Well! that will work, but I know the answer to that question would be in the archives of this list! I've seem it( I mean a website where you can get that info.) but ofcourse I never saved it! I asked the same question last week. Who ever knows can you please post it again? Also...... how do you get into the Alberta-L archives? Norma(bhorte@telusplanet.net)
I think this is what Norma may have been refering to. Regards Jay > 1. Dominion Land Grant site > http://www.archives.ca/exec/naweb.dll?fs&02011102&e&top&0 > (also below) > 2. Then take the above number and put them into here- > Coordinate Converter : > http://www.maptown.com/coordinates.html > 3. But # 2 gives the reading in decimals so go to this next site , which > will put the numbers in minutes and seconds: > http://www2.arrl.org/locate/grid.html > 4. Lastly , if you want to find the nearest town to the land grant go to > this last site and scroll down to the list and the third one says "Query > by point coordinates" > http://geonames.nrcan.gc.ca/english/cgndb.html > > Link: Dominion Land Grant Search > URL: <http://www.archives.ca/exec/naweb.dll?fs&02011102&e&top&0> > ----- Original Message ----- From: "bhorte" <bhorte@telusplanet.net> To: <ALBERTA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 9:10 AM Subject: [ALBERTA] Re:Land location > Well! that will work, but I know the answer to that question would be in the > archives of this list! > I've seem it( I mean a website where you can get that info.) but ofcourse I > never saved it! > I asked the same question last week. > Who ever knows can you please post it again? > Also...... how do you get into the Alberta-L archives? > Norma(bhorte@telusplanet.net) > > > ==== ALBERTA Mailing List ==== > Search ALBERTA Mailing List Archives with the > Rootsweb Mailing List Interactive Search at > http://searches2.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl > >