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== Using the Land Patent Search == | == Using the Land Patent Search == | ||
Open the Land Patent Search on the Internet at http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ | Open the Land Patent Search on the Internet at [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx#searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 General Land Office Patent Search]. You may be asked to enter your zip code. When the site opens, select either the '''Basic''' or '''Standard''' search. The '''Standard''' search allows the option to select –ALL STATES– in the '''''State:''''' field. Enter the patentee’s last name and first name, and click the '''Search''' button at the bottom. | ||
'''If the results list is too long''' redo the search with an added name, state, county, or other detail. | '''If the results list is too long''' redo the search with an added name, state, county, or other detail. | ||
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'''If an ancestor is on the results list''' click the ancestor’s name, click the '''Printer Friendly''' icon, and click the '''Print''' icon. In many cases you can also view an image of the patent. | '''If an ancestor is on the results list''' click the ancestor’s name, click the '''Printer Friendly''' icon, and click the '''Print''' icon. In many cases you can also view an image of the patent. | ||
'''To obtain the patent application papers''' (case files) follow the instructions called “[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Visitors/Requests.asp#nara National Archives and Records Administration Land Entry Case Files]” on the Internet at http//:[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Visitors/Requests.asp#nara www.glorecords.blm.gov/Visitors/Requests.asp#nara] | '''To obtain the patent application papers''' (case files) follow the instructions called “[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Visitors/Requests.asp#nara National Archives and Records Administration Land Entry Case Files]” on the Internet at http//:[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Visitors/Requests.asp#nara www.glorecords.blm.gov/Visitors/Requests.asp#nara] | ||
== Other Sources for Finding Land Patents == | == Other Sources for Finding Land Patents == | ||