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Maps in TMG

Maps in TMG. February 11, 2012. Portolan – Magazine of the Washington Map Society. Upcoming Map Presentations. Thursday February 16, 2012 at 7:00p.m., Dr Sharon MacInnes will speak on “Genealogy and Maps: A Perfect Marriage for Tracking Ancestors”. Washington Map Society

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Maps in TMG

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  1. Maps in TMG February 11, 2012

  2. Portolan – Magazine of the Washington Map Society

  3. Upcoming Map Presentations • Thursday February 16, 2012 at 7:00p.m., Dr Sharon MacInnes will speak on “Genealogy and Maps: A Perfect Marriage for Tracking Ancestors”. Washington Map Society • Tuesday. February 21, 1:00p.m. , Charles Mason will speak on “Mapping Neighborhoods to Understanding Our Ancestors Lives.” The Mount Vernon Genealogical Society

  4. Sanborn availability • Library of Congress –on-line Map & Geography – M-F 8:30-5 other reading rooms – some evening hours and Sat • Proquest – subscription service on-line - varies by state for example- 439 large scale maps of 98 Maryland towns for 1867-1970

  5. Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Baltimore City 1902 page 388 Vol 4

  6. Sources for street addresses • City Directories • Census • Correspondence • Photographs • Newspaper Articles

  7. Baltimore Street Addresses • Annexation – street name changes • Street renumbered in 1887 • Finding the Locations of Baltimore Ancestors -19 th Century Street Name Changes by Jane Burgess • City directories have street cross references in the front

  8. Eastern portion of Baltimore

  9. Sanborn in TMG

  10. Portion of the Map that Contains Real Estate Block Numbers

  11. ADC map page 33 -St Alphonsus Cemetery

  12. Current Google Map

  13. Google satellite photograph

  14. Recommended The Very Quiet Baltimoreans by Jane B. Wilson

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