Conquering the Courthouse: Episode 89

Join Lisa Louise Cooke and guest Sunny Morton to learn 4 tips to learn how to use courthouse records in your family search and create a research plan.



Ep. 89: October 2015







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In this episode:







News from the Blogosphere with Diane Haddad



Diane talks about Finding Clues in Ancestry.Com’s New Probate Collection.







Top Tips: Fab 15



Sunny shares courthouse research strategies from the Court Records class she developed for Family Tree University.



Sunny’s Tips for pursuing courthouse research:



* Know what questions you hope to answer and where your data gaps are.* Learn what resources exist to answer those questions.* Read up on complicated record types like deeds and probates before you go research them in person.* Make a copy of records and then digest and interpret what they tell you.







101 Best Websites for Tracing Your Roots



Dana McCullough, author of the Unofficial Guide to FamilySearch.org.



Resources:



* Word Lists on FamilySearch.org* Historical Collections list (for browsing records)* Handwriting Helps







From the Publisher’s Desk with Allison Dolan



Allison gives us a tour of her recommended resource the Family Tree Sourcebook ebook.







Your Host: Lisa Louise Cooke







Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems and Genealogy: Family History Made Easy podcasts in iTunes and visit her website for great research ideas, podcast episodes and videos.



Have fun climbing your family tree!