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==Preparing for an Area Search: Maps== | ==Preparing for an Area Search: Maps== | ||
As you are gathering records from a church or civil registrar, when you come to a dead end, your next step will be to search the records of neighboring towns. Maps of your town and its surrounding area will be found in several reference aids: | As you are gathering records from a church or civil registrar, when you come to a dead end, your next step will be to search the records of neighboring towns. Maps of your town and its surrounding area will be found in several reference aids: | ||
===Meyer's Gazetteer Maps=== | ===Meyer's Gazetteer Links for Maps=== | ||
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Notice the map in this example of an entry from Meyer's Gazetteer. This is a clickable link, which will expand to show you a detailed map of your town and its vicinity. | Notice the map in this example of an entry from [http://www.meyersgaz.org '''Meyer's Gazetteer....] This is a clickable link, which will expand to show you a detailed map of your town and its vicinity. | ||
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[[File:Wellheim.png|550px]] | [[File:Wellheim.png|550px]] | ||
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===Kartenmeister Links for Maps=== | |||
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Each Kartenmeister entry has a link to Google maps for the town and its vicinity. | |||
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