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====Maps of your Ancestor's Town==== | ====Maps of your Ancestor's Town==== | ||
Maps will help you locate places where your ancestors lived and give you context for the records you are using. Maps can identify political boundaries, place names, geographical features, cemeteries, synagogues, etc. Historical maps are especially useful for understanding boundary changes or finding communities that no longer exist. | |||
*Miriam Weiner's website offers select '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps2.shtml historical maps of Ukraine]''', as well as a variety of '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/imagesearch.php historical images]''' from towns in Ukraine that may prove useful in your family history. | *Miriam Weiner's website offers select '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/maps2.shtml historical maps of Ukraine]''', as well as a variety of '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/imagesearch.php historical images]''' from towns in Ukraine that may prove useful in your family history. | ||
*'''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/soviet.shtml Soviet-era Town Plan Maps]''' are also available through Miriam Weiner's Routes to Roots. This collection consists of street maps of individual towns and cities within the current borders of Ukraine. Many of the town maps consist of 1-4 separate maps. The maps are in color and about half of them include a "legend" – primarily an alphabetical listing of street names. The maps are in the Russian language (Cyrillic alphabet). This map collection includes more than 40 localities in present-day Ukraine. Click '''[https://www.rtrfoundation.org/soviet.shtml HERE]''' to see these map lists. | |||
*'''[https://maps.geshergalicia.org/ Gesher Galicia's Map Room]''' has online historical maps for both regions, and specific towns. The collection even has cadastral land maps. | *'''[https://maps.geshergalicia.org/ Gesher Galicia's Map Room]''' has online historical maps for both regions, and specific towns. The collection even has cadastral land maps. | ||
*To view present-day Ukraine at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=ukraine&hl=en&ll=48.385442,31.157227&spn=13.140538,33.815918&sll=51.917168,19.160156&sspn=12.211657,33.815918&hnear=Ukraine&t=m&z=6 '''here''']. | *To view present-day Ukraine at Google Maps, click [https://maps.google.com/maps?q=ukraine&hl=en&ll=48.385442,31.157227&spn=13.140538,33.815918&sll=51.917168,19.160156&sspn=12.211657,33.815918&hnear=Ukraine&t=m&z=6 '''here''']. | ||
*For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|'''here''']]. | *For a Jewish population density map of Europe in 1900, click [[Jewish Population Maps|'''here''']]. | ||
*For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [ | *For a map showing the percentage of Jews in the Pale of Settlement and Congress Poland, c. 1905, click [[wikipedia:File:Map_showing_percentage_of_Jews_in_the_Pale_of_Settlement_and_Congress_Poland,_c._1905.png|'''here''']]. | ||
*To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false '''here''']. | *To view an additional historical map showing the historical percentage of Jews in governments, click [http://books.google.com/books?id=sr85AQAAMAAJ&pg=PA531&lpg=PA531&dq=%22percentage+of+jews+in+governments%22+map&source=bl&ots=BK42kcedcz&sig=Eb1EvyRT9xaaOxNAlNit1-q2_yU&hl=en&sa=X&ei=PcwMU5-xMcGBogTyqYKABg&ved=0CC0Q6AEwAQ#v=onepage&q=%22percentage%20of%20jews%20in%20governments%22%20map&f=false '''here''']. | ||