16 December 2024
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Association of Professional Genealogists (APG)
The Association of Professional Genealogists, established in 1979, is an international organization that supports professionals in genealogy-related businesses. APG encourages genealogical excellence, ethical practice, mentoring and education. The organization also supports the preservation and accessibility of records useful to the fields of genealogy and history. Members of APG agree to abide by a code of ethics in their profession.
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Decatur & Macon County Genealogical Society & Library
Decatur, Illinois.
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Dallas, Texas. From Southern Methodist University. Includes the Baldwin Locomotive collection, the Muskogee collection, and more.
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National Family History Month (August) is an initiative of AFFHO (Australasian Federation of Family History Organisations). During the month events will be conducted across Australia that focus on genealogy, family history, heraldry and related subjects including family reunions, seminars, talks, open days, history walks, book launches, film evening and expos. Check your state for details of local events.
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Genealogical Society of Siskiyou County - Databases
Downloadable indexes to sets of marriage, birth, obituary, military, and miscellaneous other records.
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Glencoe & District Historical Society
Dedicated to the preservation and promotion of family and physical history for Ekfrid, Metcalf, Mosa Tp; and the communities of Appin, Glencoe, Melbourne, Newbury, Wardsville, and the about to be formed S.W. Middlesex; all in the Province of Ontario, Canada.
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Quincy, Illinois.
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By Ronald A. Hill, Ph.D., CG, FASG
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New York City Genealogy: Lutheran Church Records (Wayback Machine)
Within this work you will find a historical sketch of the Lutheran denomination, background on its organization and record system, as well as a description of the available records for each of the individual churches that then, or at one time, had been located within one of the five boroughs of New York City, those being the Bronx, Brooklyn, Manhattan, Queens and Staten Island.
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NSW Family History Transcriptions
Marilyn Rowan's NSW Certificate Transcription Service complete with SECURE online ordering. NSW Births beyond 100 years ago, NSW Marriages beyond 50 years ago & NSW Deaths beyond 30 years ago.
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OrphanFinder.com - Alabama (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Alaska (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Arizona (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Arkansas (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - California (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Colorado (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Connecticut (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Delaware (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - District of Columbia (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Florida (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Georgia (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Hawaii (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Idaho (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Illinois (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Indiana (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Iowa (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Kansas (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Kentucky (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Louisiana (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Maine (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Maryland (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Massachusetts (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Michigan (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Minnesota (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Mississippi (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Montana (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Nebraska (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Nevada (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - New Hampshire (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - New Jersey (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - New Mexico (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - New York (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - North Carolina (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - North Dakota (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Ohio (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Oklahoma (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Oregon (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Pennsylvania (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Rhode Island (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - South Carolina (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - South Dakota (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Tennessee (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Texas (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Utah (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Vermont (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Virginia (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Washington (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - West Virginia (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Wisconsin (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com - Wyoming (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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OrphanFinder.com (Wayback Machine)
OrphanFinder.com is a directory of children’s homes, shelters, foundling homes, orphanages, orphans homes, institutions, asylums, infant schools, nurseries, and other homes for orphans, abandoned, neglected, and disadvantaged children.
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Revolutionary War Warrants Database
Searchable online database indexes 4,748 bounty land warrants for land in Kentucky issued by Virginia to veterans of the Revolutionary War. Information and database from the Kentucky Secretary of State.
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Secretary of State Kentucky Land Office
In Kentucky, land is allocated via the patenting process. The Kentucky Secretary of State's office is the repository for all records pertaining to patents issued within the Kentucky boundary, including those issued by the state of Virginia prior to Kentucky's statehood in 1792. This website contains searchable databases and information regarding military warrants issued for service in the French and Indian War, Lord Dunmore's War and the Revolutionary War; non-military warrants and the resulting patents and a number of other databases.
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Kentucky Land History, Research Aids, Powerpoint Presentations.
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Certificates of Settlement & Preemption Warrants
Under the Virginia land law of 1779, any bona fide settler in Kentucky County (also known as the Kentucky District) prior to January 1, 1778, who had made an improvement and planted a crop of corn was eligible for a 400-acre certificate of settlement for the land he or she had improved.
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In 1835, the Kentucky General Assembly modified the system for patenting unappropriated land in the Commonwealth. Prospective landowners purchased orders (or warrants) from the county court authorizing the county surveyor to survey a tract of unappropriated land for a patent application.
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The southern half of the Jackson Purchase region in western Kentucky was acquired under the October 19, 1818, land treaty between the United States and the Chickasaw Indian Nation. On February 14, 1820, the Kentucky General Assembly passed legislation stated the entire Jackson Purchase region would be mapped in compliance with the system used by the federal government for surveying public lands.
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This database includes the complete text of the Acts of the Virginia General Assembly and the Kentucky General Assembly creating all 120 Kentucky counties. It also includes Fincastle, Kentucky, Henrietta, Beckham and Zollicoffer counties.
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In 1780 Kentucky County, Virginia, was divided into three counties: Fayette, Jefferson and Lincoln. The Virginia General Assembly instructed the Kentucky County Surveyor to copy land entries into separate volumes for each of the new counties. This database contains 4,763 entries reserving land for patenting in the Lincoln County area from November 3, 1779, through April 19, 1792.
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The resources on this website provide everything from background information on Kentucky's history to research aids to links to groups and events that will allow you to further your research.
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Revolutionary War Warrants Database
This database indicates includes 4,748 bounty land warrants issued by Virginia to veterans of the Revolutionary War.
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Virginia and Old Kentucky Patent Series
In 1779 the Virginia General Assembly passed legislation that established the land patenting process for appropriating land in Kentucky County. A variety of land warrants and special legislative acts could be used to initiate a patent. Under the terms of the 1789 Compact with Virginia, Kentucky agreed to honor patents issued prior to Kentucky's statehood on June 1, 1792. The land patenting process continued after statehood.
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The May 1779 Land Laws passed by the Virginia General Assembly authorized the sale of treasury warrants to patent "waste and unappropriated land."
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West of Tennessee River Military Patents
The sourthern portion of the area known as the Jackson Purchase in western Kentucky was acquired under the October 19, 1818, land treaty between the United States and the Chickasaw Indian Nation.
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West of Tennessee River Non-Military Patents
The Chickasaw Indian Nation relinquished all lands east of the Mississippi River and north of the Mississippi state line with the signing of the Treaty of October 19, 1818.
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Siskiyou County Historical Society - 'Siskiyou Pioneer' Indexes
The “Siskiyou Pioneer” books have been published by the Historical Society annually since 1946 to present. The index is alphabetically by last name and topics, such as locations, businesses, etc
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Yreka, California.
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Southern Methodist University - Bridwell Library
Dallas, Texas.
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Victorian BDM Place Name Abbreviation List (Wayback Machine)
The list is comprised of place name abbreviations used in the Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages registry indexes and the places they represent (in Victoria, Australia).
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Contemporary newspaper articles and illustrations from the Great Hunger in Ireland, 1845-52
