Archive for the 'Land Records' Category

Deeds Signed by Washington & Jefferson Discovered

Saturday, November 18th, 2006

Thanks to a working knowledge of Ohio Company records, a Special Collections Associate recognized what had gone undiscovered for two centuries. This is an exciting find - and story.
Marietta College has two new additions to its collection of valuable, historical documents, after deeds signed by George Washington and Thomas Jefferson were discovered this month at […]

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Madison County, Alabama, Makes Records Accessible to Genealogists

Friday, August 18th, 2006

It’s great to see government agencies working in concert to make for easy access to historical documents. The following article is a good example of just that. Kudos to the Madison County, Alabama folks.
Before you read about the Madison County land and tax documents just made easily accessible, I’d like to also mention that the […]

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