I was reading the latest NGS Magazine, and it had a paragraph about a new website called, Mapsnap:
What it does is take the old Sanborn maps and lay them out over a modern map. This is incredibly helpful! I have struggled in the past to have Google maps and a Sanborn map open in two different windows, trying to compare! Just about every city that had a Sanborn map drawn is on there. I encourage you to check it out!
Oh, and some bonus info for you!
Familysearch is through digitizing the War of 1812 pension rolls!
There is also a new resource for those of us researching an enslaved ancestor. Go check out the US Slavery & Abolition Archive at http://www.usaarchive.org.
*Don’t forget tonight’s program on the Revolutionary War veterans of Ouachita Parish! Come join us at the brand new Main Branch tonight at 5:30!
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