The Cecil County Department of Planning and Zoning has a helpful product for researchers, “Cecil Maps.” This highly interactive geographic information system enables those searching for local information to access an array of county maps via the Internet. Users are able to view aerial and topographic maps, property ownership information, environmental features, the locations of…
Delaware Bird’s Eye Views Available on the Web
Bird’s-Eye-Views, a popular cartographic form during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, were painstakingly drawn by sketch artists. Although they were not drawn precisely to scale, they provided helpful snapshots of towns frozen in time. Showing busy communities, the artistic renderings revealed streets filled with carriages, stores surrounded by activities, and trains approaching stations. They…
Delaware & Maryland Freedmen’s Bureau Field Office Records Now Available Online
Juneteenth, dating back to June 19th, 1865, commemorates the end of slavery in the United States and many communities across the nation hold special celebrations. In observance of this day, FamilySearch has announced the release of additional online Freedmen’s Bureau Records. The new additions are currently viewable as digital images but the data will become searchable…
Revolutionary War Maps: The British Campaign of 1777 on the Upper Delmarva Peninsula
The Library of Congress, the Boston Public Library, and other virtual repositories have a series of detailed maps showing British operations on the upper Delmarva Peninsula, during the summer of 1777. Several of these detailed products show the camps, movement, and engagements, as well as the general topographic nature of the region at that point. Here are some…