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Lyman Horace Weeks
A prolific historian and genealogist, he wrote with the curiosity of an archivist and the range of a generalist—covering family lineages, New York society, early motoring, horse racing, and American industry. His books open small windows onto the people and institutions that shaped the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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About the author
Born in Massachusetts in 1851, he became known as an American genealogist, historian, and editor. Archival records at the New York Public Library describe his specialty as genealogical research and note that he wrote and edited both monographs and serial publications.
His body of work was remarkably wide-ranging. Surviving catalogs and library records show titles on family history, New York civic and social life, paper manufacturing, horse racing, and the development of the automobile, including Automobile Biographies, a book that traces the lives and work of early vehicle pioneers.
He died in 1942. Today, much of his writing remains accessible through public-domain and library collections, which helps explain why he is still encountered by readers interested in genealogy, local history, and the industrial past.