Historic/Primary Source Research
Historic Research (Chain of Title, Ancestry, Historic Context Development)
Rabbitbrush Archaeological Services (RBAS) can offer a wide range of historic research capabilities. Foremost, in regard to architectural and historic cultural resources, RBAS is able to conduct comprehensive chain of title research for properties from current owner to original land patent including navigation of the intricacies of grantee/grantor index volumes, deeds, foreclosures, and other relevant indices pertaining to a given property or site.
Other avenues of research familiar to RBAS include: general land office plats and survey notes, mineral surveys, homestead proof testimonies, historic maps and aireal photographs, city directories, United State census records, Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, among others. RBAS also holds professinal memberships with Ancestry.com as well as various archival newspaper archives.