There are a number of free tools available to help you map your family history, literally map your history.
Below are a few tools that can help:
- Google Earth – Google Earth can help you zoom in on the location where your ancestors lived. For more information, click here.
- Google Maps – Google Maps can provide an easy to use platform to keep track of where your ancestors came from. For more information, click here.
- Geni – Geni is a free family tree program that will also let you map out locations of ancestors. For more info on how to use Geni, click here.
Use one of the tools above to map out the locations across the world where your ancestors lived and have come from. It’s a lot of fun to take a look at the locations and “zoom in” to the street level to view satellite images of the cities where your ancestors came from.
