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Example sentences for "local history"

  • Local history, properly understood, is not a dry register of events, but leads from particular conclusions to higher generalisations.

  • Such is the astounding statement in a local history printed by John Crouse, in 1768.

  • We might almost wish that he had known less of heraldry and more of history; but his great work must ever be the foundation of local history in Norwich and Norfolk.

  • Blomefield is responsible for very dark pictures indeed; but his statements, right or wrong, have been endorsed by later compilers of local history.

  • More, indeed, than this: rather to the country than to the towns in Kentucky must one look for the local history of the home life.

  • Here one happens upon a curious bit of local history--the evolution of the amphitheatre among the Kentuckians.

  • It goes back to the most ancient days of local history.

  • We are touching here upon a grave and curious fact of local history.

  • Extracts of an address entitled "Scraps of Local History," delivered by Canniff Haight, Esq.

  • Interesting piece of Local History by the Rev.

  • Interesting piece of local history; by the Rev.

  • In the last year of his propaganda occurred the event notable in local history.

  • The "Quaker Hill Series" of Local History, publications of the Quaker Hill Conference.

  • There is every indication that this new organization will do much toward awakening interest in the luring field of local history.

  • Owing to the absence of Professor Schafer of Oregon, Professor Bolton gave an excellent talk on the value of local history, which compensated in large measure for the absence of Professor Schafer.

  • The registers of Dalston are particularly valuable for purposes of local history, partly owing to the fact that Rose Castle, the residence of the Bishops of Carlisle, is in that parish.

  • The orders thus issued were not long recognised, but collectors of scraps of local history in all parts of the county have added to the general knowledge on this point.

  • The Rent Rolls of Lord Dudley and Ward in 1701"--a very curious contribution to local history, and full of general interest also.

  • His baptism,' we read in local history, 'was celebrated with right royal pomp in the Church of St. Bavon.

  • Such is the horrible story of the 'Tragic Banquet of Warfusee,' as it is called in local history.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    beautiful country; certain quantity; conventional long; delivered unto; divers places; first impression; form and regulate their domestic institutions; full possession; local administration; local authorities; local conditions; local habitation; local history; local inflammation; local names; local option; local rates; local self; local short; local tradition; loyal subject; modern ideas; name from; other purposes; specie payment; then given