Bring Your F amily History to Life with Maps! Discover how to unlock hidden connections and visualize your ancestors' journeys with Mapping Family History! This engaging genealogy class will show you how to use maps as powerful tools f or research and storytelling. Learn to:
\n-Plot Property Ownership &ndash\; Map all your ancestor&rsquo\;s resid
ences.
-Use Sanborn Maps &ndash\; Pinpoint ancestor residences and fi
nd missing
residences.
-Plot Homesteads &ndash\; Reveal relation
ships between multiple homesteads.
-Map Immigration Routes &ndash\; F
ollow your ancestors&rsquo\; footsteps across the
globe.
-Chart
Disasters &ndash\; Understand how historical events impacted your family.<
br />-Track Military Service &ndash\; Visualize stations and deployments.<
br />-Explore with Google Maps/Earth &ndash\; Take a virtual tour of homet
owns and
the properties your ancestors owned.
Whether you're breaking down brick walls in research
or just want to see history come to life\, this class is a must for every
genealogy enthusiast. Join us and map your family history like never befor
e!
Genealogist Susie Wickman current
ly works at Colorado State University Pueblo (CSUP) as a grants specialist
. Susie has a BSBA from University of North Dakota and an MA from American
Military University in Emergency and Disaster Management. She is a publis
hed children's book author and has been teaching genealogy classes since 2
017. Susie began her interest in genealogy when she received a box of fami
ly photos after her parents died in 2002. She is passionate about genealog
y and enjoys sharing her knowledge of ways to write and map family history
. Susie is currently teaching a class at the university to encourage and h
elp veterans document and write their
military stories.