Our 8th issue of Casefile Clues goes out on Sunday. To anyone who subscribes before 8 goes out, I’ll start your subscription with issue 8 and send you issues 1-7. Anyone who started subscribing after issue 1 and would like the issues they missed should email me at mjnrootdig@gmail.com. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
When was the last time you accessed a record that was not on microfilm, not in digital form, not published and not indexed? Remember that there are millions of documents in courthouses, archives, etc. that only exist on paper. Is the answer to your question written on a piece of paper that you or someone else will have to actually see face to face to get a copy of it? Not everything is on film or on computer. ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
Recently I needed 8 land entry files from the National Archives. I knew some of these files would not contain very much information at all, perhaps just a few sheets. There were three that had the potential to contain valuable information as they were homestead and preemption claims. To order the files direct from the National Archives would have cost me $320. I hired a researcher to go to the Archives and copy the files for me. Her fee was approximately 1/4 of what the archives would have charged me. Is it possible that hiring someone at the remote record site is the way to go? ———————————— Check out GenealogyBank’s Offer for Tip of the Day Fans!
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