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Compiled Records for Mid-South Research (view source)
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This is a bibliographic essay of compiled records for doing Mid-South Research, which includes Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. | This is a bibliographic essay of compiled records for doing Mid-South Research, which includes Kentucky, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia. | ||
The research methods used for doing research in the mid-south | The research methods used for doing research in the mid-south are much the same as would be used for doing research in any area of America. Of course, there will always be variables. The decision of what records to use will be based on time lines, historical background, and the culture and makeup of the people who settled in the area you are researching. What is important to know, is that no matter where your research begins, it should always begin with compiled records. | ||
The use of compiled records is an essential part of genealogical research. These records contain information that has been gathered and in some cases indexed from other sources. With the use of these records, a researcher can benefit from the work that has already been done. They also help the researcher to be able to focus in on what needs to be done and often provides leads to other sources. It is important as a researcher to use finding aids that can save redoing work that has already been done and reduce the hours needed for a research project. However, it is important to remember that these records are not the final say. It is necessary for us to take this information and use it as a stepping stone to obtaining original records and verifying information. | The use of compiled records is an essential part of genealogical research. These records contain information that has been gathered and in some cases indexed from other sources. With the use of these records, a researcher can benefit from the work that has already been done. They also help the researcher to be able to focus in on what needs to be done and often provides leads to other sources. It is important as a researcher to use finding aids that can save redoing work that has already been done and reduce the hours needed for a research project. However, it is important to remember that these records are not the final say. It is necessary for us to take this information and use it as a stepping stone to obtaining original records and verifying information. | ||
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[https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list[1]] Genealogy.com, Learning Center, ''International Genealogical Index'', Online <http://www.genealogy.com/00000790.html> Accessed 10 February 2006. | [https://familysearch.org/search/collection/list [1]] Genealogy.com, Learning Center, ''International Genealogical Index'', Online <http://www.genealogy.com/00000790.html> Accessed 10 February 2006. | ||
[http://www.familysearchwiki.org/#_ftnref2 [2]] Ancestry.com, Ancestry World Tree, Online <http://www.ancestry.com/trees/awt/main.aspx> Accessed 10 February 2006. | [http://www.familysearchwiki.org/#_ftnref2 [2]] Ancestry.com, Ancestry World Tree, Online <http://www.ancestry.com/trees/awt/main.aspx> Accessed 10 February 2006. | ||
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