Hi everyone There have been quite a few questions recently about Free Grants of Land in Ontario as well as curiousity about the Abstract Indexes to Deeds. So I wrote up what I hope is a helpful explanation for each topic, including examples and a list of where you get these records. The new pages are online at Free Grants of Crown Land in Ontario at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/free-grants.shtml and Abstract Indexes to Deeds at http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/abstract- indexes.shtml (2 line URL, you must copy and paste BOTH lines into your web browser) You can also start at Land Records in Ontario found at http://www.olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/land.shtml There are links provided there for the new pages. The Land Records page provides details of * Free Grants * Land Petitions * The Canada Company * Crown Land Grants * CLRI (Computerized Land Record Index) * Abstract Indexes * Assessment Records * Township Papers and more.. Hope this helps! Lorine -- Lorine McGinnis Schulze * Olive Tree Genealogy (Ships Passenger Lists) http://olivetreegenealogy.com/ * Naturalization Records http://naturalizationrecords.com/ * Images of Ships Lists http://www.rootsweb.com/~ote/ships/ [email protected] or [email protected]