Adventures in Genealogy - Why Go To The Courthouse

Ancestry.com - Courthouse Lessons Learned

Article by Michael John Neill.

Ancestry.com - What Do You Do When the Courthouse Burns?

Article by Kip Sperry.

Beginner's Guide to Family History Research - Chapter 6 - Courthouse Research

By Desmond Walls Allen and Carolyn Earle Billingsley.

Beyond the Index-Michael John Neill-Courthouse Lessons Learned

Some suggestions on how to prepare for a courthouse research trip before you go.

Case Study: Killing the Hogs and Threatening the Neighbors - Court Records Solve a Kentucky Problem

Article by Michael John Neill.

Challenging the Courthouse - Tracing Lines by Ruby Coleman (April 2001)

Courthouse Research: How To Do

Article by Linda Haas Davenport.

Genealogy.com: All About County and Town Resources

Genealogy.com: Court Records — Finding Your Ancestors

Article by Michael John Neill.

Getting More of Your Genealogy Road Trip-The Courthouse Visit

By Robert W. Scott.

RootsWeb's Guide to Tracing Family Trees, Lesson 30: Court Records

The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy - Ancestry.com Wiki

The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy is a reference book published by Ancestry Publishing. The first edition was published in 1984 and was edited by Arlene H. Eakle and Johni Cerny. A revised edition, edited by Loretto Dennis Szucs and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking, was published in 1997. The current edition, the third, was published in 2006 and was also edited by Szucs and Luebking. In 2010, Ancestry.com digitized the content of The Source and made it available in wiki format as one of the foundational sources for the Ancestry.com Wiki. Each chapter has been broken into one or more series of articles.

What are Chancery Court Records?

Describes the development of Chancery Courts, and what genealogists might find useful in their records.

What are Orphan's Court Records?

Explains why genealogists should consult Orphan's Court records, and what information they might find there.