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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Nebraska]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Nebraska_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[United States Land and Property|U.S. Land and Property]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Nebraska]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Nebraska_Land_and_Property|Land and Property]]'' | ||
[[Nebraska|Nebraska]] is a public domain state, in which land is surveyed and transferred to private ownership through federal land offices. | [[Nebraska|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. | ||
The first land office in Nebraska was established at Omaha in 1855. The Family History Library has research handbooks for many counties describing the evolution of the land office districts. | The first land office in Nebraska was established at Omaha in 1855. The Family History Library has research handbooks for many counties describing the evolution of the land office districts. | ||
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''[[Nebraska|Nebraska]].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ''[[Nebraska|Nebraska]].'' Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001. | ||
:NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. Wiki articles describing online collections are found at: | :NOTE: All of the information from the original research outline has been imported into this Wiki site and is being updated as time permits. Wiki articles describing online collections are found at: | ||
*[[Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] | *[[Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)|Nebraska, Broken Bow Homestead Records (FamilySearch Historical Records)]] |
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