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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.<ref>An example of relatively early use of the phrase “burned counties” is found in a regularly featured periodical article which first appeared as “Records from Burned Counties,” ''Virginia Genealogical Society Bulletin'', 4, issue 3 (July 1966) ({{FHL|41739|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 4}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61483708 WorldCat entry]).</ref> 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. | 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.<ref>An example of relatively early use of the phrase “burned counties” is found in a regularly featured periodical article which first appeared as “Records from Burned Counties,” ''Virginia Genealogical Society Bulletin'', 4, issue 3 (July 1966) ({{FHL|41739|item|disp=FHL Book 975.5 B2vs v. 4}}) ([http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/61483708 WorldCat entry]).</ref> 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. | ||
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|+ '''Burned Counties: A Partial List for Selected States'''<br>(as listed on the Internet at familyhistory101.com)<br> | |+ '''Burned Counties: A Partial List for Selected States'''<br>(as listed on the Internet at familyhistory101.com)<br> | ||
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'''1. A positive "track 'em down" attitude is important.'''<ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Genealogical Mindset and Principles of Scholarship" (lecture in Course 4 Advanced Methodology and Evidence, Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala., 13 June 2005).</ref> Avoid discouragement or thinking that genealogical research in a "burned county" is hopeless. The first and most important step to finding ancestors who lived in a burned county is creating a relentless "track 'em down" mindset no matter how hard it is, and no matter how long it takes. | '''1. A positive "track 'em down" attitude is important.'''<ref>Elizabeth Shown Mills, "Genealogical Mindset and Principles of Scholarship" (lecture in Course 4 Advanced Methodology and Evidence, Institute for Genealogical and Historical Research at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala., 13 June 2005).</ref> Avoid discouragement or thinking that genealogical research in a "burned county" is hopeless. The first and most important step to finding ancestors who lived in a burned county is creating a relentless "track 'em down" mindset no matter how hard it is, and no matter how long it takes. | ||
'''2. [[Research Logs| | '''2. [[Research Logs|Research logs]] are a must.''' Burned county research is not easy. The more difficult or complex a research problem becomes, the more valuable good research logs are. They are a cornerstone to good research and filing systems. Research logs show what has, and (just as importantly) has not worked. Also, use logs to explain in written comments your thinking about search strategies and what you are trying to accomplish—why you turned to that set of records.<ref>G. David Dilts, "Research Logs: The Most Important Tool for Organizing Your Family History," [http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/2250993 ''Genealogical Journal''] 30 (2002): 10-11. [FHL Book 973 D25gj v. 30 2002].</ref> | ||
'''3. A well-documented [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group record is your research road map]].''' Get ready to research a burned county family by preparing a family group record that has source footnotes for [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|EVERY event]]. Be sure to [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|cite every known source]] that mentions a member of that family. If a '''''document''''' mentions more than one event in an ancestor’s life, source footnote each '''''event'''''. | '''3. A well-documented [[Family group record: roadmap for researchers|family group record is your research road map]].''' Get ready to research a burned county family by preparing a family group record that has source footnotes for [[Adding a Custom Event to a PAF Family Group Record|EVERY event]]. Be sure to [[Cite Your Sources (Source Footnotes)|cite every known source]] that mentions a member of that family. If a '''''document''''' mentions more than one event in an ancestor’s life, source footnote each '''''event'''''. | ||