GENERAL LAND OFFICE AUTOMATED RECORDS PROJECT
Pre-1908 Homestead & Cash Entry Patents on CD-ROM

The Bureau of Land Management publishes this series of CD-ROMs in order to make land patent information held at the Bureau's Eastern States' Repository more accessible, while at the same time preserving the original documents. The patents may be searched by numerous fields or combinations of fields, including Patentee name, document number, and Land Office. Each CD-ROM also contains sample images and maps.

CD-ROMs have been issued for Arkansas, Florida, Louisiana, Michigan, and Wisconsin. The software to run the Wisconsin CD-ROM is loaded on the Atlas Computer Workstation. If you wish to use one of the other CD-ROMs, please ask for assistance.

GETTING IN:

1. Ask for the CD-ROM at the Reference Kiosk.

2. The CD-ROM should be in a cartridge holder, insert it into the d-drive. Do NOT remove the CD-ROM from the holder.

3. At the Program Manager Window, select the GLO icon.

USING THE DATABASE:

For Help at any point in the database, press <F1>.

1. The Main Menu will appear. A red bar will highlight Patent Search, press <enter>.

2. This opens the Search Window. The menu bar is at the bottom of the screen. ADD should be highlighted, press <enter>.

3. The Select Index Window will open. Use the arrow keys to move the grey highlight bar to the desired Index <enter>.

4. The Selected Index Window will open:
	a. Use the arrow keys to move the highlight bar to the desired
	   term <enter>.
OR
	b. Type the first few characters of your term, the index will
	   jump to the relative portion of the index. When the desired
	   term is highlighted press <enter>.

5. You will be returned to the Search Screen.
	a. If you want to modify your search,
		i. Use arrow keys to highlight ADD <enter>.
		ii. Select the appropriate modifier: and, or , not <enter>.
		iii. Repeat steps 3 and 4.

	b. To run the search,
		i. Move the highlight to SEARCH <enter>.
		ii. The number of hits will be displayed. To see the results
		    of the search, move highlight bar to DISPLAY <enter>.

6. A list of the records matching your search will appear. Use   to move the grey highlight to the desired record.<Enter> to see the record. <Enter> again to return to the list.

PRINTING/SAVING TO A DISK:

1. Press <F8>.

2. A number of windows will open: Use   to move highlight to desired option <enter>.

	a. Select a format - ASCII, Fixed, Delimited, or dBase.

	b. You will be asked to make additional, format specific
	   selections. The default selection will be highlighted when the
	   window opens, if you are unsure, choose it.

	c. Select to a file if you want to save data to a disk. Change
	   filename to a:\filename or b:\filename <enter>. DO NOT save to
	   the C-drive.
OR,
	d. Select to a printer for a paper printout.

GETTING OUT:

1. Get to the Main Menu:
	a. From Patent Search, type Quit.
	b. From any of the other database on the CD-ROM, press <esc>.

2. Press <esc>.


Prepared by Sherry Engle, Mankato State University, 2/95