#Dirty land title how to#
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#Dirty land title how to#

This interactive session will dig into how to find and use these records, plus touch on how state boundary changes affected the survey and disbursement of land, and how to determine where the records can be found today.Ĥ:30 PM – Finding & Using State-Level Land Records, continued (Kimberly Powell)ġ0:00 AM – Understanding the Public Land Survey System (Kimberly Powell) The first acquisition of land in the state land states (the original thirteen colonies, plus Hawaii, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, and West Virginia) was generally accomplished through a system of land grants or patents, although the process varied by location and time period. In this interactive session we will explore a variety of strategies for tracking property ownership in and out of an individual’s possession, including creating and using a deed in/out table for keeping track of the research.ģ:15 PM – Finding & Using State-Level Land Records (Kimberly Powell) This includes hands-on exercises focused on locating, using, and analyzing deeds and other local land records in a variety of localities, plus exploration of some alternative resources for locating property records, such as court records, probate records, and newspapers.ġ1:30 AM – Finding & Using Local Land Records, continued (Kimberly Powell)ġ:45 PM – Tracking Property Ownership Through Local Land & Tax Records (Kimberly Powell) We’ll begin the week learning to master deed indexes, including the many quirks they can throw at you. A suggested pre-reading list will be provided for students to brush up on important basics, as needed, so everyone can be ready to hit the ground running.ĩ:30 AM Technical issues that might need to be solved and introductions.ġ0:00 AM – Finding & Using Local Land Records (Kimberly Powell) (this is not a beginner class and will move quickly). Prerequisites: Students should have basic experience with using land records, reading deeds, etc. NOTE: There is a $15 materials fee included in the tuition for plotting tools to be mailed to you before the course begins. Requirements: Students should plan to use a laptop (Windows or Mac) for in-class exercises and to run the land platting software.

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No homework will be assigned so that you can spend your free time applying what you’ve learned in class to your own research (or attend evening sessions or enjoy time with friends)! Short teaching sessions will be interspersed with plenty of interactive learning and hands-on, practical problems to allow you to practice what you are learning for better understanding. The emphasis of this intermediate to advanced course is a hands-on approach to solving genealogical problems with land and other property records at the local, state, and federal level. Get Your Hands Dirty! A Workshop in Land and Property Records