FamilySearch Wiki:WikiProject Nevada Land and Property
Nevada Project Page
Nevada Land and Property
Purpose
Adding information to the Land and Property heading on the county page
Task List
Instructions
Step 1: Adding Info to Land and Property heading
1. Go to the Land and Property heading.
2. Copy and paste the following text under any text already appearing under the heading:
''Online Land Records''
*[https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx?searchTabIndex=0&searchByTypeIndex=0 Land Patent Search] - index to federal patents and homesteads on the [http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management] website, some images available
*'''1796 - 1907''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1246 U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907] at [http://search.ancestry.com Ancestry] - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website<br>
*'''1861 - 1936''' - [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936] at Ancestry.com - ($), index & images
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For more information see [[Nevada Land and Property]]
3. Once you have added the wikitext, preview the page by clicking on, Show Preview at the bottom of the page. Check your work to make sure it looks like it should. Make any necessary adjustments.
4. Go to the bottom of the page and enter "added land databases" in the edit summary box and save the page.
5. You are now done with the task. Go to the next County on your list.
Example
Online Land Records
- Land Patent Search - index to federal patents and homesteads on the Bureau of Land Management website, some images available
- 1796 - 1907 - U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907 at Ancestry - index, info taken from Bureau of Land Management website
- 1861 - 1936 - U.S. Homestead Records 1861-1936 at Ancestry.com - ($), index & images
For more information see Nevada Land and Property