Resources
cassi saari Illinois survey methods. View reading here.
Information on how to read/decipher historic survey maps and the challenges associated with them.
Wisconsin Public Land Survey. View source here
“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. View Source Here.
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.
Archives of Michigan Land Patent Research. Request records here
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. View Data here
This guide provides information and links about GIS Data (and nearly GIS data).
Liz Kozik Methods Dissertation Chapter. View chapter here.
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.