Workshop: Adding Maps to your Locality Guide
Speaker: Jeanette Sheliga
When: Sunday, November 30, 2025 at 6:00pm Eastern
Workshop Description:
Explore different websites to collect maps where your ancestors lived. A variety of maps will be “surveyed” including Sanborn Fire Insurance maps, postal maps, panoramic maps, and more! Participants can save links to maps found to their existing Locality Guides or create a new document of bookmarked maps. This workshop will be United States focused.
Speaker Bio:
Jeanette Sheliga of Jeanette’s Genealogy lives in Lockport, NY and has been researching her family tree since 2002 and lecturing since 2011. She has had the privilege to speak for societies and libraries locally and virtually all over the world. Jeanette is the President of the Virtual Genealogical Association (VGA); she holds positions in local, state, and national societies; she has completed the study groups of ProGen 49 and Certification Practicum 02; and has attended many genealogy institutes.
VGA Members can register for this webinar via the Zoom link in the Upcoming Webinars area of the Members Center. Please contact info@virtualgenealogy.org if you have any questions.
