Basic Genealogy, Part 5: Land Records, Researching First Title

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Bill Eddleman discusses the basics of land grants, federal land sales, military bounty land, and numerous other ways to study records on first title. This presentation also includes an overview of the methods of describing and delineating land parcels, including metes and bounds, the U. S. Public Land System, and other details.
This program was originally broadcast via Zoom Webinar in March 2021.
A PDF of the handout mentioned can be downloaded from: files.shsmo.org/handouts/Basic...
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Music: "Summer" by Yakov Golman, courtesy Free Music Archive: freemusicarchive.org/music/Ya...

[@jackiegilpin4517]

Thank you for the handout. I appreciate the details and descriptions.

[@54montana]

Thank your for taking the time to put this this amazing information together. I have learned so much and have taken extensive notes. Where would I find your handouts for this video?

[@shsofmo]

Thank you for your lovely comment! You can find the handouts linked in the video description on each of the Basic Genealogy series videos. For this video, the handout is located at files.shsmo.org/handouts/BasicGenealogy05-LandRecordsFirstTitle.pdf