Non-family genealogy

Tracing ancestors is not the only kind of genealogy there is.  You can also trace the genealogy of the town.  Starting with it's roots as a cow town and changing into a town for coal mining and ending up as a tourist destination or ghost town, the history of a town can be immense. 

 

Look and see if any of the town's newspapers survived in a county library or if there is a county historical society that might have kept old journals and photos of the town in its prime.  The life of a town changes just like the lives of people, and it's just as important to keep that information alive as we document the lives of our families.