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*United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The Family History Library films for Minnesota are films {{FHL|607931|item}}, films 1445629–1445676. Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both. | *United States. Bureau of Land Management. ''Tract Books''. Washington DC: Records Improvement, Bureau of Land Management, 1957. (The Family History Library films for Minnesota are films {{FHL|607931|item}}, films 1445629–1445676. Use the Author/Title Search of the microfiche catalog to find film numbers. The tract books devote a page or so to each land section in a township. They list the name of the first owner of each quarter section or the certificate number or both. | ||
*Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Minnesota land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search] of the | *Microfilm copies of the tract books and township plats of the Minnesota land offices are available at the Family History Library. Plat books for counties in Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under:<br> | ||
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*Kinney, Gregory, and Lydia Lucas. ''A Guide to the Records of Minnesota’s Public Land''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1985. Family History Library book {{FHL|642625|item}}, book 977.6 R2k, microfilm 1698227 item 11. In addition to describing land records, this guide contains brief histories of the state and federal agencies that created the records. | *Kinney, Gregory, and Lydia Lucas. ''A Guide to the Records of Minnesota’s Public Land''. St. Paul, Minnesota: Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts, 1985. Family History Library book {{FHL|642625|item}}, book 977.6 R2k, microfilm 1698227 item 11. In addition to describing land records, this guide contains brief histories of the state and federal agencies that created the records. | ||
Additional indexes, printed sources, and records of original transfers of land from federal and state governments are found in the Locality Search of the | Additional indexes, printed sources, and records of original transfers of land from federal and state governments are found in the Locality Search of the FamilySearch Catalog under: | ||
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After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent land sales and mortgages were usually recorded in the register of deeds office in each county. Original documents were retained by the families, while copies of deeds, mortgages, and leases were kept by the registrar of deeds. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse. Registrars of deeds are now know as county recorders. The Family History Library is continuing to acquire microfilm copies of these records and their indexes from the southern and eastern counties. | After land was transferred to private ownership, subsequent land sales and mortgages were usually recorded in the register of deeds office in each county. Original documents were retained by the families, while copies of deeds, mortgages, and leases were kept by the registrar of deeds. Abstracts and indexes for these records are generally available at the county courthouse. Registrars of deeds are now know as county recorders. The Family History Library is continuing to acquire microfilm copies of these records and their indexes from the southern and eastern counties. | ||
Land records for Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search] of the | Land records for Minnesota are listed in the [https://familysearch.org/#form=catalog Place Search] of the FamilySearch Catalog under: <br> | ||
MINNESOTA – LAND AND PROPERTY | MINNESOTA – LAND AND PROPERTY | ||