Historical maps play a crucial role in genealogy by providing valuable insights into the geographical and social context of our ancestors’ lives. Here’s a brief description of how historical maps aid in genealogy: In summary, historical maps serve as invaluable tools for genealogists, offering a spatial and temporal dimension to their research. They enhance the…
I’ve come to realize based on recent information what I know after eight years of research into the history of Deerbrook, Langlade County, Wisconsin boils down to nothing. I am sure many think they know Deerbrook as I once thought the same. Reality is extreme complexity. We know Deerbrook today, however, we don’t know the…
Although AniMap is historical mapping and the history of county boundary changes, it is also about family and local history. Without history there cannot be programs like AniMap nor can there be genealogy. The historical story is what makes these two reality, something worth reading and learning about. We can see local history is not…
Today there will be no whistles or bells however, there will be a call for action to all families. An action lost long ago, creating a divide that continues to grow today. This is lost family connections. One inevitable truth, a truth that is not hidden is the one we are all going to grow…
Finding hidden truths also means finding hidden treasures. Both are reasons I consider myself a family historian rather than a genealogist. In Hidden Truths – Part 1 I discussed the confusion with Deerbrook, Langlade County, Wisconsin. Concentrating on here I feel the hidden truth is something yet to be revealed. Too much of this history…
People I start with introducing the people I discovered so many hidden truths, even I was surprised by stories of people left out of history because of where they came from and how it impacted ancestors in my family tree much later in time than I first imagined possible. Although we all heard stories and…
Researching genealogy can reveal many historical truths we either often do not want to face or face more often than we care to. We all have a lens of the present when first starting genealogy research. Counties we assume look like they do now or we assume people were not treated differently and when your…
Family History and Genealogy are two terms often debated between people researching their family line. So from Webster’s Dictionary Family History (noun) – 1: past occurrences (of a medial or mental health condition) in family members or past incidences (of a type of behavior) by family members. 2: a record of one’s ancestors Genealogy (noun)…
Often we have location information on our ancestors, we have approximate dates these people married and yet we are clueless where they may have met and married. This is the case with my Great Grandparents, William Bentley and Anna Lynn. From the 1900 Town of Neva, Langlade County, Wisconsin census I have a potential year…
Welcome to the AniMap Blog. When we were creating AniMap 4.0 we always kept our eyes on a much broader picture than great map details and information to document and research your genealogy. We know AniMap is no longer quite as simple as version 3.0.2. Knowing this meant we had to have plans for a…