Ancient Roads and Old Maps- #1
“Maps are not used nearly as much as they should be for historical research in your town”
Speaking to a Genealogical Group
Map publisher David Allen offers talks on old maps for local historical societies, libraries and civic groups.
His Powerpoint presentation describes the many state and local maps that are useful for historical research – many of which are not readily available in small towns.
The presentation include a poster display of several large state maps and prints of a few local maps for group viewing.
Allen describes how to use maps to discover an ancestors’s house.
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Original 1850s wall map on display
Original maps and atlases from Allen’s collection are displayed, including an original county wall map from the 1850s. Allen has made a specialty of researching and writing about the county wall maps, which were the first complete roads maps for Vermont towns. These remarkable maps showed every road and the names and locations of each house.
Allen has scanned all of Vermont’s county wall maps onto CDROMs which are available for purchase.
Maps discussed:
– 1700s lotting plans
– manuscript maps
– early state maps
– 1850s wall maps
– Beers atlases
– gazeteer maps
– old topographical maps
– birds eye views
– fire insurance maps
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This talk has been given to historical groups throughout Vermont, including
Genealogical Society of Vermont
Old Stone House Museum – Brownington
Salisbury Historical Society
Guilford Historical Society
Brattleboro Historical Society
Chester Historical Society
and others.
Contact info@old-maps.com for more information
