Mapping Your Family History: Episode 109

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In this podcast episode, we talk about using old maps and mapping tools to learn more about your ancestors through the places they’ve lived and loved.

Ep. 109: June 2017

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In this episode:


News from the Blogosphere with Diane Haddad

Diane talks about her recent post: How to Use the Library of Congress’ New Sanborn Maps for Genealogy.


Top Tips: Mapping Questions to Answer

Author Sunny Morton shares the 4 questions that you should be asking yourself to find your ancestors in a geographic context.


Best Websites: U.S. County Boundary Maps

Randy Majors walks us through his website U.S. County Boundary Maps.


Family Tree University Crash Course

Vanessa Weiland, Dean of Family Tree University, interviews Lisa about the best websites for finding historical maps.


The Publisher’s Desk with Allison Dolan

Lisa and Allison discuss the latest and greatest news from Family Tree Magazine.


Your Host: Lisa Louise Cooke

Listen to Lisa Louise Cooke’s Genealogy Gems and Genealogy: Family History Made Easy podcasts in iTunes and visit her website for great research ideas, podcast episodes and videos.

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