Intriguing Mapping

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps New Hampshire

A super mapping resource from Dartmouth Library is the digital map project of the Sanborn fire insurance maps for many towns in New Hampshire. If you have any family history connections to New Hampshire then these maps are a real treat To explore other intriguing snippets and see how they can be used to explore…

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Fire Insurance Records

Fire Insurance Records. What an intriguing collection of resources for the family historian but it can take a bit of footwork to unearth. To help you to find out more about these records follow the links and find family history connections Some of these records have been made available through the hard work of volunteers…

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Warwickshire Tithe Maps 1838 – 1853

Tithe maps are a great underused resource, containing surname data. They are also good fun because you can relate past land use to todays. These are the tithe maps that have so far been transcribed for the county of Warwickshire

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Mapping demo

This is just a taster of some further projects and initiatives we have in hand so that you can get the best from old maps overlayed and related to modern online maps, watch for a series of posts on this

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Captain James Cook Mariner Navigator born 1728 Yorkshire

Where was Capt James Cook born in 1728 and what led to his distinguished naval career pioneering navigation…did your relatives know him, was your family connected and did any of your family sail with him on his famous expeditions, see our series of James Cook posts…

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Cheshire Tithe Maps

Do you have family history connections with Cheshire? Tithe maps are just another fascinating source of information to help you to discover more about your family history

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