Most alloted land has become so fragmented because our people didn't make wills ( the BIA is required to do this for us if we ask) that the tribes have claimed them. BIA in AShland should be able to help. Bud ----- Original Message ----- From: <niidji@mchsi.com> To: <NISHNAWBE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, November 26, 2004 7:37 PM Subject: Re: [NISHNAWBE] land patent > RDW & Peter > > I had sent this info a couple of days ago but did not see it come back to > me and > so you redo it. > > The land is smack dab in the very center of the Rez and in Sawyer County. > The > questions are: Who holds title/rights at this time and how did they obtain > title. > > The main Sawyer County web page: http://sawyercountygov.org/ > > > Maps that show quite clearly where the land is situated are accessible > from: > http://sawyercountygov.org/Maps/SCMain.htm > > Look at all three, I personally have already saved a copy,you should save > these. > > Larry Friend (Black Buffalo) > niidji@mchsi.com >> Peter wrote on Thu, 25 Nov 2004 : >> >> >Hi RDW, >> >> > ... and i can pay you a little for running it down. >> >> There are times it is appropriate for hiring a researcher, but this >> ain't one of 'em (and I'm neither a genealogist nor a land-title >> expert so it wouldn't be me in any case ... ) >> >> Moving right along ... >> >> Peter, if you have a computer online at home you can probably do your >> own research, most of it literally as "homework" ... if you don't >> have one at home, get thee to your public library where you will find >> both internet terminals for public use AND the (free) services of a >> professional researcher = never underestimate the importance of a good >> Public Librarian who can develop a strategy to find the information >> you seek, and show you the tools to do it with. >> >> First thing is to precisely locate the land as described on the range >> / township description -- once you've got that you can locate very >> easily on modern [ a De Lorme state atlas, a map of the County or > >> Reserve, county plat map, etc.] >> >> Summary of range/township survey system : >> http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/Visitors/PLSS.asp >> >> Libraries often have plat maps, often in 19th century atlas with range >> / twp data clearly shown. >> >> And you can get 1915 plats of Sawyer County here : >> http://www.rootsweb.com/~wisawyer/1915plat.htm >> >> Once you're sure you can locate the parcel properly, go to the >> jurisdiction(s) in which it rests -- Sawyer County and/or the Lac >> Court Oreilles reserve are going to have histories of who owned / paid >> taxes on every parcel in their domain, but only in their original form >> = you have to go to them. Call first and identify the property to >> them, etc. >> >> I found no patent for that parcel at Bureau of Land Management site : >> http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ >> which isn't a surprise, given it was an allotment and not a sale or >> grant. People researching land records need to know, however, that one >> can search backwards from a rang / township location using BLM's > >> "Standard" search (state level) page -- you don't need or have to rely >> on surnames. >> >> --- >> >> You probably do want to look for more than allotments -- records of >> annuity payments and tribal census / rolls, if they exist, may be >> available from State of Wisconsin libraries / archives, or from a >> research library (UW or State Historical Society, for instance), >> and/or Great Lakes Regional or National Archives. You're going to have >> to search several depositories. Do separate searches for tribe / band >> name(s), treaty / annuity / allotment dates, etc. = you should have >> all that data at hand along with the land location to find >> genealogical data, search census records. >> >> Again, a Good Librarian can tune you in on the right search terms and >> devices. Come back here if you're still having trouble; try to make >> questions as specific as possible. >> >> regards - rdw >> >> >> >> ============================== >> Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > >> areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. >> Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >> > > > ============================== > Find your ancestors in the Birth, Marriage and Death Records. > New content added every business day. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13964/rd.ashx > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.799 / Virus Database: 543 - Release Date: 11/19/2004