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Neighborhood Reconstruction: Effective Use of Land Records

Mary Hill, AG
Apr 19, 2017
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Speaker's Introduction
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Introduction
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History of Land
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Land Platting
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Additional Helps
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Conclusion
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Announcements / prizes
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Questions / answers
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After-webinar party
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Use USGS topographic maps, tract maps, plat maps, surveys, deeds, census records, and tax lists to reconstruct the neighborhood where your ancestor lived. Plat your ancestor’s land records and discover what unexpected clues might be discovered in the process. 

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Mary Hill, AG
Mary E.V. Hill, MLS, AG® (Mid-Atlantic States); worked as reference librarian at BYU from 1989-1992, as genealogy instructor at BYU from 1992-1995, as Family History Library US/Canada Reference consultant from 1995-2006. She served on the UGA Boar
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