The David Rumsey Map Center has published an article that will interest many genealogists: “The map center, home to an estimated 250,000 physical maps and more than 200,000 digital maps from 1500 to the present is a cross between a library and a laboratory, replete with leatherbound atlases, spinning globes, enormous high-definition touchscreens and several …
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New Directions for the David Rumsey Map Center
The David Rumsey Map Center has published an article that will interest many genealogists: “The map center, home to an estimated 250,000 physical maps and more than 200,000 digital maps from 1500 to the present is a cross between a library and a laboratory, replete with leatherbound atlases, spinning globes, enormous high-definition touchscreens and several …
“My Wife Gave Me a DNA Test Kit for Hanukkah. The Family Secrets It Revealed Changed My Life”
Here is another case of a previously-unknown skeleton in the family closet. Jay M. Ritt writes about his surprise at learning about a previously well-guarded family secret at: https://forward.com/opinion/480175/my-wife-gave-me-dna-test-kit-it-revealed-family-secrets-changed-my-life/.