Genealogy Tips: Was Your Ancestor a Homesteader? (part 2)
By Katie Rebecca Garner on June 25, 2024
In this article, Katie Rebecca Garner explores the records that homesteading left behind and where those records can be found... (Read More)
Tag: Homestead Act
Genealogy Tips: Was Your Ancestor a Homesteader? (part 1)
By Katie Rebecca Garner on June 24, 2024
Katie Rebecca Garner explains that one in three Americans descend from homesteaders and gives tips for researching your homesteader ancestors.. (Read More)
Our Honored Dead …
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 23, 2008
When Abraham Lincoln gave his stirring remarks at Gettysburg in 1863 word spread quickly across the nation. The San Francisco (CA) Daily Evening Bulletin of 18 Dec 1863 captured the impact of Lincoln’s words that still move us today. Newspapers report what happens every day giving each of us the emotion, context and impact... (Read More)
Homestead Act – May 20, 1862 – Daniel Freeman 1st Homesteader
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 20, 2008
Abraham Lincoln signed the Homestead Act on May 20, 1862. It would take effect on January 1, 1863. The first homesteader to take “the required oath and [be] given the documents which made him possessor of 160 acres of land” was Daniel Freeman (1826-1908). Daniel Freeman was born April 26, 1826 in Lewisburg, Preble... (Read More)
