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1895.
FRANKLIN – Inland Massachusetts illustrated. A concise resume of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire, Elstner Publishing Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1890.
FRANKLIN – History of western Massachusetts, the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire: embracing an outline aspects and leading interests and separate histories of its one hundred towns, Volume 1, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855.
FRANKLIN – History of western Massachusetts, the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire: embracing an outline aspects and leading interests and separate histories of its one hundred towns, Volume 2, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855.
FRANKLIN – History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers; complete in two volumes, Volume 1, Louis Everts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1879.
FRANKLIN – History of the Connecticut Valley in Massachusetts: with illustrations and biographical sketches of some of its prominent men and pioneers; complete in two volumes, Volume 2, Louis Everts, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1879.
FRANKLIN – Millers River district directory, 1883, ’87-88 directory of Athol, Orange, Royalston, Wendell, Templeton, Erving, Athol Transcript Book and Job Company, Athol, Massachusetts, 1887.
HAMPDEN – Inland Massachusetts illustrated. A concise resume of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire, Elstner Publishing Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1890.
HAMPDEN – History of western Massachusetts, the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire: embracing an outline aspects and leading interests and separate histories of its one hundred towns, Volume 1, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855.
HAMPDEN – History of western Massachusetts, the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire: embracing an outline aspects and leading interests and separate histories of its one hundred towns, Volume 2, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855.
HAMPDEN – Our county and its people: a history of Hampden County, Volume 1, Alfred Minott Copeland, Century Memorial Publishing Company, Boston, 1902.
HAMPDEN – Our county and its people: a history of Hampden County, Volume 2, Alfred Minott Copeland, Century Memorial Publishing Company, Boston, 1902.
HAMPDEN – Our county and its people: a history of Hampden County, Volume 3, Alfred Minott Copeland, Century Memorial Publishing Company, Boston, 1902.
HAMPDEN – Index of persons in the History of Hampden County, Massachusetts: by Alfred Minot Copeland (1902), Donald L. Lutes, Berkshire Family History Association, Pittsfield, Massachusetts, n.d.
HAMPDEN – Hampden County, 1636-1936, Volume 1, Clifton Johnson, American Historical Society, New York, 1936.
HAMPDEN – Hampden County, 1636-1936, Volume 2, Clifton Johnson, American Historical Society, New York, 1936.
HAMPDEN – Hampden County, 1636-1936, Volume 3, Clifton Johnson, American Historical Society, New York, 1936.
HAMPSHIRE – Inland Massachusetts illustrated. A concise resume of the natural features and past history of the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire, Elstner Publishing Company, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1890.
HAMPSHIRE – Biographical review. . of leading citizens of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, Biographical Review Publishing Company, New York, 1896.
HAMPSHIRE – History of western Massachusetts, the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire: embracing an outline aspects and leading interests and separate histories of its one hundred towns, Volume 1, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855.
HAMPSHIRE – History of western Massachusetts, the counties of Hampden, Hampshire, Franklin and Berkshire: embracing an outline aspects and leading interests and separate histories of its one hundred towns, Volume 2, Josiah Gilbert Holland, Samuel Bowles & Company, 1855.
HAMPSHIRE – Picturesque Hampshire: a supplement to the Quarter-Centennial journal, Charles Forbes Warner, Wade, Warner & Company, Northampton, 1890.
HAMPSHIRE – Historic Hampshire in the Connecticut Valley: happenings in a charming old New England county form the time of the dinosaur down to about 1900, Clifton Johnson, Milton Bradley, Springfield, 1932.
HAMPSHIRE – Gazetteer of Hampshire County, Massachusetts, 1654-1887, William Burton Gay, Syracuse, New York, 1887.
MIDDLESEX – Historic fields and mansions of Middlesex, Samuel Adams Drake, James R. Osgood & Company, Boston, 1874.
MIDDLESEX – Old landmarks and historic fields of Middlesex, Samuel Adams Drake, Roberts Brothers, Boston, 1876.
MIDDLESEX – History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 1, Samuel Adams Drake, Estes & Lauriat, Boston, 1880.
MIDDLESEX – History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Samuel Adams Drake, Estes & Lauriat, Boston, 1880.
MIDDLESEX – History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Volume 1, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis & Company, Philadelphia, 1890.
MIDDLESEX – History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Volume 2, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis & Company, Philadelphia, 1890.
