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Maps can help you find where your ancestors lived. Maps can show churches, geographical features, transportation routes, and neighboring towns. | Maps can help you find where your ancestors lived. Maps can show churches, geographical features, transportation routes, and neighboring towns. | ||
Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. | [http://www.library.wisc.edu/etext/ravenstein/home.html Ravenstein's Atlas of the German Empire] covers Germany as it existed between 1871 and 1914. The maps and accompanying gazetteer can be downloadd in sections. Once downloaded, each colored map can be enlarged to show details. Localities are charted down to the parish level. | ||
Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes. Several historical maps for the 19th and 20th Centuries can be found at: | |||
*http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/germany.html | *http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/germany.html | ||