"Landing" Your Ancestors: A Land Records Workshop

Interested in learning more about land records in Cape Girardeau County? Join Dr. Bill Eddleman of the State Historical Society of Missouri, County Recorder and Genealogical Society president Drew Blattner, and County Archivist Marybeth Niederkorn for this in-person, hands-on event. A laptop is recommended. Please bring all information you already have, and questions you'd like to research, as time to research will be provided. Topics covered include:
Intro to land record types
Metes and bounds survey system
Researching Missouri Spanish/French land grants
United States public land system
Using deeds to uncover relationships
Online research with land records

Attendance fee $5 to cover the cost of supplies. Seats limited to 14. Call us today to reserve your spot. (573) 204-2332

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