Whether your ancestor crossed an ocean, a river, a desert - on foot, by rail or by boat, their journey can be mapped out and visualized using various tools such as Google Maps/Earth, ArcGIS, and many others or even built-in mapping features within your favorite genealogy software. Join us as we tour ancestral homes, villages, or neighborhoods using current and historical maps. Learn who your ancestor’s F.A.N (friends, associates, neighbors) club was by mapping their social network. Aside from exploring a sampling of free and paid mapping software, we will also look at valuable mapping resources such as the David Rumsey Map Collection, Sanborn Fire Maps, & Bureau of Land Management Maps. The only prerequisite for this course is to have a working device, a network connection, and a comfort in navigating your own computer. Some familiarity with online maps (street views, directions, satellite views, etc.) will be helpful.

Courses 194A–194F are taught by Carla Zimowsk as part of her AncestorTech© set of classes. AncestorTech© is a series of classes devoted to exploring today’s technology for today’s genealogy! There is no set order to the series. Students should feel free to take whichever individual course addresses their current interest. Each course will be repeated over time to reflect the ever-changing technological and genealogical landscape.

Purchase all 6 AncestorTech© classes (194A–194F) for $200 and SAVE $40 (Register with class 194G for package)