Sharon Tate Moody has written an article about an often-overlooked source of genealogy data: bankruptcy records. She writes, "Today's economic troubles offer us the chance to understand some of our ancestors from an enlightened perspective." She then goes on to describe the types of records available and how to access them.
You can read Sharon's article in the Tampa Bay Online web site at http://www2.tbo.com/content/2009/mar/01/tr-bankruptcy-case-files-can-reveal-a-wealth-of-da.
