Seven Yellow Circles on a Plain Plate Saved My Family Home

his face. I turned the crank, watching the black-and-white images of old deeds flash past.

“Stop there,” Samuel said, his hand covering mine on the wheel.

The screen showed the registry log for October of five years ago. The line for my property transfer was listed on the fourteenth of the month.

“October fourteenth was Columbus Day,” I said. “The courthouse continue reading …