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Nearby History: Exploring the Past Around You
by David Kyvig, Larry Cebula, Myron A. Marty
This would be a great book for an undergrad/someone who has not done research before. While the book is well-written, there are a LOT of lists, and the discussion of "the new-fangled Internet and computers" can get a little old. A great reference book when a person has a specific problem, I'm not sure how useful it is cover-to-cover.