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With 2 million General Land Office patents to mine, the Bureau of Land Management's Web site is an El Dorado for public land records.
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Digging into the city's multicultural roots can be both a challenge and a fiesta -- these tips and resources will get you started.
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Follow this guide to learn how to best use the David Rumsey map collection for your research.
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These resources will help you research the places your family called home.
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Learn how to home in on answers to ancestral place puzzles with our guide to Google Earth.
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Dig into a genealogical gold mine: your ancestors' deeds, claims and other land records.
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Pinpointing the county in which your family lived during a given year is easy, thanks to the Newberry Library's Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
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Perplexed by patents and plats? Confused by claims? Survey our beginner's guide to land records.
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Understanding the 1862 Homestead Act, using the Newberry Atlas of Historical Boundaries, and demystifying confusing land record terms. Plus: Why Facebook's new timeline has a silver lining for genealogists.
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Whether your ancestors lived in a state-land or public-land state affects the land records you'll look for. Learn which states fall into which category.
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