Genealogy Essentials, Online: Genealogy Research with Maps
Date and Time
Wednesday, August 24, 2022, 1 - 2 PM
End times are approximate. Events may end early or late.
Location
Event Details
![Atlas of the city of New York, Borough of Manhattan. From actual surveys and official plans / by George W. and Walter S. Bromley. 1902 [detail]](https://legacynyplorg-live.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/cherry_map_1902.jpg "Atlas of the city of New York, Borough of Manhattan. From actual surveys and official plans / by George W. and Walter S. Bromley. 1902 [detail]")
This online class will describe how maps in the collections of The New York Public Library and elsewhere can be used to drive genealogical research and illustrate family histories. The focus will be on digitized maps.We will explore fire insurance maps and atlases, military and topographical maps, county maps and atlases, and many more kinds of maps, to locate records, discover where our ancestors lived, and what their lives were like.
Registration is required.
- Audience: Adults