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|title=Nebraska, Homestead Records from Nebraska City and Lincoln Land Offices, 1863-1908 | |title=Nebraska, Homestead Records from Nebraska City and Lincoln Land Offices, 1863-1908 | ||
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== Collection Time Period == | == Collection Time Period == | ||
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=== Record Content === | === Record Content === | ||
<gallery | <gallery caption="United States Homestead Record Examples" perrow="3" widths="160px" heights="120px"> | ||
Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records (09-0176) Application DGS 4568014.jpg | Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records (09-0176) Application DGS 4568014.jpg | ||
Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records (09-0176) Proof DGS 4568014_14-15.jpg | Image:Nebraska Lincoln Land Office United States Homestead Records (09-0176) Proof DGS 4568014_14-15.jpg | ||
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=== Why the Record Was Created === | === Why the Record Was Created === | ||
The Homestead Act allowed for settlement of land in unpopulated areas. It established a land acquisition process that required filing an application, improving the land, and filing for the deed of title. Any citizen or intended citizen could file an application for 160 acres of land, as long as they had never fought against the U.S. Government. Homesteaders had 5 years to build on, farm, and improve the land. After five years, a homeowner could file for a land patent or deed at a local land office. The local land offices forwarded the documentation to the General Land Office in Washington D.C. with a final certificate of eligibility. | The Homestead Act allowed for settlement of land in unpopulated areas. It established a land acquisition process that required filing an application, improving the land, and filing for the deed of title. Any citizen or intended citizen could file an application for 160 acres of land, as long as they had never fought against the U.S. Government. Homesteaders had 5 years to build on, farm, and improve the land. After five years, a homeowner could file for a land patent or deed at a local land office. The local land offices forwarded the documentation to the General Land Office in Washington D.C. with a final certificate of eligibility. | ||
Claimants paid $1.25 an acre. Service in the Union Army was counted towards the residency requirement after the Civil War. Not all homesteaders were able to qualify for ownership of the land due to harsh soil and weather conditions. Once the railroads were in place, homesteading increased due to the ease of travel. | Claimants paid $1.25 an acre. Service in the Union Army was counted towards the residency requirement after the Civil War. Not all homesteaders were able to qualify for ownership of the land due to harsh soil and weather conditions. Once the railroads were in place, homesteading increased due to the ease of travel. | ||
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*[[Nebraska Land and Property|Nebraska Land and Property]] | *[[Nebraska Land and Property|Nebraska Land and Property]] | ||
*[[Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | ||
*[[Homestead Records|Homestead Records]] | *[[Homestead Records|Homestead Records]] | ||
=== Contributions to This Article === | === Contributions to This Article === | ||
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=== Examples of Source Citations for a Record in This Collection === | |||
"Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records, 1890-1908." index and images, ''FamilySearch'' ([https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org]): accessed 25 March 2011. entry for William Brown, township 19 North, range 17 West, section 28; citing Homestead Records; Bureau of Land Management General Land Office, Washington DC. | "Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records, 1890-1908." index and images, ''FamilySearch'' ([https://www.familysearch.org https://www.familysearch.org]): accessed 25 March 2011. entry for William Brown, township 19 North, range 17 West, section 28; citing Homestead Records; Bureau of Land Management General Land Office, Washington DC. | ||