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Many years have passed since North America has seen any of its national boundaries change. Most of the World has proven less stable of recent decades. Even Europe has seen its share of change. World history is wroth with the Continue reading Alsace-Lorraine: Atlantic Bridge to Germany
The following is from the Google Maps blog. Over the coming weeks, the new Google Maps will make its way onto desktops around the world. Many of you have been previewing it since its debut last May, and thanks to Continue reading The New Google Maps is Out!
Family Roots Publishing carries a great collections of Atlases. One particularly interesting series are those produced by Carrie Eldridge. These unique map books show the migration and population spread of early colonists and their descendant from the colonial days through Continue reading An Atlas of German Migration and America
Web seminars, or “Webinars,” have quickly become one of the most popular ways for professionals and companies to share information with large groups of individuals from across the country, or even around the world, without the high cost of travel. Continue reading Mapping Software For Genealogists
Most countries, if not every country, in the world have experienced ebbs and flows in their political boundaries and territories. Some countries and fallen forever to be replaced by new ones. However, both as a people and a nations, few Continue reading Lands of the German Empire and Before
Many maps were created for the 2010 Census. One of these resources is the “Tribal Tract Reference Maps.” The following is from the website: These federal American Indian reservation-based maps show and label tribal census tracts and tribal block groups Continue reading American Indian Tribal Tract Reference Maps Now Available Online
Few countries have as confusing a past as Germany. Over the centuries literally hundreds of small kingdoms and territories existed, swelling and falling through war and domination. Beginning as early as 843, larger territories were broken up into hundreds of Continue reading The Making of Germany, Maps and History
Just like the Map Guide to German Parish Registers: Kingdom of Prussia, Province of Rhineland III and Kingdom of Bavaria, Palatinate (Pfalz) covered in the last newsline, German Maps & Facts For Genealogy is highly popular map book. Thus, the publisher had Continue reading German Maps & Facts For Genealogy
You can literally put your family history on the map using Family Atlas. Created by the folks at RootsMagic, Family Atlas is a fun way to graphically show your family’s history. By easily importing your genealogy from RootsMagic, Legacy, Family Continue reading Family Atlas
German maps are incredibly popular and extremely important to German research. During the middle ages and on up to the First World War a modest portion of western-central Europe was a land of ever changing boundaries. In the heart of Continue reading The Ever Popular German Map Guides, and Atlantic Bridge Books
The U.S. Geological Survey and the Association of American State Geologists (AASG) partner to launch a redesigned database of standardized geoscience information, the National Geologic Map Database (NGMDB). In concert with the inaugural, multi-agency Geologic Map Day, the USGS and Continue reading The National Geologic Map Database Gets a Face Lift
Over the past few months I have reviewed a series of Atlases produced by Carrie Eldridge. These unique map books show the migration and population spread of early colonists and their descendant from the colonial days through the California Gold Continue reading An Atlas of German Migration and America
In past weeks I have reviewed a number of atlases describing early trails and pathways that become the infrastructure of early America. Here are the atlases I have reviewed: An Atlas of Northern Trails Westward From New England An Atlas Continue reading An Atlas of Settlement Between the Appalachian Mountains and the Mississippi-Missouri Valleys 1760-1880
The following article was written by my good friend, William Dollarhide. Enjoy… Dollarhide’s Rule No. 37: The Post Office shown on the census page where your ancestors are listed is for a town which appears on no known map ever Continue reading Find a Place, Find an Ancestor
German Maps & Facts For Genealogy is a book by by Wendy Uncapher & Linda Herrick. This book points out the uniqueness of Germany in over 100 maps including detailed historic maps of kingdoms, duchies, and principalities, to hand-rendered maps Continue reading German Maps & Facts For Genealogy