Courthouse research for family historians : your guide to genealogical treasures / by Christine Rose.
Finally--the only guidebook devoted exclusively to research in America's courthouses. Full of essentials starting with preparation, interacting with the clerks, using the indexes, and what to expect to find in each courthoiuse office. But it doesn't stop there. Evaluating the records and using them to solve genealogical problems are included. For those who can't travel to the courthouse personally, use of the Internet, microfilm, and published books of abstracts are discussed. Tips galore from an author who has researched in more than 500 courthouses.
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- ISBN: 0929626168
- ISBN: 9780929626161
- Physical Description: xviii, 219 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
- Publisher: San Jose, CA : CR Publications, 2004.
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 201-203) and index. |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Preparation is the key -- You're there-now what? -- Property matters -- Searching for property records -- Estates galore -- Estate documents -- Milking every clue from estates -- Understanding the court system -- Civil and criminal court -- Birth, marriage, and death -- The Internet, microfilm, and libraries -- Strategies that work. |
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| Subject: | Court records > Research > United States. Genealogy. United States > Genealogy. |
| Genre: | Family histories. |
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