Publications 2007 and continuing

In the Minnesota Surveyor

Some Preliminary Thoughts on Instructions for Surveying the Public Lands in Minnesota v.15 no.2 (Summer 2007)

The first township exteriors in Minnesota v.15 no.4 (Winter, 2007-2008)

A geography of township exteriors in Minnesota Territory, 1847-1852 v.16 no.1 (Spring, 2008)

Standard parallels and guide meridians in western Minnesota: the surveys of Elisha S. Norris v. 16 no.3 (Autumn, 2008)

The first townships in Western Minnesota Territory  v.16 no.4 (Winter 2008-2009)

The independent meridian in Northeastern Minnesota v.17 no.1 (Spring, 2009) 

The field notebooks of the deputy surveyors in Minnesota v.17 no.2 (Summer, 2009) 

The correspondence files of the Surveyor General of Wisconsin and Iowa v.17 no.3 (Autumn, 2009) 

(With March Senjem) The public land survey lines and the St. Croix River in Washington County v.18 no.1 (Spring, 2010) 

The boundary lines of the Half-Breed Reservation in Minnesota Territory v.18 no.2 (Summer 2010) 

The public land surveys and Fort Snelling; Part 1. The Boundaries of the Military Reserve and the first surveys east of the Mississippi River v.18 no.3 (Fall, 2010)

The public land surveys and Fort Snelling; Part 2. The Act of 1852 and the surveys of Jesse T. Jarrett v.19 no.1 (Spring 2011) 

An inventory and description of the deputy surveyors’ contracts in the Minnesota History Center v.19 no.3 (Fall 2011) 

A geography of the public land surveys in the United States: Part 1 – The beginnings  v.19 no.4 (Winter 2011-2012)

Minnesota’s public land survey records v.20 no.1 (Spring 2012) 

Township plats in Minnesota: A cursory examination of the available digital images v.20 no.2 (Summer 2012) 

An early township survey in Minnesota  v.20 no.3 (Fall, 2012) 

The public land survey notes for Minnesota: An introduction and examination of the earliest volumes v.21 no.2  (Summer, 2013) 

Some observations on the volumes of the digitized original field notes v.21 no.3 (Fall 2013) 

The surveys of George H Cannon v.22 no.1 (Spring, 2014) 

The 4th Principal Meridian in Minnesota  v.22 no.2 (Summer 2014) correction v.22 no.3 (Fall 2014) 

The public land survey lines in Carver County; township exteriors v.22 no.3 (Fall 2014) 

The public land survey lines in Carver County; township subdivisions v.22 no.4 (Winter 2014-2015)  

The Red Lake Reservation boundaries: An overview and the southern boundary (v.23 no.1 (Spring 2015)

The western and eastern boundaries of the Red Lake Indian Reservation v.23 no.2 (Summer 2015) 

The Diminished Red Lake Reservation boundary v.23 no.3 (Fall 2015)

The Rectangular Land Surveys and the White Earth Indian Reservation v.23 no.4 (Winter 2015-2016)

Incorporating the Southwestern Boundary Line of the Original Red Lake Indian Reservation into the Rectangular Grid v.24 no.1 (Spring 2016)

The Urban Jigsaw: A Paean to Land Surveyors in Minnesota v.24 no.3 (Fall 2016)

The Urban Jigsaw: The Early History of St. Paul, Minnesota v..25 no.1 (Winter 2017)

Closing the Office of Surveyor General of the Northwest v.25 no.2 (Spring 2017)

Opening the Office of Surveyor General of Minnesota: Part 1 v.25 no.3 (Summer 2017)

Opening the Office of Surveyor General of Minnesota: Part 2 v.25 no.4 (Fall 2017)

The Rectangular Land Survey Lines and Monuments as Boundaries in Minnesota v.26 no.4 (Fall 2018)

Opening the Office of Surveyor General of Minnesota: Part 3 v.26 no.4 (Winter 2018)

