FamilySearch Places in The Family History Guide
We have recently added over 300 links in The Family History Guide to FamilySearch Places, which is a wonderful tool that helps you learn about and locate place names on a map, all over the world. These link additions include over 60 countries, all 50 U.S. states, 40 England counties, and 10 Canada provinces. A number of the pages have multiple links, to cover various time periods in the areas, since many place names have changed over time. These links make it easy to look up locations as you are doing research with The Family History Guide.
We have included a few sample links below that you can try. In The Family History Guide, the FamilySearch Places links are typically located in the Maps and Gazetteers Goals of the countries, states, counties, or provinces.
- Norway
- Massachusetts: 1628-1776 1776-present
- Hampshire (England): 755-1801 1801-present
- Alberta (Canada): 1882-1905 1905-present
We hope you enjoy FamilySearch Places in The Family History Guide!