Tracing Your Ancestors' Footsteps
Where did your family live? Where did they travel?Look at a map and you’ll instantly understand certain family tree migration routes.It's obvious that the easiest routes were along coasts or down rivers. Pull out a present-day atlas, and try to imagine it without roads. You’ll quickly see how your ancestors traveled, and why they ended up in certain locales. If you ever “lose” a generation during your research, you can use maps to help speculate on a possible new home.
Old maps show old place names - names that may no longer exist. Although your ancestor may have lived in the same location for generations, the name of the place and the county in which it was located may have changed numerous times. If you want an idea of the geography of your ancestor’s world, a period map will help almost as much as a visit. Thanks to modern engineering and Mother Nature, the topography of a place may have changed so much that your ancestor wouldn’t recognize his favorite fishing hole. Period maps will depict the landscape as it was, including the rivers your family forded and the forests they helped clear
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