BONUS EPISODE – What are burned counties? For whatever reason, sometimes county records are lost due to flood, fire, war, or other disaster and thus the county records may be a partial or total loss. So what can you do to research your genealogy and find your family history in these areas?
How many records are enough to prove your family history? One of the most misunderstood concepts in genealogy is Reasonably Exhaustive Research—the first standard of the Genealogical Proof Standard (GPS)....
Use Revolutionary War records to verify disputed service history. Follow along as I research a soldier at the NC State Archives. Genealogy research often hits a wall when service records...
