> Patricia McIntyre said: > > 2nd question: I have an interest in land records. I have used them some and > am intrigued about the information that can be available when researching > them. Are there any good land classes out there? ... Are there other options available to gain some in-depth training pertaining to land records? For studying land records I would recommend the following book and courses: E. Wade Hone.* Land and Property Research in the United States. *Salt Lake City, Utah: Ancestry, 1997. For in-depth training in any genealogical subject there is nothing that compares to the genealogy institutes. Here are two courses on land records in 2013. The "Advanced Land Research: Locating, Analyzing, Mapping" course with coordinators Rick and Pam Sayre at the Genealogical Research Institute of Pittsburgh (GRIP) in July 2013. The description from the website: "Land genealogy is as important as people genealogy for overcoming family history research barriers. This course explores land distribution in the current United States by colonial powers, private land claims, federal land records at both the National Archives and the General Land Office, and local-level county or town deeds. Students will learn about the Public Land Survey System and the metes and bound system. Course content illustrates the use of land records to prove kinship. Use of software and Internet resources for finding land records, mapping, and deed platting is demonstrated and practiced in hands-on computer labs." For a listing of the classes included and more details see http://www.gripitt.org/?page_id=670 [Disclaimer: I am an instructor for this course.] Another option would be the "Understanding Land Records" course with coordinator Christine Rose at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical Research (IGHR) at Samford University (June 2013). The description from the website: "This course will include local land records, pre-federal land, federal land, bounty land (Colonial, Revolutionary, and later), Private Land Claims, and land platting." See http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/IGHR_courses.html I hope this is helpful. Angela McGhie www.genealogyeducation.blogspot.com

Hi Angela, Thanks for writing and letting me know about the classes offered. Elissa had written and told me about GRIP, but I was unaware of the land class offered at IGHR. I will check it out and start saving to be able to go to one of them. I do have the Hone book. It is wonderful! A great addition to my personal library - something I learned about in ProGen 9! This list is the best. Thanks to all of you and your comments this week on my part. It has really helped me and gave me a jump start when I needed it. Onward! Patty McIntyre On Fri, Nov 9, 2012 at 11:06 AM, Angela McGhie < mcghiefamilyhistory@gmail.com> wrote: > > Patricia McIntyre said: > > > > 2nd question: I have an interest in land records. I have used them some > and > > am intrigued about the information that can be available when researching > > them. Are there any good land classes out there? ... Are there other > options available to gain some in-depth training pertaining to land > records? > > For studying land records I would recommend the following book and courses: > > E. Wade Hone.* Land and Property Research in the United States. *Salt Lake > City, Utah: Ancestry, 1997. > > For in-depth training in any genealogical subject there is nothing that > compares to the genealogy institutes. Here are two courses on land records > in 2013. > > The "Advanced Land Research: Locating, Analyzing, Mapping" course with > coordinators Rick and Pam Sayre at the Genealogical Research Institute of > Pittsburgh (GRIP) in July 2013. The description from the website: "Land > genealogy is as important as people genealogy for overcoming family history > research barriers. This course explores land distribution in the current > United States by colonial powers, private land claims, federal land records > at both the National Archives and the General Land Office, and local-level > county or town deeds. Students will learn about the Public Land Survey > System and the metes and bound system. Course content illustrates the use > of land records to prove kinship. Use of software and Internet resources > for finding land records, mapping, and deed platting is demonstrated and > practiced in hands-on computer labs." > For a listing of the classes included and more details see > http://www.gripitt.org/?page_id=670 > [Disclaimer: I am an instructor for this course.] > > Another option would be the "Understanding Land Records" course with > coordinator Christine Rose at the Institute of Genealogy and Historical > Research (IGHR) at Samford University (June 2013). The description from the > website: "This course will include local land records, pre-federal land, > federal land, bounty land (Colonial, Revolutionary, and later), Private > Land Claims, and land platting." > See http://www4.samford.edu/schools/ighr/IGHR_courses.html > > I hope this is helpful. > > Angela McGhie > www.genealogyeducation.blogspot.com > The Transitional Genealogists List was created to provide a supportive > environment for genealogists to learn best practices as they transition to > professional level work. Please respect the kind intentions of this list. > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TRANSITIONAL-GENEALOGISTS-FORUM-request@rootsweb.com with the word > 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >