Digital Public Library of America

Today we viewed an interesting workshop given by Lisa Louise Cooke entitled "Five Ways To Enhance Your Genealogy Research Using Old Maps." We learned about using Google Maps to overlay historical maps of a particular area with regards to your family history research. These historical maps can assist you in your research and add to your story. We also received a list of recommended websites where some of these historical maps could be found.


When I returned to my desk I started reading Dick Eastman's newsletter which covered Digital Public Library of America another good website to go to when looking for old maps of interest to your research. I found a Beers's map for my home town Deer Park from 1888. This map was digitized by New York Public Library and is downloadable and available for printing. You could also overlay the map on the Google Maps website or upload to a blog, etc.