Summary

Bounty-land programs created rich documentary trails-but they are rarely straightforward.  Learn how bounty land worked in major U.S. conflicts, why land warrants often changed hands, and how to trace the records that connect soldiers, heirs, and later buyers.  You'll leave with practical strategies for using bounty-land files to uncover military service, family relationships, and migration patterns.

Speaker

Annette Burke Lyttle holds the Certified Genealogist^® credential. She provides professional genealogical services in research, education, and writing. She speaks on a variety of genealogical topics at the national, state, and local levels and loves helping people uncover and share their family stories. Annette is a course coordinator for the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy and the British Institute. She is a published writer whose research interests include Quaker ancestors and ancestral migrations in the US. She is past president of the Association of Professional Genealogists and editor of The Florida Genealogist.