Homestead Certificate
Title
Homestead Certificate
Subject
Paper Document, Early Nebraska Homestead Certificates
Description
Original paper homestead certificate presented to Albert More of Grand Island in 1884, Nebraska from the General Land Office of the United States. Albert More is a familial ancestor of Sara and Terrence Holoubeck. The Homestead Act was passed by Congress and signed by President Abraham Lincoln on May 20, 1862 to encourage the rapid settlement of the western half of the United States. This certificate is no. 5296, application no. 11553.
Creator
General Land Office of the United States.
Source
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
General Land Office of the United States
Albert More
Date
1884 (Certificate Issue Date)
May 20, 1862 (Homestead Act)
06/20/2015
Contributor
April White
Dr. Jinny Turman
Rights
Sara and Terrence Holoubeck
University of Nebraska at Kearney (Images)
Relation
https://www.archives.gov/education/lessons/homestead-act/
https://www.loc.gov/rr/program/bib/ourdocs/Homestead.html
http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0500/frameset_reset.html?http://www.nebraskastudies.org/0500/stories/0501_0100.html
Format
JPEG
Paper Document
Language
English
Coverage
Grand Island, Nebraska
Buffalo County, Nebraska
Washington D.C.
Original Format
Paper Document
Files
Collection
Citation
General Land Office of the United States., “Homestead Certificate,” History Harvest, accessed November 22, 2024, https://historyharvest.unl.edu/items/show/1060.