Custom create your own maps to help you visualize how close (or not) your ancestral villages are. This one was helpful for me in analyzing my DNA results. Each name is an ancestor with ancestry from the village listed before their name. Having all the places on the same map made visualization easier.
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Ok! Where and how? Is there an app?
I copied the map into a graphics program and added the text myself.
I made a Google map to trace my Swedish ancestors… some originated far from where I thought they would be from and I suspect that they may have been moved to follow armies, as they were swordsmiths.
I marked residences and corresponding names in Google Earth. I helped me to see the pattern of their families’ migration. But have been wishing for an app.
It’s surprising just how many people don’t look at geography. I had an ancestor with a common name that I was having trouble finding until I checked a map. They moved to three different counties in three successive census, but it turned out they only moved about five miles each time. Too often I’ve found other trees on Ancestry who place their family members all over the place without checking the local, which would have clued them in to the correct family.
I’m a professional genealogist and certified geospatial developer. I create spatial databases for ancestry and applications to help people visualize their ancestors life events in interactive maps. My applications allow you to georeference any kind of historical map you can find, and examine the spatial distribution of where your ancestors moved and settles through time, revealing impactful insights for understanding events through a spatio-temporal lens. I’m currently taking commissions. You can find examples of my work at lineagemapper.com
My email is allie@lineagemapper.com
If anyone is interested in this kind of service, feel free to reach out!
Blessings,
Allison