Our ability to find our ancestors is rooted in two important pieces of information: the locations where they lived and...
Maps Articles
The Best Way to Find Old Maps for Genealogy at the David Rumsey Website
Old maps are vitally important for genealogy because the characteristics of a location can change in many ways over...
5 Free Online Historical Maps for Genealogy
These free online historical maps may help you learn more about your ancestors’ daily lives and flesh out your family...
Vintage NYC Street Views on Google Earth
You can now see New York City street views from the late 1800s and early 1900s as Google Earth street views. Take a...
Deciphering Place Names Just Got Easier
When you need help deciphering place names in hard-to-read genealogy documents, two free online tools may have great...
4 Must-Explore Ancestry.com Collections
Some Ancestry.com collections are super valuable but, for one reason or another, are easy to miss. You DON'T want to...
Tour Your Childhood Home with Google and Google Earth
Ever thought of visiting your childhood home? Here's a story about people who are actually buying theirs back. For the...
5 Expert Tips for Using Meyers Gazetteer for Your German Genealogy
Track down your German ancestors with Germany genealogy expert Jim Beidler. He's here to share great tips for using...
Stunning Irish Historical Maps and More: New Genealogy Records Online
Digitized Irish historical maps are among new genealogy records online. Also: Irish civil registrations; Irish,...