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Docket number
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Journal volume and
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A docket is a record, in brief, of the proceedings in a court of justice, or a calendar of proceedings, like the example. |
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You use dockets or calendars to locate records of a court proceeding involving an ancestor. Typically, calendars provide both a docket number and a list of journal or minute book entries. |
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The actual dockets are files of loose papers maintained at the courthouse that must be examined in person. Contact the appropriate courthouse of further information. |
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The journals may include as little as a citation of the trial, like Jones vs. Smith, along with a list of jurors and their verdict. Some journals are abstracts of the proceedings, and may include names of witnesses, a brief description of their testimony, and other information. |
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Many journals have been microfilmed and can be found at the LDS Family History Library, its local Family History Centers, and in the genealogy collections of private, local, state, and university libraries throughout the country. |
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Journals that have not been microfilmed are kept in the courthouse and can only be examined in person. Contact the appropriate courthouse of further information. |
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Brief abstracts of trial proceedings and outcomes are published regularly, and are available at many law and university libraries. |
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