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c. Virginia Historical Society - http://www.vahistorical.org/index.htm d. University of Virginia - http://www2.lib.virginia.edu/genealogy/ e. College of William and Mary [Earl Gregg Swem Library] http://guides.swem.wm.edu/genealogy f. Colonial Williamsburg Library - http://research.history.org/DigitalLibrary.cfm g. Jones Memorial Library - http://www.jmlibrary.org/ h. National Archives - http://www.archives.gov/genealogy/ i. Library of Congress - http://www.loc.gov/index.html j. Virginia Theological Seminary [Bishop Payne Library] - www.vts.edu 6. Burned Counties FamilySearchWiki - https://www.familysearch.org/learn/wiki/en/Burned_Counties_Research 1. A positive “track ‘em down” attitude is important. 2. Research Logs are a must. 3. A well documented family group records is your research road map. 4. A commitment to document AS YOU GO! 5. Write out a thoughtful master research plan. Strategies – Burned County A. Background Information � When did the courthouse burn? � How much of the courthouse burned? � What records were lost? � Was there more than one courthouse for the county? B. Inventory of Courthouse records � Check for published inventories of holdings � WPA inventoried many courthouses � Historical, Genealogical Societies or Other groups may have done an inventory of courthouse records. **Most jurisdictions reconstructed or re-recorded many records. Deeds handed down in the family may not have been recorded for years after a transfer. C. Substitute Records � Newspapers � Cemetery Records/Funeral Home Records � City Directories � Religious Records � Title and Abstract Companies � School Records � Published Records – County, Town and City Histories D. Check Other Courthouses � Neighboring counties for deeds, probate & tax records and marriage records. � Look in parent county might have the records you seek. � Consult the courthouse in the county of their previous residence and the county they lived in after the “burned county”.
Societies Webinars E. Check Other Records Repositories in the County � Local Libraries � Private Libraries � Local Historical Societies & Archives � Museums � Township Library F. Check Other Record Repositories in the State � State Archives � State Library � University Libraries � Any Unique repositories or special collections. G. Check Other Jurisdictions � Federal Land Grants and Homesteads � Immigration & Naturalization � Federal Court Records � States Census � State Militia and Pension Records � Land Lotteries and Land Grants � City, Town or Village Records � Jamestowne Society - www.jamestowne.org � American Descendants of the House of Burgesses 1619-1699 � The Colonial Dames - http://cdany.org � First Settlers of the Shenandoah Valley - http://www.firstsettlersshenandoahvalley.com/ � Guild of Colonial Artisans and Tradesmen 1607-1783 - http://www.guildcolonialartsandtrades.org/ � Huguenot Society Founders of Manakin - http://huguenot-manakin.org/ � Antebellum Planters - http://www.antebellumplanters.com/ancestors/ � Colonial Land - https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/colonial-land/247 � Inferential Genealogy – https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/inferentialgenealogy/251 � Revolutionary War - https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/militaryrecords-revolutionary-war/146 � Library of Congress - https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/the-library-ofcongress-pursuing-your-family-in-the-national-library/64 � Courthouse Research - https://www.familysearch.org/learningcenter/lesson/u-scourthouse-research/168
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