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Beginner's Corner

What will I find? Getting started The first research steps Finding your ancestor in the records Tips for beginners

Online Sources

Land Patent Search Family History 101 Footnote.com ($) Ancestry.com ($)

Acquiring Land

Deeds Land Companies and Railroads Grants to States Homestead Lottery Land Military Bounty Land Mining Claims Private Land Claims Timberland

Topics

Indexing Systems Inheriting Land Land Grant Process Land Measurements Land Patent Search Land Terms & Definitions Maps Platting Land Public Domain States State Land States

News and Events

Footnote.com ($) now has images of entry case files from Nebraska's Broken Bow land office, 1890-1908 (NARA M1915).

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