We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.
The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167) and the genealogy blog at https://milesgenealogy.blogspot.com/.
The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.
Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/s2LySboeFK2XUhEH6.
Today’s Challenge
We are now on Day #15. I hope you were able to find some useful information yesterday at Wikipedia’s List of Online Newspaper Archives. Today we will research land records from the Bureau of Land Management’s General Land Office Records (https://glorecords.blm.gov/).
Questions
- Search the Land Patents database for James A Walker in Lake County, Florida. In what Section, Township and Range is his property located?
- On what date was the Land Patent issued To James A Walker?
- How many acres were included in the parcel he purchased?
- Look at the related documents and find the Tract Book for the area where his property is located. How much did the land cost?
- Find the date of sale for the property in the Tract Book. When did James purchase the property?
Bonus Points (Optional)
- Find the Land Survey map for the area around James A Walker’s property. What is the name of the large lake to the southeast of his property?
Hint
Land Patents and Surveys can provide information about neighbors and the kind of land your ancestors may have owned. They also place your ancestors in context with their surroundings.
Action
Answers will be submitted using a Google Form (https://forms.gle/s2LySboeFK2XUhEH6). All answers received before 8:00 pm EST on June 15 will be considered for today’s prize which is a 1-year subscription to Newspapers.com.
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