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Horace Edwin Hayden
1837–1917
A Civil War veteran turned clergyman and historian, he became known for painstaking genealogical research and for preserving the history of Pennsylvania's Wyoming Valley. His books blend family history, regional memory, and a deep collector's love of old records.
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About the author
Born in Maryland in 1837, Horace Edwin Hayden later built a varied career as a minister, historian, and genealogist. He wrote on both family history and the American past, and his work shows the habits of a careful compiler who spent years gathering names, documents, and local traditions.
Hayden is especially remembered for books such as Virginia Genealogies, Pollock Genealogy, and Genealogical and Family History of the Wyoming and Lackawanna Valleys, Pennsylvania. He was also closely connected with the Wyoming Historical and Geological Society in Wilkes-Barre, where he served for many years as librarian, editor, and historical worker.
He died in Wilkes-Barre in 1917. Today, his writing remains useful to readers interested in genealogy, regional history, and the way nineteenth-century authors tried to preserve family and community stories before they were lost.