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What is the Sanborn Map Collection? How can you access this - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
What is the Sanborn Map Collection? How can you access this - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
What is the Sanborn Map Collection? How can you access this collection? 1 2 3 What can you use the collection for? Locating the homes and workplaces of ancestors. Seeing how a community has changed over time. Understand the
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How can you access this collection?
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What can you use the collection for?
- Locating the homes and
workplaces of ancestors.
- Seeing how a community has
changed over time.
- Understand the history of
neighborhood or building.
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Say you found an ancestor in the census who lived on 113
- S. Scioto St in Columbus Ohio in the 1900 Census.
Let’s find their house .
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Type “Columbus”
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Next, select the closest year.
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Now, let’s search by street
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As you type in the name of the street, suggestions will appear.
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Click here to view the map.
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Here’s a bird’s eye view of the map.
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By zooming in on a street, we can see the building numbers.
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Understanding the Map
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Following the same steps, you can find other historic buildings in your community. For example, how has the community changed around this historic church in West Union, Ohio?
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“Specials” means a unique or interesting structure.
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1904
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1930
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Today
Image from Google maps
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