Value of ORs as a Research Tool?

[BamaBill]

Has anyone located a site through the Official Records in the last couple years and then found a site that wasn't pounded into oblivion? I'm just wondering if the ORs are as valuable as they used to be. Since they've been used as a resource for so long, I was wondering if their value as a primary source hasn't greatly diminished.

 

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[civilman1]

I guess it all depend's on where you live Bama.....As a matter of fact I've still got a property that I'm looking at that I found through an OR,I don't know what to expect but I'll sure give it a once over if I do get permmission....in other word's I take every lead I can get

 

[Hutch911]

I always involve the OR's in my research. You just never know. Between old maps,Google earth and the OR's I have been able find some nice things..

Good luck to ya

Hutch

 

[BuckleBoy]

Well, the obvious sites mentioned in the OR's--yeah. Beaten to death for the most part. But I sometimes go on one line of one document to find sites.


Regards,


Buckles

 

[deathhare]

Pardon my ignorance but is this stuff all online?

 

[BuckleBoy]

Pardon my ignorance but is this stuff all online?

Yes, but the search engine is much better if you buy them on CD Rom.

http://cdl.library.cornell.edu/moa/browse.monographs/waro.html

 

[deathhare]

Thanks

 

[d2]

Like BB said. The two or 3 sentences or the words "I sent a picket to the north crossing" can result in pocket fulls of Marshall Texas Enfields. We read and re-read the OR accounts of our area on a regular basis. Found a place,useing the OR's, last Feb. that apparently was to obvious and folks thought it had been hit befor, it wasnt. Hundreds of bullets and better than a 100 buttons and other assorted stuff later, we are still finding stuff over there, although pickins are slower now. And as soon as duck/goose season is over we have found a couple of more places we are gonna hit. Use the OR's they are great...d2

 

[BamaBill]

Thanks D2, as soon as deer season is over this month we have a couple of sites to check out ourselves. Hopefully, the results will be a little better this time.