Lost Your Ancestors? Get an Old Map!
1872 – Illinois, Whiteside County, Prophetstown Twnship Maps are wonderful works of art and technology. Imagine not having a map or GPS navigation system today. We would still be able to get around, but when we had to travel “long” distances, this would prove to be a challenge, if we had not been there before (or were unable to stop and ask for directions, like most men have been stereotyped). Having a map helped our ancestors get from the east coast to the west coast, but early on, they were known as “guides”. These intrepid early explorers actually...
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