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2026-03-06 Land Records, Beyond the Index: Land records are a valuable research tool, but sometimes we stop with a brief review of an index and conclude there's nothing for us there. Genealogy expert Joshua Taylor provides 15 steps for going beyond the index, with tips for finding relatives in the records, using property lists, coordinating tax and census records, and more. Get started with land record research in Goal F2 of the United States page.
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