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Land in Her Own Name

A web exhibit for the book by H. Elaine Lindgren.

Land in Her Own Name: Women as Homesteaders in North Dakota

A book by H. Elaine Lindgren, for sale from Amazon.com

Land Records: Ingalls Homestead File

Scanned images of 24 original documents pertaining to the DeSmet, South Dakota homestead of the family of Laura Ingalls Wilder. A terrific example from the National Archives and Records Administration.

Provincial Archives of Alberta - Homestead Records

Saskatchewan Gen Web Project - Homestead Records.

How to read homestead record: Section, Township, Range, Meridian. Included: How to find Saskatchewan Townships & Ranges in a tutorial quiz.

Saskatchewan homestead records, 1870-1930, and index

From the Family History Library Catalog.

The Homestead Act May 20, 1862

The Homestead Act of 1862

By Richard Pence.

The Homestead Act, 1862

From Time Passages - Genealogy of the Dakotas.

The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration - Land Records

Introduction and Links to Resources on Land Entry Case Files and Related Records.

There are no Renters Here: Homesteading in a Sod House

This is the story of one woman who, with her husband and young daughter, left Indiana to start a homestead in Nebraska. Mattie Oblinger and her family left a treasure trove of letters, enabling us to gain some insight into her life, and the lives of many others who made a similar journey to become sod house pioneers in the American West. An online exhibit from the Women of the West Museum.