Early Thoughts on Additional Metadata Needed for the Databases Containing Digital Images of General Land Office Township Plats in Minnesota v.27 no.1 (Winter 2018-2019)

The Nichols Map and the Location of the Town of St. Paul. v.27 no.1 (Spring 2018) 

Surveying the Boundaries of the Fond du Lac Reservation: Part 1. v.27 no.2 (Spring 2019)

Surveying the Boundaries of the Fond du Lac Reservation: Part 2 Bradshaw’s Survey. v.27 no.3 (Summer 2019)

Surveying the Boundaries of the Fond du Lac Reservation: Part 3. v.28 no.1 (Winter 2020)

The Surveys of James E. Freeman. v.28 no.3 (Summer 2020)

Running the Boundary Line between the State of Wisconsin and the Minnesota Territory and the Rectangular Land Survey Lines Closing Against Them. v.28 no. 4 (Fall, 2020)

A Framework for Describing the Rectangular Land Surveys in the Minnesota Territory. v.29 no. 2 (Spring, 2021) 

Footsteps …. The Land Ordinance of 1785. v.29 no.3 (Summer, 2021)

An Antique Compass Finds Its Way to the Benton County Museum. v.29 no.4 (Fall, 2021)

The Surveys of Judson A. Stanton. v.29 no.4 (Fall, 2021)

Digital Records for the History of the Rectangular Land Surveys. v.30 no.1 (Winter 2022)

Mapping the Rectangular Land Survey Lines in Minnesota. v.30 no.1 (Winter 2022)

The Field Notebooks of Judson A. Stanton. v.30 no. 1 (Winter 2022)

The Contents of Township Plats in the Minnesota Territory. v.30 no.2 (Spring 2022)

A Survey made by Thomas H. Croswell in 1899. v.30 no.3 (Summer 2022)

Supplementary Information leading to the Court Case “1903 U.S. Supreme Court Case Dealing with A Fraudulent Government Survey & Omitted Public Domain Land in Minnesota. v.30 no.3 (Summer 2022)

The Northern Boundary of Iowa Might Have Been Run and Marked From West to East. v.30 no.3 (Summer 2022)

(with John Freemyer) A Brief Introduction to the Statutory History of Subdivision Plats and Platting in Minnesota v.30 no.4 (Fall 2022) 

The First Printed Map of Saint Paul Minnesota v.30 no.4 (Fall 2022) 

The Annual Report of the Surveyor General of Minnesota October 19, 1861. v.31 no.1 (Winter, 2023)

Editor's Comments v.31 no.2 (Spring, 2023)

Editor's Comments v.31 no.3 (Summer, 2023) 

Surveying the Exteriors of Township 110 North Range 20 West of the 5th Principal Meridian v.31 no. 3. (Summer, 2023)

Editor's Comments v.31 No. 4 (Fall, 2023)

The Statutory History of Remonumentation in Minnesota. Part 1. Minnesota Statutes (2022) 160.15 v.31 No. 4 (Fall, 2023)

Statutory History of Remonumentation in Minnesota. Part 2. Minnesota Statutes (2023) 389.04 “Rules for Surveys" v.32 No. 1 (Winter, 2024)

Commentary on “The distribution of principal meridians and baselines in the United States reflects no system.” A Geography of the Michigan Meridian, the 4th Principal Meridian and the 5th Principal Meridian v.32 No. 3 (Spring, 2024)  

Footsteps … Instructions of the Secretary of the Treasury to the Surveyor-General of the Northwest (1796) v.32 No 4 (Fall, 2024) 

The Elimination of Double Corners on Township Exterior Lines v.32 No. 4 (Fall, 2024) 

Footsteps… Hamilton’s Plan for disposing of the public lands July 20, 1790 v.35 No. 1 (Winter, 2025)

The Surveying Operations of Jerome E. Whitcher v.35 No. 1 (Winter, 2025)