Presentation
The Homestead Act of 1862 opened millions of acres of land for settlement across 30 states. Interested individuals needed to meet certain criteria before the land could gain title to this land. The records created from this process are often overlooked my family historians. This session will help you understand the wealth of knowledge that can be found in these valuable records.
Speaker
Amber Oldenburg is a genealogist, lecturer, and social media manager with a degree in Family History Research from Brigham Young University-Idaho, where she currently serves as an online instructor in their Family History Research program. She specializes in Midwest and Great Lakes states research.
This is a Zoom only meeting.
Please register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/rOTebED2Ri-azVdVggTKBw