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Strategies for making research progress on families who lived in a place where most of the records are lost.
Strategies for making research progress on families who lived in a place where most of the records are lost.


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The phrase "burned counties" was first used for research in Virginia where many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires, or during the Civil War.<sup>1</sup> The strategies for researching places where a local courthouse or repository was wiped out by flood, fire, war, or cleaning-streak clerks are useful in similar situations all around the United States, Canada, and throughout the world.
<br> The phrase "burned counties" was first used for research in Virginia where many county records were destroyed in courthouse fires, or during the Civil War.<sup>1</sup> The strategies for researching places where a local courthouse or repository was wiped out by flood, fire, war, or cleaning-streak clerks are useful in similar situations all around the United States, Canada, and throughout the world.


== '''Build a Foundation for Success''' ==
== '''Build a Foundation for Success''' ==
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