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Family Roots Publishing recently released the all new American Migration Routes Part I – Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads; by William Dollarhide. If I may say so, this book is amazing. We still have a few signed copies Continue reading NEW – American Migration Routes Part I – Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads
My new book, American Migration Routes: Part I – Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads, includes “Appendix 1 – 1860s Travel Times on the Routes to San Francisco CA.” That page and map are shown below: If you have Continue reading 1860s Travel Times on the Routes to San Francisco CA
The David Rumsey Digitized Map collection is my go-to place to find digitized copies of old maps. It’s an amazing collection, always of help to genealogists. An excellent article was written by Andres Picon for the San Francisco Chronicle, and Continue reading The Digitized David Rumsey Map Collection – What Now? An Update
The following excerpt is from the National Archives blog. Sept. 21, 2021: Civil War era and related maps from the Army Corps of Engineers have been digitized and are available to view and download from the National Archives Catalog. The Continue reading Army Corps of Engineers Civil War Maps Are Digitized
Have you found that your ancestors came from a village that no seemingly longer exists in Britain? If so, then the following excerpt is a “must read.” It’s taken from an excellent article posted August 31, 2016 at bt.com. I Continue reading How to Locate Abandoned and Hidden British Villages on Google Maps
Family Roots Publishing has a pretty good stock of the Family Tree Atlases, as well U.S. County Wall Maps – so we decided to bundle them together and off the package at 35% off – just $60.40 for all three Continue reading Bundle of Two Popular Genealogy Atlases & a U.S. County Wall Map- on Sale for 35% off thru Wed, Aug 31
Since Family Roots Publishing recently began marketing The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: A State-by-State Atlas of U.S. History 1790-1900, I figured it was about time to write a more detailed review of the book than I’ve been able to Continue reading The Family Tree Historical Maps Book: A State-by-State Atlas of U.S. History 1790-1900
Large maps are fun and useful, if just for the details they can show. The Genealogical County Map is a large format, 27″ by 39″, map of the United States. This map shows rivers, lakes, state capitals and every county Continue reading The United States Genealogical County Map
The following is from the July 30, 2016 edition of Hoodline.com: Once upon a time, San Francisco was crawling with streetcars. And thanks to the new interactive map Where The Streetcars Used To Go, history buffs can retrace their historic Continue reading Historic Streetcar Routes of San Francisco
The following excerpt is from an article Posted July 27, 2016 at CityLab.com: With over 150,000 pictures now mapped across the city, a new digital photo archive of the city of London is so rich in content it’s almost too Continue reading London Digital Photo Archive – by Street – is Now Online
The following books are all on sale at 20% off, through July 5 or while supplies last. The Family Tree Polish, Czech And Slovak Genealogy Guide, How to Trace Your Family Tree in Eastern Europe; by Lisa A Alzo Trace Continue reading Flash Sale – 20% off select Family Tree Books
Alerted by a ResearchBuzz posting about the country of Georgia having posted historic maps, I went looking to see what’s available. First off – I recommend that anyone interested in Georgia should take a look at the National Archives of Continue reading The National Archives of Georgia Posts Historic Maps
The following press release is from directionsmagazine.com: View the History of Britain from the Air as Bluesky Brings Old Aerial Photos Online Thousands of aerial photographs of Britain, dating back more than seventy years, are now available online. Visitors to Continue reading Bluesky Brings Old British Aerial Photos Online
The following teaser is from a fascinating article by Ana Swanson, published June 19, 2015 in the online edition of the Washington Post. The way that different races and ethnicities are spread around the U.S. says a lot about our Continue reading Maps of the USA Showing Our Ancestry & Other Cool Stuff
I’ve posted blogs dealing with America’s ethnic map before. However, it’s worth doing again. The following excerpt is from an article in the April 18, 2014 edition of the online Washington Post: The history of European colonization of the Americas Continue reading The Ethnic Mapping of America