Howard Mathieson gave us an interesting presentation on using maps for genealogy last night. He talked about organizing your maps into a computer atlas, internet sources for finding maps and basic map concepts. He also stressed the importance of remembering that boundaries often change, meaning that your ancestors could be found in a different county without moving!
We also saw many examples of maps from England, Scotland, Ireland and the U. S. Researchers with ancestors from the British Isles should find the parish locators particularly useful.
The presentation's handout can be found by using the link called "Maps and Gazetteers" on our blog menu. From the handout you can access any of the websites that Howard demonstrated. Have fun practicing geo-genealogy!
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