MIDDLESEX – History of Middlesex County, Massachusetts, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men, Volume 3, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis & Company, Philadelphia, 1890.
MIDDLESEX – Beneath old roof trees, Abram English Brown, Lee & Shepard, Boston, 1896.
MIDDLESEX – Beneath old hearth-stones, Abram English Brown, Lee & Shepard, Boston, 1897.
MIDDLESEX – Ancient Middlesex with brief biographical sketches of the men who have served the country officially since its settlement, Levi Swanton Gould, Somerville Journal Print, Somerville, Massachusetts, 1905.
MIDDLESEX – Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Volume 1, William R. Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908.
MIDDLESEX – Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Volume 2, William R. Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908.
MIDDLESEX – Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Volume 3, William R. Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908.
MIDDLESEX – Historic homes and places and genealogical and personal memoirs relating to the families of Middlesex County, Volume 4, William R. Cutter, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1908.
MIDDLESEX – Middlesex County and its people, Volume 1, Edwin P. Conklin, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1927.
MIDDLESEX – Middlesex County and its people, Volume 2, Edwin P. Conklin, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1927.
MIDDLESEX – Middlesex County and its people, Volume 3, Edwin P. Conklin, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1927.
MIDDLESEX – Middlesex County and its people, Volume 4, Edwin P. Conklin, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1927.
MIDDLESEX – Middlesex County and its people, Volume 5, Edwin P. Conklin, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1927.
MIDDLESEX – A geography of Middlesex County: for young children, James G. Carter, William H. Brooks, Hilliard & Brown, Cambridge, 1830.
NANTUCKET – History of Nantucket County, island and town including genealogies of first settlers, Alexander Starbuck, C.E. Goodspeed, Boston, 1924.
NANTUCKET – The history of Nantucket: being a compendious account of the first settlement of the island by the English, together with the rise and progress of the whale fishery, Obed Macy, Hilliard, Gray & Company, Boston, 1835.
NANTUCKET – The story of old Nantucket: a brief history of the island and its people from its discovery down to the present day, William Francis Macy, Inquirer & Mirror Press, Nantucket, 1915.
NANTUCKET – Nantucket: a history, Robert Alexander Douglas-Lithgow, G.P. Putnam’s Sons, New York, 1914.
NORFOLK – Biographical Review . .of leading citizens of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1898.
NORFOLK – History of Norfolk County, with biographical sketches of many of its pioneers and prominent men,  Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis, Philadelphia, 1884.
NORFOLK – History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Volume 1, Louis Atwood Cook, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, New York, 1918.
NORFOLK – History of Norfolk County, Massachusetts, Volume 2, Louis Atwood Cook, S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, New York, 1918.
NORFOLK – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 1, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
NORFOLK – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 2, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
NORFOLK – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 3, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
NORFOLK – The old Coast road from Boston to Plymouth, Agnes Edwards [pseudonym (Agnes Rothery), Houghton-Mifflin Company, Boston, 1920.
PLYMOUTH – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 1, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
PLYMOUTH – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 2, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
PLYMOUTH – History of Plymouth, Norfolk and Barnstable Counties, Volume 3, Elroy Sherman Thompson, Lewis Historical Publishing Company, New York, 1928.
PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth County directory, and historical register of the old colony, Stillman B. Pratt, Middleboro, 1867.
PLYMOUTH – Historical sketches of towns in Plymouth and Barnstable counties, Dean Dudley, Boston, 1873.
PLYMOUTH – History of Plymouth County, with biographical sketches, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis, Philadelphia, 1884.
PLYMOUTH – Biographical review. .of leading citizens of Plymouth County, Massachusetts, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1897.
SUFFOLK – Professional and industrial history of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Volume 1, William T. David, Boston Historical Company, 1894.
SUFFOLK – Professional and industrial history of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Volume 2, William T. David, Boston Historical Company, 1894.
SUFFOLK – Professional and industrial history of Suffolk County, Massachusetts, Volume 3, William T. David, Boston Historical Company, 1894.
SUFFOLK – The memorial history of Boston, including Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1630-1880, in four volumes, Volume 1, Justin Winsor, J.R. Osgood, Boston, Massachusetts, 1881.
SUFFOLK – The memorial history of Boston, including Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1630-1880, in four volumes, Volume 2, Justin Winsor, J.R. Osgood, Boston, Massachusetts, 1881.
