If your ancestor claimed homestead land in the mid to late 1800s and early 1900s, you may potentially be able to find a treasure trove of personal information on that person and their family in their...
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A Closer Look at Land Records #2
Tax records are one of the easiest types of land records to search, and also one of the first ones you should look at when delving into this kind of record. Tax records on land have been around for...
What Information Can You Find in Tax Records?
Have you started using tax records to research the lives of your ancestors? If not, you should. Tax records offer a lot of information you never imagined.
A Closer Look at Land Records #1
Land records are some of the most useful genealogical records that exist, outside of the basic birth, death, and marriage records. You may not have thought about using them in your genealogical...
A Closer Look at Immigration Records #4
If you don’t know when or where your ancestor came to the United States, there are places you can look that can provide you with that information. Once you have the information, you can look up the...
A Closer Look at Immigration Records #3
Ellis Island was the sole federally sanctioned and approved port of entry for immigrants from 1892 to 1924. It processed millions upon millions upon millions of immigrants during this time of...