Courthouse Research For Family Historians - Your Guide To Genealogical Treasures by Christine Rose

If you are doing family research, sooner or later you will need to use courthouse records for the rich information and helpful leads they contain. Answers to your genealogical questions are waiting to be discovered in the vast array of written records that resulted from the laws, the times, and the prsonal activities of your ancestors. This book prepares you for visiting courthouses in perosn, or for distant research using published books, microfilm, or the Internet. Locate your ancestor's records in the maze of documents and learn how to utilize the tantalizing clues you uncover.

• Which courthouse office do you need?
• Why is the index like non you've encountered before?
• What do those obscure words mean?
• Do you stop when you find a will?
• What other records lie hidden on those courthouse shelves?

Step by step this book will guide you to use and interpret wondrous records within courthouses throughout the country.