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====<u>Land and Probate Records</u>==== | ====<u>Land and Probate Records</u>==== | ||
:Why Land and Probate? These records are called the backbone of Genealogical Research because they apply to more people in America than any other record [including the census]. The are findable, readable and there is a county wide index from the 1600's. They are the most re-created record in the case of a court house being burned. They lead also lead you to other records. Land and probate records can be valuable in other countries. | :Why Land and Probate? These records are called the backbone of Genealogical Research because they apply to more people in America than any other record [including the census]. The are findable, readable and there is a county wide index from the 1600's. They are the most re-created record in the case of a court house being burned. They lead also lead you to other records. Land and probate records can be valuable in other countries. | ||
:::[https://drive.google.com/open?id= | :::[https://drive.google.com/open?id=1dM6i5_9TVq9nA-HvNaEu8RxXZ-dg2WRG <b>Handout: Land and Probate Records (2019)</b>] (Hammons) | ||
:::[https://drive.google.com/open?id=13wSKyM1wqszb1sr0jRl0rlwqUoi9JHQ1 <b>Presentation: Land and Probate</b>] (Sullivan) | :::[https://drive.google.com/open?id=13wSKyM1wqszb1sr0jRl0rlwqUoi9JHQ1 <b>Presentation: Land and Probate</b>] (Sullivan) | ||
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