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*[[Tract books]] history, preparing for them, how to use them, content, access, and related case files. | *[[Tract books]] history, preparing for them, how to use them, content, access, and related case files. | ||
*[[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books | *[[United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records|United States, Bureau of Land Management Tract Books - FamilySearch Historical Records]] describes the online federal tract book collection for 28 federal land states from 1820-1908. | ||
*[[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)]] explains public lands, how individuals claimed some of it, and the paperwork created during the process. | *[[Grants from the Federal Government (Public Domain)]] explains public lands, how individuals claimed some of it, and the paperwork created during the process. | ||
*BLM [[Land Patent Search]] discusses the index to eight million patented (finished) land applications, and military bounty land papers. Each entry in this index includes the land description useful for finding an ancestor in a tract book. | *BLM [[Land Patent Search]] discusses the index to eight million patented (finished) land applications, and military bounty land papers. Each entry in this index includes the land description useful for finding an ancestor in a tract book. | ||
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