Nancy, How about this link: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_America will have links to other places as well!
From: Nancy Stevens Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2013 6:09 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Reference source help The Atlas of Historical County Boundaries online at http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp has a chronology for each state that begins before statehood (for example Nebraska begins with the Louisiana Purchase). The site also has a national boundary map page that I have not used but might be helpful. On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 11:57 AM, John Roose <[email protected]> wrote: Thanx Tim. That's one I'm not familiar with - will check it out. Genealogy - - - - - it's in my blood! On Wed, Mar 27, 2013 at 12:40 PM, Tim Rosenlof <[email protected]> wrote: On 3/27/2013 8:20 AM, John Roose wrote: > Re-watching Geoff's earlier webinar on locations has led me to try to > clean up my location lists, ie correctly record the location at the time > of the event. First I created the list of counties that need to be > verified. Animap is an invaluable source /after/ the establishment of a > state, but before that more help is needed. Specifically what was the > name of the colony, when did it change, etc. > > Trying to go state by state is most difficult: just found that > Connecticut was first named River Colony; also that it was formed from > three colonies: New Haven, etc. Then there was the Dominion of New England. > > Can anyone recommend a source for the proper names of the > colonies/territories along with a timeline? > > Thanx. John The Source: A Guidebook to American Genealogy Is online at Ancestry http://www.ancestry.com/wiki/index.php?title=The_Source:_A_Guidebook_to_American_Genealogy -- Tim Rosenlof -- Russell G. Strong P. S. Check out Legacy Family Tree today! This full featured genealogy program can be downloaded FREE at http://www.legacyfamilytreestore.com/Articles.asp?ID=133&Click=1114 Oh so many branches and not enough time to check out all the roots!!!. Check out my Genealogy Pages at http://www.rgstrong-genes.com . Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
