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The geography of genealogy
| A researcher can't get a feel for an area without understanding the lay of the land. Maps and atlases help genealogists sort out where their ancestors lived, in relation to regional and national boundaries, churches, rail lines, and other factors that help determine which records hold most hope. There are three basic ways to use maps in your research. The session refers to these links: General Using Maps and Gazetteers in Your Research By Dave Obee - on the Federation of East European Family History Societies site Google Maps Mapquest ViaMichelin Geonames.org World City DB Perry Castaneda Historical Map Collection One the website of the University of Texas libraries. David Rumsey Collection The David Rumsey Historical Map Collection has more than 13,600 maps online. Global Gazetteer Multimap.com Basic maps from many countries National Imagery and Mapping Agency Database of foreign geographic features FamilySearch library catalogue Canada Finding aid to Prairie land records Homestead Index Alberta Genealogical Society Canadian Geographical Names National Atlas of Canada Information on products available in digital and conventional form, including base maps, geographical names and thematic maps that reflect the social, economic, environmental and cultural fabric of Canada. Atlas of Canada Map Archives Consists of 943 maps of the previously printed 1st edition of the Atlas published in 1906, the 2nd edition in 1915, the 3rd edition in 1957, the 4th edition in 1974 and finally, the 5th edition published 1995. The Canadian County Atlas Digital Project Maps, Plans and Charts On the website of Library and Archives Canada. Cartes geographiques numeriques More than a thousand cartographic digitized pictures of Quebec and New France. Saskatchewan Wheat Pool maps England Find A Church UK Ordnance Survey search page Curious Fox Online gazetteer of 50,000 locations in England Old maps of England GENUKI gazetteer Ancestry Gazetteer of England and Wales Cassini historical maps Europe East and West Prussia Gazetteer By Steve S. Barthel JewishGen ShtetlSeeker Town Search For Eastern Europe United States Land Patents in the United States U.S. Principal Meridians and Base Lines Tools Ancestral Atlas Family Atlas Map My Ancestors Map My Family Tree Updated February 12, 2010 |
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