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Texas Forestry Museum - Research

Extensive research by the Texas Forestry Museum led to the development of two electronic databases relating to the history of forestry in the state.

The Canadian Encyclopedia - Timber Trade History

The Handbook of Texas Online - Lumber Industry

The Louisiana Lumber Boom c. 1880-1925

A good history of lumbering in Louisiana. There are not many names, but if your ancestor worked in the industry it would give insight into the job. There are pictures included as well.

Timber Industry History in Sandpoint, Idaho

By Billie Jean Plaster, Sandpoint Magazine.

Timber Industry in Hull

Hull, England, U.K.

Weyerhaeuser Family: An Inventory of Their Papers at the Minnesota Historical Society

Business and personal papers of Minnesota lumber magnate Frederick Weyerhaeuser and his descendants. There is information about the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and various subsidiary and affiliated companies, and about family members and their activities, 1860-2003.