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|title=Nebraska, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files 1868-1933 | |title=Nebraska, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files 1868-1933 | ||
|location=United States | |location=United States | ||
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== Record Description == | == Record Description == | ||
This collection includes serialized land entry case files that were cancelled, relinquished, or rejected by the General Land Office. The applications include homesteads, mining claims, and land preemptions. This collection includes Nebraska land offices at Alliance, Broken Bow, Lincoln, North Platte, O'Neill, and Valentine. The records are at the NARA Regional Center in Kansas City, Missouri. This collection is being published as images become available. | This collection includes serialized land entry case files that were cancelled, relinquished, or rejected by the General Land Office for the years 1868 to 1933. The applications include homesteads, mining claims, and land preemptions. This collection includes Nebraska land offices at Alliance, Broken Bow, Lincoln, North Platte, O'Neill, and Valentine. The records are at the NARA Regional Center in Kansas City, Missouri. This collection is being published as images become available. | ||
=== Citation for This Collection === | === Citation for This Collection === | ||
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| text = “Nebraska, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files 1868-1933” Images. ''FamilySearch.'' http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing General Land Office. NARA Regional Center, Kansas City, Missouri.}} | | text = “Nebraska, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files 1868-1933” Images. ''FamilySearch.'' http://FamilySearch.org : accessed 2013. Citing General Land Office. NARA Regional Center, Kansas City, Missouri.}} | ||
[[Nebraska, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | [[Nebraska, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)#Citation_Example_for_a_Record_Found_in_This_Collection|Suggested citation format for a record in this collection.]] | ||
== Record Content == | == Record Content == | ||
The records usually include: | |||
*Name of applicant | |||
*Date | |||
*Description and location of land | |||
== How to Use the Record == | |||
To begin your search it is helpful to know | |||
*Name of the applicant | |||
*Approximate date of application | |||
==== Search the Collection ==== | |||
To search the collection by image <br> | |||
⇒Select "Browse through images" on the initial collection page <br> | |||
⇒Select the appropriate "_____________" <br> | |||
⇒Select the appropriate "_____________" <br> | |||
⇒Select the appropriate "_____________" which takes you to the images. | |||
Look at the images one by one comparing the information with what you already know about your ancestors to determine if the image relates to them. You may need to look at several images and compare the information about the individuals listed in those images to your ancestors to make this determination. Keep in mind: | |||
*There may be more than one person in the records with the same name. | |||
*You may not be sure of your own ancestor’s name. | |||
*Your ancestor may have used different names or variations of their name throughout their life. | |||
== | ==== Using the Information ==== | ||
When you have located your ancestor’s record, carefully evaluate each piece of information given. Save a copy of the image or transcribe the information. These pieces of information may give you new biographical details. Add this new information to your records of each family. You should also look for leads to other records about your ancestors. For example: | |||
*Use the name, location and date to find the family in census records. | |||
*Use the description and location of land to find the family in land records. | |||
*Use the description and location of land to find the family in probate records. | |||
==== Unable to Find Your Ancestor? ==== | |||
*Look for variant spellings of the names. You should also look for nicknames and abbreviated names. | |||
*Check for nearby land owners with similar or variant spellings of the surnames. | |||
*Look for an index. There are often indexes at the beginning of each volume. Local genealogical and historical societies often have indexes to local records. | |||
*Search the indexes and records of other land offices | |||
== Related Websites == | == Related Websites == | ||
[http://www.nebraskagenealogy.com/land.htm Nebraska Land Records] | |||
== Related Wiki Articles == | == Related Wiki Articles == | ||
[[Nebraska]] | *[[Nebraska Land and Property]] | ||
== Contributions to This Article == | == Contributions to This Article == | ||
{{Contributor_invite}} | {{Contributor_invite}} | ||
== Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | == Citing FamilySearch Historical Collections == | ||
When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | When you copy information from a record, you should list where you found the information. This will help you or others to find the record again. It is also good to keep track of records where you did not find information, including the names of the people you looked for in the records. | ||
A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | A suggested format for keeping track of records that you have searched is found in the wiki article [[Help:How to Cite FamilySearch Collections]]. | ||
=== Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | === Citation Example for a Record Found in This Collection === | ||
{{Incomplete Citations}} | {{Incomplete Citations}} | ||
“Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata | “Argentina, Buenos Aires, Catholic Church Records, 1635-1981,” images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org: accessed 28 February, 2012), La Plata > San Ponciano > Matrimonios 1884-1886 > image 71 of 389 images, Artemio Avendano and Clemtina Peralta, 1884; citing Parroquia de San Ponciano en la Plata, Buenos Aires, Argentina, Matrimonios. San Ponciano, La Plata, Buenos Aires. | ||
{{FamilySearch Historical Records Stub Article}}<br> | {{FamilySearch Historical Records Stub Article}}<br> | ||