SUFFOLK – The memorial history of Boston, including Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1630-1880, in four volumes, Volume 3, Justin Winsor, J.R. Osgood, Boston, Massachusetts, 1881.
SUFFOLK – The memorial history of Boston, including Suffolk County, Massachusetts, 1630-1880, in four volumes, Volume 4, Justin Winsor, J.R. Osgood, Boston, Massachusetts, 1881.
WORCESTER – Biographical review. .of leading citizens of Worcester County, Massachusetts, Biographical Review Publishing company, Boston, 1899.
WORCESTER – The history of the county of Worcester, Peter Whitney, Isaiah Thomas, Worcester, 1793.
WORCESTER – Peter Whitney, and his history of Worcester County, John C. Crane, Franklin P. Rice, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1889.
WORCESTER – Historical collections, Volume 1, Holmes Ammidown, New York, 1874.
WORCESTER – Historical collections, Volume 2, Holmes Ammidown, New York, 1874.
WORCESTER – History of Worcester County, embracing a comprehensive history of the county from its first settlement to the present time, Volume 1, C.F. Jewett, Boston, 1879.
WORCESTER – History of Worcester County, embracing a comprehensive history of the county from its first settlement to the present time, Volume 2, C.F. Jewett, Boston, 1879.
WORCESTER – History of Worcester County, Volume 1, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis, Philadelphia, 1889.
WORCESTER – History of Worcester County, Volume 2, Duane Hamilton Hurd, J.W. Lewis, Philadelphia, 1889.
WORCESTER – Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Volume 1, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1907.
WORCESTER – Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Volume 2, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1907.
WORCESTER – Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Volume 3, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1907.
WORCESTER – Historic homes and institutions and genealogical and personal memoirs of Worcester County, Volume 4, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1907.
WORCESTER – History of Worcester County, Volume 1, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1924.
WORCESTER – History of Worcester County, Volume 2, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1924.
WORCESTER – History of Worcester County, Volume 3, Ellery Bicknell Crane, Lewis Publishing Company, New York, 1924.
WORCESTER – Worcester County: a narrative history Volume 1, John Crane, American Historical Society, New York, 1934.
WORCESTER – Worcester County: a narrative history Volume 2, John Crane, American Historical Society, New York, 1934.
WORCESTER – Worcester County: a narrative history Volume 3, John Crane, American Historical Society, New York, 1934.

With all my family ties to Maine, today’s list is close to my heart. Today’s list isn’t long and only Sagadahoc County has no volumes to share, but I’ve found some previously undiscovered good stuff!

FAQ

1. While every county in the state is listed, links are only provided for titles that no longer fall under U.S. copyright laws. All (almost) links connect to free websites.
2. There are a few instances when a book has been digitized, but is only found on a paid site. In that case, no link is inserted, but a note as to the website where it has been found is given.
3. When a state history has also been found in digital format, it is listed in the STATE section that precedes the county list. I have limited STATE entries to those with county histories/biographical volumes in them.
4. There are a number of counties that DO have histories written, BUT they remain copyrighted material. Therefore, if a county has NONE after its name, it doesn’t mean there is no county history, just that none has been digitized. It’s also possible that the only digitized county history is included in one of the state volumes, so be sure to check those entries.
5. If the book is on FamilySearch, you will need a free account to access it. This list does NOT include town histories.
6. When all fifty states have been completed, I will post a PDF of them all.
7. One last note – it is very possible that a book is digitally available on more than one website. I’ve only included links to one site per book.

MAINE

STATE – Saco Valley settlements and families: historical, biographical, genealogical, traditional and legendary, Gideon Tibbetts Ridlon, Portland, Maine, 1895.
STATE – Biographical review of Somerset, Piscataquis, Hancock, Washington, and Aroostook counties, Maine, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1898.
STATE – Biographical encyclopedia of Maine of the nineteenth century, Metropolitan Publishing and Engraving Company, Boston, 1885.
STATE – Biographical sketches of representative citizens of the state of Maine, New England Historical Publishing Company, Boston, 1903.

ANDROSCOGGIN – Atlas and history of Androscoggin County, Maine: from actual surveys, Sanford Everts & Company, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1873.
ANDROSCOGGIN – History of Androscoggin County, Maine, Georgia Drew Merrill, W.A. Fergusson & Company, Boston, 1891.
