The Land Entry file is different from the Patent that is available online. Although land entry files usually include limited genealogical information, they do offer glimpses into the life of our ancestors. One can order the correct form for land entries from the NARA site at the following URL. http://www.nara.gov/research/ordering/ordrfrms.html The dimensions of a house, corn crib, number of fruit trees may seem rather mundane but these are details that we may not find in other records. One may be surprised to find that an ancestor paid for the land in gold. Sometimes there is wonderful information about the members of the household at the time of application and affidavits from neighbors testifying to the length of residence of the applicant. Sometimes there is little other than the brief application. I have never regretted the financial investment I have made in any of the many land entry files that I have ordered. Every small bit of information that I find about my ancestors is cause for celebration. Debra Blackard -----Original Message----- From: by way of Jan Davenport <jan.davenport@att.net> <JCPort@aol.com> To: AGS-L@rootsweb.com <AGS-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Monday, April 24, 2000 8:44 PM Subject: [AGS] Land Records >For land records try typing Bureau of Land Management Records in any search >engine (I don't know the address). You can order Arkansas land records >directly and/or view what are available for the surname you're researching. > >