Genealogy tool of the day - Atlas of Historical County Boundaries

The money I invested in Family Tree University's Georgia crash course has already paid for itself with this site:

Atlas of Historical County Boundaries
http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/

I have been looking for a site like this for ages! Within each state page, you can select a date and see what the county boundaries were at that time. If you have a family that seems to have moved back and forth between counties, they may not have moved at all - maybe the county lines moved instead.

It has been especially useful for locations that are unfamiliar to me, such as Indiana, Ohio, and New York state. I'm putting this site on my favorites because I will be using it frequently.

Why a blog?

Why not? I've come across many things in my family history searches. Often I would say, "Oh, I'll never forget that!" But trying to remember what I found six months later . . . is nearly impossible. This blog will capture some of the random information I locate, with links back to it so I don't keep performing the same searches over and over again.

I'm researching both my lines and my husband's lines; this complicated task has taken me from the mountains of Georgia to the flats of Texas, from the Midwest to New England, and back here to South Carolina.

Surnames and locations are listed to the right; if you have information, comments, or just want to trade memories, contact me.