Category Archives: Maps
Where do the Portuguese Speakers live in the US?
Someone from the Portuguese American Review sent this link my way and I thought I would share it. It’s a map of Portuguese speakers in the United States and is based on the 2000 Census. I was surprised to see that Merced County has the highest concentration of Portuguese speakers in California. I would have …
The Jackson’s Lived Here
I don’t think I have any photos of the houses where my Parents or Grandparents grew up. This is why Google Maps has been so important to me. Most of these locations I have never seen. Now I can find them on the map, zoom in, and see where my ancestors once lived. I have …
The Google Maps Labs
This week the 52 Weeks to Better Genealogy challenge is to play around with Google Maps. I’ve done this before and found a wealth of information. But, today when I visited, I noticed a little green beaker bubbling with anticipation. I clicked on and was taken to the Google Maps Lab page. Those folks and …