haven't been able to access the land patent area of information....any clues? thanks, christy ---------- > From: Micheal Husij <husij@home.com> > To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Bureau of Land Management > Date: Saturday, March 06, 1999 5:16 PM > > Hi to all, > I didn't know about this site until I read about it in > an article in the Wall Street Journal on Thursday, so I'll > take the chance that some of you haven't seen it either. > It's the Bureau of Land Management's site of "Official Land > Patent Records." > > http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ > > It's definitely worth checking out. If you're lucky some of > your HALL ancestors purchased land from the government > during the great westward expansion of the 19th century. > It's easy to search, and if you're willing to download a > TIFF reader, you can print out actual copies of the patents > from your home computer, or you can order certified copies > for $1.50 each. > > Hope you don't mind my posting a "general information" item > to a surname site, but I'm sitting here with a dozen copies > of land patents on my desk that I didn't know existed until > today! It's really great for determining when your ancestor > moved into an area. > > Have fun! > Susan Hill Husij > husij@home.com > Phoenix, AZ