>Resent-Date: Sat, 9 May 1998 09:06:57 -0700 (PDT) >Date: Sat, 09 May 1998 09:21:37 -0700 >From: Robert Squires <[email protected]> >Organization: [email protected] >X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.04 [en] (Win95; U) >Old-To: SQUIRE Genealogy List <[email protected]> >Subject: [SQUIRE-L] Land Patent Records Sites, Eastern States (Free of Charge) >To: [email protected] >Resent-From: [email protected] >Reply-To: [email protected] >X-Mailing-List: <[email protected]> archive/latest/235 >X-Loop: [email protected] >Resent-Sender: [email protected] > >Squire(s) family researchers, > >The following URL leads to the Bureau of Land Management, General Land >Office (GLO) Records Automation web site. > >"This site provides live database and image access to more than two >million federal land title records for the Eastern Public Land States, >dating back to 1820. This site offers researchers a source of >information on the initial transfer of land title from the federal >government to individuals. In addition to verifying title transfer, this >information will allow the researcher to place an individual (Patentee) >at a specific location (legal land description) in time (Signature >date)." > >http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/ > >I searched under Ohio and there were quite a few Squire entries! > >I'm not sure what makes a state an "Eastern Public Land State" but the >states are Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, >Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin > >I think this site is rather amazing in that it is free, easy to access, >contains valuable information, and is run by the government! > >Bob Squires >