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== Using the Land Patent Search == | == Using the Land Patent Search == | ||
Open the [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. Select -- Any State -- Enter the last name of the person receiving the Land Patent. More advanced users may also enter the Land Description and other Miscellaneous information. Then click the '''Search Patents''' button at the bottom. | Open the [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. Select -- Any State -- Enter the last name of the person receiving the Land Patent. More advanced users may also enter the Land Description and other Miscellaneous information. Then click the '''Search Patents''' button at the bottom. | ||
'''If the results list is too long''' redo the search using one or more of the following | '''If the results list is too long''' redo the search using one or more of the following | ||
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*delete the middle name | *delete the middle name | ||
*delete the middle name and first name | *delete the middle name and first name | ||
*change a particular county to -- Any County -- | *change a particular county to -- Any County -- | ||
*change a particular state to -- Any State -- | *change a particular state to -- Any State -- | ||
*delete other details. The fewer the search parameters, the larger the result list will be. | *delete other details. The fewer the search parameters, the larger the result list will be. | ||
*use wildcard symbols in | *use wildcard symbols in names: % in place of multiple characters; _ in place of single character | ||
*Look for a spelling variation of | *Look for a spelling variation of names. For ideas see [[Guessing a Name Variation|Guessing a Name Variation]] | ||
'''If an ancestor is on the results list''' print out the page | '''If an ancestor is on the results list''' print out the page | ||