Locating Your Roots by Patricia Law HatcherCall Number: SC 929.1 Hat
ISBN: 1558706143
Publication Date: 2003-03-04
One of the strongest motivators for American immigration was land. It's no surprise then that land records -- including deeds, grants, mortgages, wills, and more -- comprise some of the most common, reliable documents available to genealogists and family historians. They can make the difference between running into a brick wall and finding your way around it. In Locating Your Roots, Patricia Law Hatcher shows you where to find land records and how to use them to prove ancestry and family relationships, find new avenues of research, and discover how your ancestors lived. Hatcher also provides invaluable guidelines for using state references and other general resources, plus a helpful glossary of related terms.