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3 Strategies to Work Around Missing Deeds
Land Records | Maps

3 Strategies to Work Around Missing Deeds

You’re chaining a deed and you get stuck. There isn’t a previous deed reference and you can’t find anything in the indexes either. What can…

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Answers to Yesterday’s Skill Challenge
Land Records | Skill Challenge

Answers to Yesterday’s Skill Challenge

Yesterday I challenged readers to answer 10 questions about an 18th century deed.  If you haven’t done it yet read that post first. The challenge…

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Test Your Skills on an 18th Century Deed
Land Records | Skill Challenge

Test Your Skills on an 18th Century Deed

Have you ever seen an 18th century deed? They look a little different than deeds of today. Old deeds can be tricky mostly because of…

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Discovering Occupations in Deeds
Land Records | Occupations

Discovering Occupations in Deeds

Deeds, at times, can appear like pretty dry reading. Yet deeds are crucial to your house history research. Part of what you are trying to…

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