[Genealogy] BLM Tract Books, Females, and Newspapers

[Michael John Neill]

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Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Tract Books and the 2026 BLM Land Patent
Search site update

This presentation will discuss what the BLM tract books are (they keep
track of complete and incomplete federal land transactions), how to search
them on FamilySearch–there are multiple ways (focusing on manual searches
for when the indexed do not work), what clues can be gathered from these
records, accessing additional records suggested in the tract books,
documenting your searches of these books. Also included will be a
discussion of the current iteration of the Bureau of Land Management
Federal Land Patent search site.


Presentation to be released on 18 October–$17.99
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Researching Female Ancestors

This presentation discusses approaches and techniques for determining an
ancestor’s maiden name and locating “missing” females. Geared towards the
advanced beginner or intermediate researcher, it focuses on American
records and sources before World War I. The content is not specific to any
one time period and many of the approaches can be refined for different
locations or types of records. Concepts discussed will include:

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   overview of women’s legal rights;
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   property ownership;
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   inheritance;
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   citizenship;
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   and strategies for making the most from what you can find.

If you are stymied on your female ancestors–and half your ancestors are
female–this presentation may give you the insight you need.

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   Order for immediate download. $19.99
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   29 Sept price is $24.


Researching US Newspapers

This presentation will discuss finding copies of newspapers (digital and
microfilm), searching newspapers (digital and manual searches), saving
images, organizing images and your search process, and creating citations.

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   Order for immediate download–$18
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   29 Sept price is $22.


Michael John Neill has over forty years of genealogical research experience
and has utilized records in a variety of states in the Midwest, New
England, and the Southern United States.



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Webinars
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Ready-to-Go Webinars from Michael–download immediate:

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   Creating Children’s Stories from Genealogy Events
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/creating-childrens-stories-from-genealogy-information/>
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   Creating Families from pre-1850 Census Records
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/creating-families-from-pre-1850-census-records/>
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   DeedMapper webinars
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/deedmapper-intro-and-more-deedmapper-webinars/>
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   FamilySearch Catalog
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2026/02/19/using-the-familysearch-catalog-webinar/>
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   Farming Ancestor webinars–landowner and non-landowner versions
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/rooting-around-for-farmers-and-tenants-and-laborers/>
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   Full-Text Search at FamilySearch
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2026/08/05/updated-familysearch-full-text-search-webinar/>
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   Full-Text Search at FamilySearch with Common Names
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2025/11/04/common-names-at-familysearch-full-text-webinar/>
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   How Errors Get in Records
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/how-errors-get-in-records-webinar/>
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   Illinois Genealogy Research
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/2026/03/10/genealogy-research-in-illinois-webinar/>
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   Metes and Bounds With AI–platting and analysis
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/using-ai-for-metes-and-bounds-deed-analysis/>
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   Unburying Funeral Home Records
   <https://genealogytipoftheday.com/index.php/unburying-funeral-home-records/>

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Michael John Neill
Genealogy Tip of the Day
PO Box 17

Henderson, IL 61439
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