AROOSTOOK – Aroostook: with some account of the excursions thither of the editors of Maine, in the years 1858 and 1878, and of the colony of Swedes, settled in the town of New Sweden, Edward Henry Elwell, Transcript Printing Company, Portland, 1878.
AROOSTOOK – History of Aroostook, Edward Wiggin, Star-Herald Press, Presque Isle, Maine, 1922. [Two volumes in one book]
AROOSTOOK – Aroostook: our last frontier: Maine’s picturesque potato empire, Charles Morrow Wilson, Stephen Daye Printing, Brattleboro, Vermont, 1937.
CUMBERLAND – History of Cumberland County, Maine: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, W. Woodford Clayton, Everts & Peck, Philadelphia, 1880.
CUMBERLAND – Biographical review of Cumberland County, Maine, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1896.
FRANKLIN – Biographical Review of Franklin & Oxford Counties, Maine, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1897.
HANCOCK – A brief account of the early settlements along the shores of Skilling’s River: including West Sullivan, West Gouldsborough, Trenton Point and North Hancock: also reminiscences and anecdotes of old times and old folks, Thomas Foss, 1870.
HANCOCK – A survey of Hancock County, Maine, Samuel Wasson, Sprague Owen & Nash Printers, Augusta, Maine, 1878.
KENNEBEC – Illustrated history of Kennebec County, Maine: 1625-1799-1892, Simeon L. Deyo & Henry D. Kingsbury, H.W. Blake, New York, 1892.
KENNEBEC – A northern countryside, Rosalind Richards, Henry Holt & Company, New York, 1916.
KENNEBEC – Early history of the Kennebec Valley, Seth Harding Whitney, Sprague, Burleigh & Flynt, Augusta, Maine, 1887.
KENNEBEC – Kennebec yesterdays, Ernest Cummings Marriner, Colby College Press, Waterville, Maine, 1954.
KNOX – Chronicles of Knox County, Robert B. Fillmore, Rockport, 1922.
LINCOLN – Chronicles of Lincoln County, Robert B. Fillmore, Kennebec Journal Print Shop, Augusta, 1924.
OXFORD – Sketches of Oxford County, Thomas Treadwell Stone, Shirley & Ryde, Portland, Maine, 1830.
OXFORD – Biographical Review of Franklin & Oxford Counties, Maine, Biographical Review Publishing Company, Boston, 1897.
PENOBSCOT – History of Penobscot County, Maine: with illustrations and biographical sketches, 1826-1882. Williams, Chase & Company, Cleveland, Ohio, 1882.
PENOBSCOT – Genealogical index to Penobscot County history of Maine, 1882: published by Williams, Chase & Co., Agnes H. Ames Brewer, Maine, 1973.
PISCATAQUIS – Historical collections of Piscataquis County, Maine: consisting of papers read at meetings of Piscataquis County Historical Society; also the North Eastern Boundary Controversy and the Aroostook War, with documentary matter pertaining thereto, Piscataquis Historical Society, The Observer Press, Dover, Maine, 1910.
PISCATQUIS – History of Piscataquis County, Maine, from its earliest settlement to 1880, Amasa Loring, Hoyt, Fogg & Donham, Portland, Maine, 1880.
SAGADAHOC –NONE
SOMERSET – East Somerset County register, 1911-1912, Chatto, Auburn, Maine, 1912.
WALDO – A survey of Waldo County, Maine: historical, physical, agricultural, J.W. Lang, Sprague, Owen & Nash, Augusta, 1873.
WASHINGTON – Calais, Eastport and Vicinity, their representative business men and points of interest, embracing Calais, Eastport, Machias, Machiasport, Milltown, Jonesport, Princeton, Millbridge, Cherryfield and Lubec, George F. Bacon, Glenwood Publishing Company, Newark, New Jersey, 1892.
WASHINGTON – Eastport and Passamaquoddy: a collection of historical and biographical sketches, William Henry Kilby, Edward E. Shead & Company, Eastport, Maine, 1888.
WASHINGTON – The Narraguagus Valley: some account of its early settlement and settlers, James Alphonso Milliken, A.J. Huston, Portland Maine, 1910.
YORK – History of York County, Maine: with illustrations and biographical sketches of its prominent men and pioneers, W. Woodford Clayton, Everts & Peck, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1880.