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• The Homestead Act of 1862

  A summary and transcription of the act.

• The Homestead Act, 1862

  From Time Passages - Genealogy of the Dakotas.

• The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - Land Records

  Introduction and Links to Resources on Land Entry Case Files and Related Records.

  • Federal Land Entry Files (NATF Form 84)

• There are no Renters Here: Homesteading in a Sod House

  This is the story of one woman who, with her husband and young daughter, left Indiana to start a homestead in Nebraska. Mattie Oblinger and her family left a treasure trove of letters, enabling us to gain some insight into her life, and the lives of many others who made a similar journey to become sod house pioneers in the American West. An online exhibit from the Women of the West Museum.