tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983249890432654196.post1660664412296545889..comments2023-05-30T10:57:02.583-04:00Comments on Roots and Stones: 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy : Week 8 (the challenge)Jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13709324285775409466noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983249890432654196.post-28150695971577841052010-02-25T15:35:01.620-05:002010-02-25T15:35:01.620-05:00I love old maps as well!. When I first began my r...I love old maps as well!. When I first began my research, I used to pore over the hard-bound editions of the county/township maps for Ontario produced in the 1870s/1880s.Jennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13709324285775409466noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8983249890432654196.post-91977381372316512432010-02-23T13:35:40.742-05:002010-02-23T13:35:40.742-05:00I'm all for maps, especially old Ordnance Surv...I'm all for maps, especially old Ordnance Survey Maps where the family historian can see where the ancestor lived, the name of his farm or his street. It's rather like stepping into a pavement picture (Mary Poppins, remember?) and entering the ancestor's world. Revelation! Incidentally some of my Scots (Hamilton and Bell) 'commuted' between Canada and Scotland.Molehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09761273493116575841noreply@blogger.com