TheEncyclopedia of Local History addresses nearly every aspect of local history, including everyday issues, theoretical approaches, and trends in the field. This encyclopedia provides both the casual browser and the dedicated historian with adept commentary by bringing the voices of over one hundred experts together in one place.

Entries include:
·Terms specifically related to the everyday practice of interpreting local history in the United States, such as African American History, City Directories, and Latter-Day Saints.
·Historical and documentary terms applied to local history such as Abstract, Culinary History, and Diaries.
·Detailed entries for major associations and institutions that specifically focus on their usage in local history projects, such as Library of Congress and Society of American Archivists
·Entries for every state and Canadian province covering major informational sources critical to understanding local history in that region.
·Entries for every major immigrant group and ethnicity.

Brand-new to this edition are critical topics covering both the practice of and major current areas of research in local history such as Digitization, LGBT History, museum theater, and STEM education. Also new to this edition are graphics, including 48 photographs.

Overseen by a blue-ribbon Editorial Advisory Board (Anne W. Ackerson, James D. Folts, Tim Grove, Carol Kammen, and Max A. van Balgooy) this essential reference will be frequently consulted in academic libraries with American and Canadian history programs, public libraries supporting local history, museums, historic sites and houses, and local archives in the U.S. and Canada.

This third edition is the first to include photographs.

Amy H. Wilson is an independent museum consultant and editor of this volume. She was first curator, then director of the Chemung County Historical Society in Elmira, New York, for thirteen years. Her independently curated exhibits includeAtlanta in 50 Objects for the Atlanta History Center and1968 in America for Exhibits USA. She received her M.A. in public history from Indiana University/Purdue University, Indianapolis.

List of Photos
Introduction
The Encyclopedia
Appendix A: Ethnic Groups
Appendix B: Religion in North America and Its Communities
Appendix C: State Historical Organizations
Appendix D: NARA Facilities
About the Contributors
Index