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When we start to trace our ancestors before they came to North America, geography can become extremely problematic. For instance, one of my great, great grandmothers came from Prussia. Prussia!? No modern atlas is going to show me where that is; it doesn't exist any longer. This is where history meets geography. The same goes for my ancestor from Alsace. I can find that in an atlas, but I need a history lesson to know if he was coming from France or Germany when he immigrated.
If you would like to wander around foreign maps a little bit more Historical Map Web Sites from the University of Texas at Austin provides some fascinating sites. Scroll down and you will find some additional maps for your United States locations. After finding that map, you may encounter a problem when trying to print it. This is a technical problem that I needed help with. John Robertson's Genealogy & Maps has a great site that will help. He also gives some wonderful ideas about making personal maps. It is worth reading. If you are still looking for maps of county lines in the US, click on his link on that page. To gain a quick historical perspective of an ancestor World History:Hyper History provides an easy to use timeline. This is a site that you will want to share with your children. It may help them with their history class at school. Finally, if you are in love with maps as I am, and are getting ready to make out your Christmas wish list take a look at Centennia's Historical Atlas software. It's an interactive map that I can drool over. Until next week, good luck on finding the hometowns of your ancestors. HOT TIP OF THE WEEK: A new email newsletter! Vanished Genealogy Next week, I will give you a personal perspective of genealogy. I hope that you will share your genealogical journey with me, and the rest of our readers. Go To Page: 1 |
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