I like the clean, easy to read style Mike. You might add a link to the Bureau of Land management patent search page under Records > Land Records. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page explains that the final documents found linked at the BLM site are not the end of the trail. Additionally, your ancestors Land Entry papers can be obtained from the National Archives. Land Entry files were created when a person claimed land under an act of Congress. They first had to fill out an application, and sometimes provide other information(marriage or immigration documents), at the local General Land Office. Other documents were also created under that application, like receipts for any payments, or affidavits of occupation, immigration, marriage, and homestead application. Eastern States did not keep these files. They are now the responsibility of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Terry Walker

Hi - I like it - are you going to incorporate all the Taney Cemeteries into it? What about a place for pictures of tombstones? Or pictures of people that used to live there in Taney County? Or old homes? Sharon Fulton in AZ -----Original Message----- From: Terry Walker [mailto:imanokie@cox.net] Sent: Tuesday, April 29, 2003 12:29 PM To: MOTANEY-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [MOTANEY] new Taney web page I like the clean, easy to read style Mike. You might add a link to the Bureau of Land management patent search page under Records > Land Records. http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ The FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) page explains that the final documents found linked at the BLM site are not the end of the trail. Additionally, your ancestors Land Entry papers can be obtained from the National Archives. Land Entry files were created when a person claimed land under an act of Congress. They first had to fill out an application, and sometimes provide other information(marriage or immigration documents), at the local General Land Office. Other documents were also created under that application, like receipts for any payments, or affidavits of occupation, immigration, marriage, and homestead application. Eastern States did not keep these files. They are now the responsibility of the National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C. Terry Walker ==== MOTANEY Mailing List ==== "Determine the things that can and shall be done, and then we shall find the way."--Abraham Lincoln ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237