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*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 U.S., Bureau of Land Management Land Patents], index | *[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 U.S., Bureau of Land Management Land Patents], index | ||
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 Nebraska, Homestead Records, 1861-1936] ($) | *[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 Nebraska, Homestead Records, 1861-1936] ($) | ||
*[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/atlas.shtml#nameidx Nebraska County Atlases and Plat Books], personal name index | *[http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/atlas.shtml#nameidx Nebraska County Atlases and Plat Books], personal name index | ||
*'''1861-1932''' - {{RecordSearch|2170637|United States, Cancelled, Relinquished, or Rejected Land Entry Case Files, 1861-1932}} at [https://familysearch.org/search FamilySearch] — images | |||
[[Nebraska Genealogy|Nebraska]] is a public domain state, in which land is surveyed and transferred to private ownership through federal land offices. See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]]. Settlers could either purchase the land or, after the passage of the National Homestead Act in 1862, receive homesteads. | [[Nebraska Genealogy|Nebraska]] is a public domain state, in which land is surveyed and transferred to private ownership through federal land offices. See [[United States Land and Property|United States Land and Property]]. Settlers could either purchase the land or, after the passage of the National Homestead Act in 1862, receive homesteads. | ||
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A database ([http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/atlas.shtml#nameidx Nebraska Atlases/Plat Books]) has been developed to give an accurate account of our holdings and to help researchers in verifying the existence of atlases/plat books for their years of interest. | A database ([http://www.nebraskahistory.org/databases/atlas.shtml#nameidx Nebraska Atlases/Plat Books]) has been developed to give an accurate account of our holdings and to help researchers in verifying the existence of atlases/plat books for their years of interest. | ||
You can write to the society for a reference leaflet on Nebraska land laws and records. | You can write to the society for a reference leaflet on Nebraska land laws and records. | ||
=== Homestead Land === | === Homestead Land === | ||