Document Detective: Understanding Railroad Maps Premium
Railroad maps can provide useful, interesting information about your ancestors and their communities. Here are eight tips for using them.
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7 Most Useful Historical Maps Premium
Genealogy isn't all text records and photos. Map out your ancestor's community and step back into time with these most useful historical maps.
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Historical Research Maps: Plat Maps Premium
Gaze into your ancestor's past with plat maps, which show the divisions of land in your ancestor's neighborhood.
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What’s What? Using Old Maps, Atlases and Gazetteers in Your Family History Premium
In this article, you'll learn to distinguish between maps, atlases and gazetteers as well as useful resources for finding each type of geographical resource.
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Historical Research Maps: Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps Premium
Gaze into the streets where your ancestors lived with one of the most reliable collections of maps: Sanborn fire insurance maps.
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Research Roadmap: Enumeration District Maps Premium
Learn how census enumeration district maps can be useful to your research, and get tips for finding and reading these maps.
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Using Cemetery Plot Maps in Your Genealogy Research
Cemeteries are some of genealogists' favorite haunts. Learn about cemetery plot maps and how they can help your research there.
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Ethnographic Maps Example: Manhattan Nationalities Premium
See the ethnic makeup of your ancestor's community with ethnographic maps, like this one of Manhattan in 1890.
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How to Use Online Sanborn Maps for Genealogy
The Library of Congress has a collection of Sanborn fire insurance maps available online. They're a great resource for finding your ancestor's address.
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Three New Ways to Learn About Your Ancestor’s Military Service
On Memorial Day, Americans traditionally place flowers on the graves of those who died in military service. We'll share three new ways to honor your ancestors who served by discovering their wartime experiences.
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Historical Research Maps: Western States Premium
The regions of the Wild, Wild West didn't always look like they do today. Check out this map of the Western United States in 1857, plus a list of when states were organized into territories and admitted to the Union.
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How to Use Old Maps to Find Missing Ancestors Premium
Did your ancestors drop off the map? Maybe it's not because they moved, but because boundaries shifted or street names changed. We'll help you use old maps to solve place problems in your genealogy research.
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