| 1. | Mills, Mill Rights & Mill Privileges 2010-10-15 8:30 AM University of New Hampshire, Portsmouth, NH Mills were once an essential part of life and, of the thousands that were built, relativelyfew remain active. Remnants of many of these mills and water ways can still be seen. In the field, do you find old mill foundations or evidence thereof, dam sites and iron work when surveying along bodies of water? In your research, do you encounter such terms as "flowage rights", "mill privilege" or "mill dam"? All of these may have a serious impact on the property being researched and s |
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| 2. | Connecticut Association of Land Surveyors Seminar to be announced 2010-11-5 8:00 AM Topic & Location to be announced Sponsored by the Connecticut Association of Lans Surveyors |
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| 3. | Picking up the Pieces – Dealing with Changes in Technology 2010-11-9 8:00 AM JOHNSON CITY, TN Technology, practice and standards change, usually becoming more detailed and stringent. In evaluating past practice, and the evidence therefrom, there must be an understanding of how to compare yesterday’s work with today’s. When things differ, or don’t seem to meet today’s requirements, what should be done will depend on the nature of the problem and the circumstances of the activities, based on the rules in effect. |
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| 4. | Dealing with Undescribed Rights of Way 2010-11-9 1:00 PM JOHNSON CITY, TN There are numerous occasions when easements are created without an definition of location or width. A review of evidence and past court decisions offers tools with which to answer those questions. The presentation will include a review of what is an easement, types of easements, creation and termination of easements, along with researching and locating them |
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| 5. | Cemeteries & Burial Sites 2010-11-10 8:00 AM JOHNSON CITY, TN This program deals with the identification of burial sites on the ground and exploring the title documents to find title and rights in the site. A field exercise is part of the seminar wherein participants will visit a local cemetery, locate it with GPS coordinates, photograph it, and evaluate the site from a surveying perspective. Each team will need a GPS unit and a digital camera |
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| 6. | Picking up the Pieces – Dealing with Changes in Technology 2010-11-12 8:00 AM LEBANON, TN Technology, practice and standards change, usually becoming more detailed and stringent. In evaluating past practice, and the evidence therefrom, there must be an understanding of how to compare yesterday’s work with today’s. When things differ, or don’t seem to meet today’s requirements, what should be done will depend on the nature of the problem and the circumstances of the activities, based on the rules in effect. |
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| 7. | Dealing with Undescribed Rights of Way 2010-11-12 1:00 PM LEBANON, TN There are numerous occasions when easements are created without an definition of location or width. A review of evidence and past court decisions offers tools with which to answer those questions. The presentation will include a review of what is an easement, types of easements, creation and termination of easements, along with researching and locating them |
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| 8. | Cemeteries & Burial Sites 2010-11-13 8:00 AM LEBANON, TN This program deals with the identification of burial sites on the ground and exploring the title documents to find title and rights in the site. A field exercise is part of the seminar wherein participants will visit a local cemetery, locate it with GPS coordinates, photograph it, and evaluate the site from a surveying perspective.
Each team will need a GPS unit and a digital camera |
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| 9. | Picking up the Pieces – Dealing with Changes in Technology 2010-11-15 8:00 AM JACKSON, TN Technology, practice and standards change, usually becoming more detailed and stringent. In evaluating past practice, and the evidence therefrom, there must be an understanding of how to compare yesterday’s work with today’s. When things differ, or don’t seem to meet today’s requirements, what should be done will depend on the nature of the problem and the circumstances of the activities, based on the rules in effect. |
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| 10. | Dealing with Undescribed Rights of Way 2010-11-15 1:00 PM JACKSON, TN There are numerous occasions when easements are created without an definition of location or width. A review of evidence and past court decisions offers tools with which to answer those questions. The presentation will include a review of what is an easement, types of easements, creation and termination of easements, along with researching and locating them |
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| 11. | Cemeteries & Burial Sites 2010-11-16 8:00 AM JACKSON, TN This program deals with the identification of burial sites on the ground and exploring the title documents to find title and rights in the site. A field exercise is part of the seminar wherein participants will visit a local cemetery, locate it with GPS coordinates, photograph it, and evaluate the site from a surveying perspective. Each team will need a GPS unit and a digital camera |
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| 12. | Picking up the Pieces – Dealing with Changes in Technology 2010-12-10 8:00 AM ASHEVILLE, NC Technology, practice and standards change, usually becoming more detailed and stringent. In evaluating past practice, and the evidence therefrom, there must be an understanding of how to compare yesterday’s work with today’s. When things differ, or don’t seem to meet today’s requirements, what should be done will depend on the nature of the problem and the circumstances of the activities, based on the rules in effect. |
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| 13. | Dealing with Undescribed Rights of Way 2010-12-10 1:00 PM ASHEVILLE, NC There are numerous occasions when easements are created without an definition of location or width. A review of evidence and past court decisions offers tools with which to answer those questions. The presentation will include a review of what is an easement, types of easements, creation and termination of easements, along with researching and locating them. |
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| 14. | Cemeteries & Burial Sites 2010-12-11 8:00 AM ASHEVILLE, NC This program deals with the identification of burial sites on the ground and exploring the title documents to find title and rights in the site. A field exercise is part of the seminar wherein participants will visit a local cemetery, locate it with GPS coordinates, photograph it, and evaluate the site from a surveying perspective. Each team will need a GPS unit and a digital camera |
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| 15. | Picking up the Pieces – Dealing with Changes in Technology 2010-12-13 8:00 AM PIGEON FORGE, TN Technology, practice and standards change, usually becoming more detailed and stringent. In evaluating past practice, and the evidence therefrom, there must be an understanding of how to compare yesterday’s work with today’s. When things differ, or don’t seem to meet today’s requirements, what should be done will depend on the nature of the problem and the circumstances of the activities, based on the rules in effect. |
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| 16. | Dealing with Undescribed Rights of Way 2010-12-13 1:00 PM PIGEON FORGE, TN There are numerous occasions when easements are created without an definition of location or width. A review of evidence and past court decisions offers tools with which to answer those questions. The presentation will include a review of what is an easement, types of easements, creation and termination of easements, along with researching and locating them. |
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| 17. | Cemeteries & Burial Sites 2010-12-14 8:00 AM PIGEON FORGE, TN This program deals with the identification of burial sites on the ground and exploring the title documents to find title and rights in the site. A field exercise is part of the seminar wherein participants will visit a local cemetery, locate it with GPS coordinates, photograph it, and evaluate the site from a surveying perspective. Each team will need a GPS unit and a digital camera. |
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