If you have ever attended a meeting where Liz Marshall, the OLA’s Director of Research, was speaking about the importance of obtaining your crown land patent, you will remember that she also recommended getting a certified copy of the patent, making sure you had a copy of your deed, and that you did a title search from the current deed back to the Patent.
Guess what? The same recommendations are made by Ron Gibson to Americans on the website Defend Rural America http://www.defendruralamerica.com/DRA/Land_Patents.html.
Ron is the Chairman of the Jefferson Mining District in Grants Pass, Oregon and a lecturer on a wide range of topics including land patents. He is not a lawyer but he has studied law and is considered an expert in patents in the USA.
The Defend Rural America website offers two videos, Land Patents 101 – Concepts and Land Patents 102 – How to Claim your Allodial Rights which we recommend you take the time to watch. They are about one hour each so grab a cup of coffee, get comfortable, and be amazed.