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<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. | <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. | ||
{| width="550" height="300" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="5" border="1" align="center" | |||
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| valign="middle" align="left" | Alabama<br> | |||
| Hawaii<br> | |||
| Massachusetts<br> | |||
| New Mexico<br> | |||
| South Dakota<br> | |||
|- | |||
| Alaska<br> | |||
| Idaho<br> | |||
| Michigan<br> | |||
| New York<br> | |||
| Tennessee<br> | |||
|- | |||
| Arizona | |||
| Illinois | |||
| | |||
Minnesota | |||
| North Carolina | |||
| Texas | |||
|- | |||
| Arkansas<br> | |||
| Indiana<br> | |||
| Mississippi<br> | |||
| North Dakota<br> | |||
| Utah<br> | |||
|- | |||
| California<br> | |||
| Iowa<br> | |||
| Missouri<br> | |||
| Ohio<br> | |||
| Vermont<br> | |||
|- | |||
| Colorado<br> | |||
| Kansas<br> | |||
| Montana<br> | |||
| Oklahoma<br> | |||
| Virginia<br> | |||
|- | |||
| Connecticut<br> | |||
| Kentucky<br> | |||
| Nebraska<br> | |||
| Oregon<br> | |||
| Washington<br> | |||
|- | |||
| Deleware<br> | |||
| Louisiana<br> | |||
| Nevada<br> | |||
| Pennsylvania<br> | |||
| West Virginia<br> | |||
|- | |||
| Florida<br> | |||
| Maine<br> | |||
| New Jersey<br> | |||
| Rhode Island<br> | |||
| Wisconsin<br> | |||
|- | |||
| Georgia<br> | |||
| Maryland<br> | |||
| New Hampshire<br> | |||
| South Carolina<br> | |||
| Wyoming | |||
|} | |||
For a state-by-state list of counties where courthouse records were lost to flood or fire open the Internet and enter the URL http://My{Insert-state-name-here}Genealogy.com/index.htm#facts2, for example http://[http://myalabamagenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2 MyAlabamaGenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2] | For a state-by-state list of counties where courthouse records were lost to flood or fire open the Internet and enter the URL http://My{Insert-state-name-here}Genealogy.com/index.htm#facts2, for example http://[http://myalabamagenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2 MyAlabamaGenealogy.com/index.htm#facts2] | ||
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* '''''Concentrate on documenting one event in one person's life''''' at a time (for example, Ethel's marriage). Research the easiest to find events (sources) first. Stick with that event even if you do not find it on the first few searches. Keep looking for some source that will document that event. Don't move on to another event in the family until you find it, or until all possible documents, jurisdictions, and repositories for that event have been tried. | * '''''Concentrate on documenting one event in one person's life''''' at a time (for example, Ethel's marriage). Research the easiest to find events (sources) first. Stick with that event even if you do not find it on the first few searches. Keep looking for some source that will document that event. Don't move on to another event in the family until you find it, or until all possible documents, jurisdictions, and repositories for that event have been tried. | ||
* '''''Plan to share''''' your research as a way of reaching out for contacts and help. | * '''''Plan to share''''' your research as a way of reaching out for contacts and help. | ||
* Find ways to '''''collaborate''''' with other genealogists, archivists, and librarians on solving the problem. Get help where ever you can.<br> <!--{ | * Find ways to '''''collaborate''''' with other genealogists, archivists, and librarians on solving the problem. Get help where ever you can.<br> <!--{12033644022030} --> | ||
= '''Find Substitutes''' = | = '''Find Substitutes''' = | ||
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= '''Related Content'''<br> = | = '''Related Content'''<br> = | ||
[[Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls]]<br> <!--{ | [[Solving Tough Research Problems—Overcoming Brick Walls]]<br> <!--{12033644022031} --> <!--{12033644022032} --> <!--{12033644022033} --> <!--{12033644022034} --> <!--{12033644022035} --> <!--{12033644022036} --> | ||
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[[Category:United_States_of_America]] [[Category:Canada]] | [[Category:United_States_of_America]] [[Category:Canada]] | ||