I would like to record my homestead land entry files as illustrated in EE. I went to the Source Template Index and found Homestead Files > Land and Property Records > Homestead Files > Basic Format but it doesn't seem to gibe with the format on EE. I thought this would be the appropriate template since I obtained hard copies from NARA directly. I also looked at templates under BLM, most of which were DVD/CD-ROM options. I thought Legacy created most of its templates based on EE's directives and so am wondering if there is some other template I should be using.
EE references "Record Group 49" in her example for citing a whole (Homestead) file but a record group is nowhere referenced in the paperwork I received. And in the receipt NARA sent there was handwritten notation in the box "File Designation" "Bx. 799," and EE does not include such a field in her example, as follows: Robert Vandament (Chase County) homestead file, final certificate no. 328, Lincoln, Nebraska, Land Office; Land Entry Papers, 1800-1908; Records of the Bureau of Land Management, Record Group 49, National Archives, Washington, DC. I wonder why EE doesn't include the Box Number? I would think that's important if they sent me it to me. Most importantly, though, which template follows EE's format for a land entry file? Thanks, Barton Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://support.legacyfamilytree.com Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
