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=== | === Courthouse Fires === | ||
[[Image:Fire.png|left|30px|Fire.png]]Fires occurred in many county courthouses. If records are missing , you can often find cemetery records, censuses, church records, newspapers, Bible records, military service and pension records, delayed birth certificates, or records in neighboring counties that have similar information. Sometimes landowners registered their deeds after a courthouse fire. The following list shows when courthouses were damaged by fire: | [[Image:Fire.png|left|30px|Fire.png]]Fires occurred in many county courthouses. If records are missing , you can often find cemetery records, censuses, church records, newspapers, Bible records, military service and pension records, delayed birth certificates, or records in neighboring counties that have similar information. See [[Burned Counties Research]]. Sometimes landowners registered their deeds after a courthouse fire. The following list shows when courthouses were damaged by fire: | ||
**Baker 1870 | **Baker 1870 | ||
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**Winston 1891 | **Winston 1891 | ||
The above list was compiled from ''Research in Alabama'' by Wendy L. Elliott and ''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide'' by Marilyn Davis Barefield. | The above list was compiled from ''Research in Alabama'' by Wendy L. Elliott and ''Researching in Alabama: A Genealogical Guide'' by Marilyn Davis Barefield. | ||
=== Web Sites === | === Web Sites === | ||