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There is no doubt that local and regional history, considered by
many as a kind of minor historical study, has a pressing need for a
systematic inventory of its resources. This collection shows the
durability, the vividness, and the astonishing productivity of a
sector of history which is the stronghold of the history-lover
rather than the professional historian. The nature and content of
each book determines its selection. For each book included, the
compilers have weighed its contribution to local history and
regional history rather than the style in which it is
written-narrative, memoir, descriptive study, or novel. It is this
criterion of selection that has permitted the retention of several
general histories of a varied nature-Bouchette, Charlevoix,
Nicholas Denys, La Potherie, Lescarbot, Hanotaux, Sulte, etc.-
where local and regional life takes on a major importance for
reasons of order in history, method, or quite simply because local
life is the principal object of the study itself. The editors have
also retained certain works-those of George W. Brown, Arthur Buies,
George M. Grant, Blodwen Davies, etc.-because they are primarily
descriptive and contain numerous elements in which local history
blends with the manners and customs of the inhabitants of certain
regions. This bibliography is designed primarily for
historiographers who have until now paid little attention to local,
regional, or parochial history. It will also be invaluable for
librarians who suffer from the numerous difficulties involved in
the classification of such works. Since 1950, all works published
in Canada are, by virtue of the book deposit law, provided to the
National Library of Canada, and recorded in Canadiana.
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