Family Tree University Independent Study Course: Land Records 101: Using Deeds, Plats, Patents and More [CD]
When you're trying to pinpoint ancestral residences, determine wealth or even trace descendants, land records can often provide answersonce you get past unfamiliar terminology and survey systems.
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
WHAT YOU'LL LEARN:
- Definitions and terminology used in property and deeds
- Locating and platting land using the "metes and bounds" method
- Locating and platting land using the federal "rectangular survey" method
- Special programs, such as military bounty lands and the Homestead Acts
- Finding and using records at the Bureau of Land Management website
- Finding and gleaning the most from land records
Format: CD