For many years, I have contended that the General Land Office is the poster child for public service. The employees there are the most congenial and helpful of any office I have ever walked into or communicated with by phone or correspondence. It has not mattered who was the Commissioner - the service has been superior under all of them. We are lucky to have this treasure trove in our state. Of course, it is the place to get not only maps but the original land grants/patents our early settlers received. Diana White ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward L. Williams" <ewilli01@flash.net> To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 6:07 PM Subject: [TXNAVARR] Texas General Land Office Maps > A while back, someone sent the link to the Texas General Land Office Website > which contains lots of old County Maps. This past weekend, we were in > Austin and I went by the Land Office to see the copies (and the originals) > first hand. I was so impressed I bought three (Navarro, Bosque, and Collin) > and plan on getting several others. These are super high quality images, > printed full scale on the highest quality paper in full color (most for > about $15). The copies are as good as the originals, every survey name is > easily readable. I highly recommend these maps. I am having my maps framed > right now for display in the house. They are having more maps scanned and > will have them posted to their website soon. Let me know if you have any > questions on the maps or process. Everyone in their office is very friendly > and helpful. They will just bend over backwards to help ! Their site is at > http://www.glo.state.tx.us/ and their offices are on the 8th floor of the > Stephen F. Austin Building next door to the Bob Bullock Museum on Congress > (north side of the Capitol building). > > Edward L. Williams > Navarro County TXGenWeb > www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr > ewilli01@flash.net > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.401 / Virus Database: 226 - Release Date: 10/9/02

I visited the site. Some great map images on line as well! Mark Diana White wrote: > For many years, I have contended that the General Land Office is the poster > child for public service. The employees there are the most congenial and > helpful of any office I have ever walked into or communicated with by phone > or correspondence. It has not mattered who was the Commissioner - the > service has been superior under all of them. We are lucky to have this > treasure trove in our state. Of course, it is the place to get not only maps > but the original land grants/patents our early settlers received. > > Diana White > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Edward L. Williams" <ewilli01@flash.net> > To: <TXNAVARR-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, October 13, 2002 6:07 PM > Subject: [TXNAVARR] Texas General Land Office Maps > > > >>A while back, someone sent the link to the Texas General Land Office > > Website > >>which contains lots of old County Maps. This past weekend, we were in >>Austin and I went by the Land Office to see the copies (and the originals) >>first hand. I was so impressed I bought three (Navarro, Bosque, and > > Collin) > >>and plan on getting several others. These are super high quality images, >>printed full scale on the highest quality paper in full color (most for >>about $15). The copies are as good as the originals, every survey name is >>easily readable. I highly recommend these maps. I am having my maps > > framed > >>right now for display in the house. They are having more maps scanned and >>will have them posted to their website soon. Let me know if you have any >>questions on the maps or process. Everyone in their office is very > > friendly > >>and helpful. They will just bend over backwards to help ! Their site is > > at > >>http://www.glo.state.tx.us/ and their offices are on the 8th floor of the >>Stephen F. Austin Building next door to the Bob Bullock Museum on Congress >>(north side of the Capitol building). >> >>Edward L. Williams >>Navarro County TXGenWeb >>www.rootsweb.com/~txnavarr >>ewilli01@flash.net >> > > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.401 / Virus Database: 226 - Release Date: 10/9/02 > > > ==== TXNAVARR Mailing List ==== > About 290 folks subscribe to TXNAVARR-L or TXNAVARR-D >