SOUTH ORANGE COUNTY CALIFORNIA GENEALOGICAL SOCIETY
August 21, 2021
“Fire Insurance Maps: The Google Maps of their Day”
Presented by: Jill Morelli
In the mid-1800s and early 1900s, some of the most informative maps were fire insurance maps. At the time, fire insurance maps were developed not for the individual to find their way in the world, but rather to assist insurance companies to quantify their risk. Today, those maps provide that “street view” of our ancestor’s built environment at the turn of the last century. We will explore the genesis of the maps, how they evolved over time, how to find them and how to read them. Your ancestors’ name may not be on these maps, but you will gain a greater understanding of their lives by exploring these maps!
About the speaker: Jill Morelli, CG, loves to share her passion for genealogy with others. She is a writer, lecturer and researcher specializing in the US Midwest, Scandinavia and northern Germany. She lectures nationally on topics inspired by her own research and methodology. Jill has been successfully published in the National Genealogical Society Quarterly, Swedish American Genealogist, Illinois State Genealogical Society Quarterly and many others. In 2017, she founded the online Certification Discussion Group, sharing her journey and demystifying the process of submission of a portfolio to the Board for Certification of Genealogists. Jill is past president of the Seattle Genealogical Society, program director of her local chapter of the Association for Professional Genealogists and belongs to many local genealogical societies.
This month we will be offering our speaker’s presentation by webinar!
Meeting Place:
Online
Time: 10 a.m. to 12 p.m.
