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*'''Write a Plan'''<ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Dissecting the Research Problem” (lecture in Course 4 Advanced Methodology and Evidence, Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala., 17 June 2005).</ref>: You should have a [[Decide What You Want to Learn|research goal]] formulated as it will help you determine what records to focus on and search for. | *'''Write a Plan'''<ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Dissecting the Research Problem” (lecture in Course 4 Advanced Methodology and Evidence, Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala., 17 June 2005).</ref>: You should have a [[Decide What You Want to Learn|research goal]] formulated as it will help you determine what records to focus on and search for. | ||
*'''Surrounding Counties:''' Search surrounding counties and those records for your ancestor and family members. You may find them listed in other records because of associating with others over the border of the county. Exhaust these records. | *'''Surrounding Counties:''' Search surrounding counties and those records for your ancestor and family members. You may find them listed in other records because of associating with others over the border of the county. Exhaust these records. | ||
*'''Search Courthouse of Record Loss:''' Search the courthouse for records AFTER the record loss. If your ancestors stayed in the area during the time period, you should look in records up to 100 years after the record loss. Records of children and grandchildren can give information about their ancestors. Search in all the court records mentioned below. | *'''Search Courthouse of Record Loss:''' Search the courthouse for records AFTER the record loss. If your ancestors and their extended family stayed in the area during the time period, you should look in records up to 100 years after the record loss. Records of children and grandchildren can give information about their ancestors. Search in all the court records mentioned below. | ||
*'''State Repositories:''' State archives and libraries can have records that the county may have sent copies of the records of the county with record loss. Search all the record types listed below at these repositories. | *'''State Repositories:''' State archives and libraries can have records that the county may have sent copies of the records of the county with record loss. Search all the record types listed below at these repositories. | ||
*'''Federal Repositories:''' Some record types were copied and sent to the Federal Government and are now housed at the National Archives. Records include, military, land, immigration, naturalization, and other government programs. Search the National Archives finding aids and catalog for possible records to search. | *'''Federal Repositories:''' Some record types were copied and sent to the Federal Government and are now housed at the National Archives. Records include, military, land, immigration, naturalization, and other government programs. Search the National Archives finding aids and catalog for possible records to search. | ||
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