Maps Galore

Every genealogist, at some point or another, will need to use a map. A recent Legacy Family Tree webinar covered some online map websites with land ownership maps. The sites are worth knowing; put them in your genealogy tool box for future reference: Library of Congress has a Map Collection which includes maps and atlases. Atlases often have histories of…

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

We who live in the 21st century find it difficult to imagine that the counties we live in now have not always been in existence. For example, before Illinois became a state in 1819, some of the downstate counties extended as far north as Wisconsin and Minnesota. Ten years later, in 1829, Illinois’ northern counties were…