Land Records and Genealogy Conference Set for July 12 - 13, 2013

Homestead National Monument of America
Beatrice, Nebraska
copyright 2012 Susan M Petersen

Nebraska genealogists will have a variety of conferences to attend during 2013. One of the perennial favorites is the Land Records and Genealogy Symposium held every other year in Beatrice, Nebraska.

Returning as keynote speaker is Roberta "Bobbie" King. She is a homestead records researcher who specializes in homestead laws, African-American homesteaders, women homesteaders and the history of the public lands survey system.

Other speakers at the conference include:

Land Records in Slave Research - Debbie Abbott

Introduction to Fold3 and Military Homesteaders - Laura Prescott

Introduction to Ancestry and Finding the Land: Cash Sales, Military Script and Finding the Land: Cash Sales, Military Script and Preemption - David Williams

Reading Photographs: How To Date Your Family Pictures and Homestead Records: Finding Your Ancestor - Gail Blakenau

Registration includes continental breakfast, lunch and symposium materials. Two day registration is $99. One day registration is $69.

July 12 - 13, 2013

Southeast Community College Beatrice Campus
4771 W. Scott Road

Beatrice, Nebraska

Source: Southeast Community College Continuing Education Course Bulletin

Beatrice Nebraska - Genealogy Land Records Symposium July 15-16, 2011

If you are in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa or Missouri (or elsewhere), make plans now to attend the Genealogy and Land Records Symposium scheduled for July 15 - 16, 2011 in Beatrice, Nebraska. This event is attracting speakers and vendors from around the U.S.

The symposium is a partnership between the Homestead National Monument and Southeast Community College. More information is coming soon from the Southeast Community College web site. The Homestead National Monument is administered by the National Park Service.

For a flyer, click here.

52 Weeks To Better Genealogy - Challenge 20

I was definitely up for the challenge this week to locate some Bureau of Land Management Records. In less than three minutes, I had three hits on members of my Pecht family.

First up was a land record for Albert B. Pecht in Sundance, Wyoming. He had made full payment for the north half of the northeast quarter and the northeast quarter of the northwest quarter of section nineteen and the southwest quarter of the southeast quarter of section eighteen in township fifty-three north of range sixty-five west of the sixth principal meridian, containing one hundred sixty acres.  This was dated October 15, 1919.

What was that again??

Albert's brother, Sherman Pecht, paid for Section five in Township twenty-one north of Range thirty-two west of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, containing six hundred forty and eighty-hundreds acres. This was dated August 21, 1919.

Sherman's son, Clarence Pecht, claimed Section nine in Township twenty-one north of Range thirty-two west of the Sixth Principal Meridian, Nebraska, containing six hundred forty acres. This was dated October 15, 1919.


Now that I have this information, I need to figure out what to do with it!