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Jerry Guerin
Maps have been created and used for hundreds of years. The maps of today look very different from the maps of long ago. Even the access to maps has changed. Years ago everyone used paper or printed maps but today we have navigation apps to download that will not only show us how to get to our destination, but tell us turn by turn each step of our journey.
Google Earth is a new twist to how we can use maps. Google Earth is satellite images of the entire globe and includes the ability to zoom in on specific locations. Do you have a picture of the house your grandparents lived in? Are you curious about the Main Street your ancestors walked on? Or the neighborhood they lived in? How can using Google Earth connect you to those places?
On Wednesday, January 19th, the Oklahoma Home and Community Education Genealogy Group will host member Jerry Guerin as he presents, “Walk with Your Ancestors: Overlay Historical Maps onto Google Earth”. Mr. Guerin will demonstrate how we can find historical maps online and then, using Google Earth as an overlay, see what the area looks like today. He will show how we can use this new tool as we explore our family roots.
Mr. Guerin has a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology and Master of Arts in Community Health Planning. He has worked in various Healthcare agencies in Illinois, Nebraska and Oklahoma. He currently volunteers in the Oklahoma History Center Photographic Archives helping to sort and scan current photographs from the Daily Oklahoman Newspaper.
Our meeting is at 10 a.m. at the Oklahoma County Extension building, 2500 NE 63rd St., and is open to the public. Masks are strongly encouraged and social distancing will be maintained. For more information and details on watching this via ZOOM, please go to our facebook page: ohcegenealogy, or our website: www.ohcegenealogy.com.