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The land records from Wisconsin reflect its transition from Native American territory to a hub of immigration in the 19th century. As a public land state, land was distributed by federal land offices starting in the 1830s. Land patents, homestead applications, and bounty warrants are available through the Bureau of Land Management and often include names, dates, and land descriptions. Many early settlers were German, Scandinavian, and Irish immigrants, and land records help trace their movement into the Midwest. County-level deed records are important for following property through generations, revealing heirs and family ties often not found in other records.
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