| When: | Saturday, November 4, 2023, 10 am to 12 noon |
| Where: | Virtual meeting via Zoom (open to public) |
| Subject: | Land Records |
| Title: |
Researching First Title |
| This presentation will discuss the basics of land grants, federal land sales, military bounty land, and other ways to research first title. It will also include an overview of the methods of describing and delineating land parcels, including metes and bounds, the U. S. Public Land System, and other details.
Registration for this program opens on Monday, October 30, 2023 for both members and non-members.
Members, use the link in the email you will receive on Monday, October 30 to register, or log into the website, go to Members Only and select Meeting Registration. Member registration fee is $5.00.
Non-members, use this link beginning on Monday, October 30, either to register as a non-member for $10.00, or to join BCGS and register as a member for a total fee of $25.00.
This presentation will be recorded. Only members who have registered for this program as members will be able to view it for 30 days following the program date, by logging in to the website and selecting "Meeting registration" from the Members-Only menu. |
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| Speaker: |
Bill Eddleman |
| An eighth-generation Missourian, Bill Eddleman is the Coordinator of the Cape Girardeau Research Center of the State Historical Society of Missouri. He was a professor of biology at Southeast Missouri State University for 22 years and also served as provost before his retirement in 2016. Long interested in local and regional history, he was the president of the Cape County Genealogical Society for 14 years and edited the society's quarterly publication for 20 years. He started at the State Historical Society of Missouri in July 2017. |
