Hello Bonnie, It isn't clear what records you've actually looked at. Did you find what type of grant it was? Have you looked at the Ontario Land Records Index (sometimes called the CLRI) ? The best online guide I've seen for land records is the one on the Ontario Archives site. See http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/pdf/rg_215_grant_to_patent.pdf If this doesn't help, there is a list of professional researchers also on the OA site. See: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/family-history/csg_111_genealogical-resear chers.aspx Also http://www.apgen.org/index.html Joanna > > Message: 8 > Date: Fri, 23 Apr 2010 15:50:16 EDT > From: [email protected] > Subject: [ONTARIO] finding crown land grants > To: [email protected] > Message-ID: <[email protected]> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > It has been a while since I posted before and we have let the frustration > subside before asking again. We need help. We will even pay if someone > knows how and where to look. We have no clue what to do. > > We know as fact that John Roe had a Crown Land Grant for Lots 27 and 28 > Concession 8 in Alice township in Renfrew County (next to Pembroke) and was > on the land and taxed in 1858. We have already seen the land books and know > that John proved the land and received a Patent for one lot in 1873 and > the other in 1874. I can send anyone who can help a file with the actual page > copied. > > We know as fact that John was on the 1861 census for Alice on this land. > He owned this land until 1906. > > We have tried looking on the archives site for CLG. We have tried what is > available in books and on line. > > What do we do next? We live on the west coast and can't go to the > libraries in Ontario and apparently our leaning curve can't figure out what to do. > HELP! > > Bonnie > in California