Edgewood New Mexico Family History Center/Class Notes

Recaps for classes taught in 2022 are here.

Notes for classes taught prior to 2022 are below.

'''Land Records
Surveying In Early America

Public Land Survey System

Metes and Bounds

Plat

'''Helpful websites for your Family History Research
Search Bureau of Land Management Records to find your ancestors Land Patents We provide live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1788 and the present. We also have images of survey plats and field notes, land status records, and control document index records.

Library of Virginia Online Catalog The LVA Catalog combines the "Books & Journals" catalog, the "Archives & Manuscripts" catalog, and the "Images & Indexes" databases. You can search these catalogs to find your Virginia ancestors land records, photos etc.

Atlas of historical County Boundaries This web site allows you to see the historical development of county lines. This may clarify what county records you should be searching to find your ancestors.

David Rumsey Map Collection Database The historical map collection has over 45,000 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of theWorld, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.

Find a Grave Find the graves of ancestors, create virtual memorials, add 'virtual flowers' and a note to a loved one's grave, etc.

Dead Fred's Genealogy Photo Archive A free, fun photo genealogy research web site devoted to helping you find photos to visualize your heritage!

Soldiers and Sailors Database National Park Service The Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System (CWSS) is a database containing information about the men who served in the Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. Other information on the site includes histories of Union and Confederate regiments, links to descriptions of significant battles, and selected lists of prisoner-of-war records and cemetery records, which will be amended over time.

Minnesota Historical Society Use Minnesota People Records Search to exclusively research birth, death, and state census records, as well as Veterans Graves Registration and World War I Gold Star Rolls.

Minnesota Historical Society Search If you'd like to search people records together with the rest of the MNHS collection, use the search engine.