Final Homestead Certificate for Almanzo Wilder

Effective June 17, 1887, Almanzo Wilder received a patent granting him title to 160 acres. This certificate demonstrates that Wilder and his wife Laura Ingalls, author of Little House on the Prairie, had “proved up” or built a house, improved the land, and lived on the land for five years. Homesteaders would often displayed the patent in their home to honor their hard work.