Additional Resources

cassi saari Illinois survey methods

Information on how to read/decipher historic survey maps and the challenges associated with them.

Wisconsin Public Land Survey

“The land area that is now known as the State of Wisconsin was surveyed by the federal government between 1833 and 1866. The following material will provide a general description of the Public Land Survey System and instructions for how to interpret the records of the survey.”

Wisconsin Public Land Survey Records: Original Field Notes and Plat Maps

The field notes and plat maps of the public land survey of Wisconsin are a valuable resource for original land survey information, as well as for understanding Wisconsin’s landscape history.

Request Archives of Michigan Land Patent Research

These patents document the date of transaction, the name and residence of the buyer, the legal description of the property, and the cost of acquisition.

Michigan Historical GIS Data

This guide provides information and links about GIS Data (and nearly GIS data).

Liz Kozik Methods Dissertation Chapter

A comic book style chapter about methodologies in understanding historical sites.

 

The development of these materials was supported through a Humanities Initiatives at Colleges and Universities grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.