There are days when I do not have a lot of time and I pull up my researcher informer or go to a state archives and I wonder, now who lived here.
So, I decided to map where my ancestors lived. I was able to do this in just a few hours and it is very easy.
I began by searching online for a state or country map that showed the counties/provinces.
I saved that map and uploaded it to iPiccy, which is a free photo editing site.
On iPiccy.com, I went to the fourth tab, which looks like a stack of papers.
Using the heart icon, which is for add vector sticker, I was able to add the hearts.
I then used the next tab and added the text.
The website allows me to adjust the size of the icons and text used to fit my needs.
Now I have a quick guide when I have only a few minutes for research.
This will also be a help when I go on genealogy trips.
A quick glance will tell me which individual or family I need to gather information on for my research trip.
A quick glance can also tell me what areas I should plan my research trips in.
If you work with numerous families the way I do, this will be a great resource to create.
One tweak I would pass on, is that in the states in the North East where the counties are scrunched together, I would try a different way of making notes next time. I think one way would be to add a number or symbol either per county or per family and then have a legend on the side of the page to explain the legends so everything is not so scrunched together.
Have you ever mapped your ancestors?