Track Down Their Whereabouts

Maps are extremely useful in that you can track where your ancestors lived. Whether they immigrated to the U.S. or just moved to different parts of one country- tracking where your ancestors have been may help you find stories about them along the way.

• Login to Google (if you don't have a Google account -> create one)
• Google Search - My Maps (should be the first link to show up)
• Click Create New Map!
• Now- go track down where your ancestors have been (census records are helpful as well)

Now for a little fun-

• Go to RootsMapper.com
• Sign in using your LDS Account
• On the new screen that that emerges, the green box on the left side lets you load upto 10 generations.
• Takes a moment to load.

What this site does is plot each ancestor and each generation on a world map to show the massive movement your family took to get you where you are today.

Another site is epodunk.com - this shows the ownership of land. This site is very helpful when plotting points on your map.