Land Deeds etc.

[Bonnie]

Land deeds are a great place to look for the history of a location. Each county keeps records of land deeds that date way way back. Also town hall records and city directories provide an awful lot of information.

[Jim]

Recently some counties even have the tax records/land records on the web.  You can look most of them up by the address or tax plot number.  I was surprised how much information was there, available from the internet.

Is the white pages of the local phone book a good place to find the office you would need to call if you wanted to go look at some of the old deed books?  I was doing some genealogy research one time and there were specific hours that they allowed researchers.  I would imagine that each county is different.

Good info, Aunt Bonnie! 

[landofoz]

I looked in the blue pages and found my register of deeds (under county government).  Thankfully they don't have any special hours.  Thanks for the tip, Bonnie!

[Tonya]

So, Sarah- Any news on the research?? Did ya get a chance to go there and look yet?? I want to see if you can figure out who is pulling on your toe. Seriously, tho- it would be neat if you found something.

[landofoz]

Not yet, Tonya.  My husband keeps saying he's going to take a day off during the week - he's got 9 days to use before christmas - and I'm waiting for that.  He's such a procrastinator though!!

[Penny]

I was going to ask the same thing too Sarah, any news yet?
Lets hope that he takes that day....and SOON!!