Searching for Buried Treasure

Denise at The Family Curator has posted a Treasure Hunt Challege for Genea-Bloggers. The course of action is simple:

1. Select Your Destination
2. Make a plan (treasure map)
3. Post the plan on the blog before September 30 with an email to Denise that includes a link
4. Tackle the project
5. Post an article about finding the treasure
6. Send Denise an email with a link to the final post by October 20

As I began to think about all the ephemera and research notes in my file, on the computer, and elsewhere, I wondered where I could begin looking.  My plan of “attack” is this:

1. Go through the big box of letters I have
2. Locate papers on land transactions (I’ve seen them but haven’t paid that close attention to them)
3. Look for the names of property owners/sellers and the dates and research them
4. Gather information about the property – where it’s located, if I can get a satellite (or any) image of land
5. Post my findings

Hopefully I’ll learn some fascinating new information!