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Maps in TMG February 11, 2012. Portolan – Magazine of the Washington Map Society.

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1 Maps in TMG February 11, 2012

2 Portolan – Magazine of the Washington Map Society

3 Upcoming Map Presentations Thursday February 16, 2012 at 7:00p.m., Dr Sharon MacInnes will speak on “Genealogy and Maps: A Perfect Marriage for Tracking Ancestors”. Washington Map Society Tuesday. February 21, 1:00p.m., Charles Mason will speak on “Mapping Neighborhoods to Understanding Our Ancestors Lives.” The Mount Vernon Genealogical Society

4 Sanborn availability Library of Congress –on-line Map & Geography – M-F 8:30-5 other reading rooms – some evening hours and Sat Proquest – subscription service on-line - varies by state for example- 439 large scale maps of 98 Maryland towns for 1867-1970

5 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map Baltimore City 1902 page 388 Vol 4

6 Sources for street addresses City Directories Census Correspondence Photographs Newspaper Articles

7 Baltimore Street Addresses Annexation – street name changes Street renumbered in 1887 Finding the Locations of Baltimore Ancestors -19 th Century Street Name Changes by Jane Burgess City directories have street cross references in the front

8 Eastern portion of Baltimore

9 Sanborn in TMG

10 Portion of the Map that Contains Real Estate Block Numbers

11 ADC map page 33 -St Alphonsus Cemetery

12 Current Google Map

13 Google satellite photograph

14 Recommended The Very Quiet Baltimoreans by Jane B. Wilson


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