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Note Change of Venue
This Workshop will be held at the Brentwood Library.
Directions to the Library are shown below Syllabus.

Open to the Public
Contact: Brenta Davis, Registrar
Email: Brenta Davis or call Brenta at (615) 661-9775
to reserve your seat by Sept. 12th

Using Original Court Records: A Hands-On Workshop September 20, 2008 -- 1 p.m. Charles A. Sherrill, M.A., M.L.S., Presenter In this two-part session participants will gain hands-on experience in identifying and interpreting original records. Exercises using copies from 19th-century minute books, dockets, estate packets and court cases will help develop skills for effective research among these records.
First Hour	The Creation of Court Records Typical courts of record found in each state Distinguishing between law and equity courts Record-keeping process followed by clerks Types of ledgers commonly found Docket and Minute Book Exercise Class examines sample documents Identifies type and court of origin Searches for answers to questions posed by instructor Group discussion Probate Records Exercise Following discussion of probate process and documents created: Class examines sample records of estate inventory Estate sale report Guardian’s report and administrator’s bond Searches for answers to questions posed by instructor Group discussion
Second Hour	Law Court Case File Exercise Following discussion of types of cases heard in law courts and the types of bound and loose records: Class examines two sample pages from assault case file Searches for answers to questions posed by instructor Group discussion Equity Courts Discussion Outline types of cases heard in equity courts Discuss information found in bound volumes vs. loose records Detail 12 types of documents commonly found in equity case packets Equity Case File Exercise Class examines 10 sample pages from equity dispute case file Identifies type of document Searches for answers to questions posed by instructor Group discussion
	This workshop includes a 30-page handout packet

The Brentwood Public Library is located ¼ mile east of I-65 at the Concord Road exit (Exit 71).
From Concord Road, turn right on Knox Valley.
Ample parking, handicapped accessible

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