Daily Archive: February 15, 2025

We come and go, but the land is always here. And the people who love it and understand it are the people who own it–for a little while. Willa Cather, O Pioneers! There are many types of land transactions, but in today’s blog we’ll explore the particular genealogical value of local land records and how you can use them to further your research. These actions between parties, also known as conveyances, take place mostly under the authority of the county government. From the moment European settlers arrived on the Atlantic coast, obtaining cheap land on which to settle and farm was a priority. The vast majority of them had never owned land in their countries of origin because only the wealthy could afford to buy it, often in large tracts. The opportunity to possess and work one’s own parcel of land in the New World was enticing to those who...