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Websites To Help You Find Old Local Maps

Websites To Help You Find Old Local Maps

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Whilst it’s great learning about your ancestors, a lot of people neglect to learn about the places they lived or even the land they they might have owned or worked on. The majority of us will have ancestors that lived and worked in rural areas, be it in the United Kingdom, Europe or the USA. There are websites dedicated to preserving and displaying old local maps. What’s your preferred storage method for Family Trees? 1. Old-Maps.com (USA & Ireland) Old-Maps.com has…

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Guild of One Name Studies (GOONS)
6 Reasons You Should Join or Start a One Name Study

6 Reasons You Should Join or Start a One Name Study

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If you’ve ever stumbled across an unusual name in your research and ended up whacking it in to Google then you’ve probably come across The Guild Of One Name Studies (Goons). If not, it’s a Website that offers a different outlook to the conventional Family Tree. Rather than a focus on a particular members own tree, a One Name Study is exactly what it sounds like. All members of a One Name Study contribute to a common goal which involves…

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