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Offline MapMyAncestors

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Using Google Earth to Emigration in your tree
« on: Thursday 26 June 08 16:48 BST (UK) »
An idea for presenting my family tree that I'm trying is to use <a href="http://earth.google.com/">Google Earth</a>.

I've put together a file for my Skinner tree (including some trips to Newfoundland and later to Ontario) which shows the kind of thing I mean.  If you have a copy of Google Earth you can view it here -

<a href="http://www.familytreeassistant.com/SkinnerTree20080625.kmz">My Tree on Google Earth</a>

Don't forget to expand the time span slider in the top right corner of the Google Earth screen (click on the right hand side of the slider and drag to the right).

The above tree was produced from a GEDCOM export using the <a href="http://www.familytreeassistant.com/">Map My Ancestors</a> program.

I'd be interested in hearing your opinions on whether being able to visualise the your family on Google Earth is something of interest to people?

Many thanks

Tim



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Re: Using Google Earth to Emigration in your tree
« Reply #1 on: Thursday 26 June 08 17:16 BST (UK) »
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I'd be interested in hearing your opinions on whether being able to visualise the your family on Google Earth is something of interest to people?

There is a general discussion about this here:

Topic: Mapping the travels of our ancestors
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php/topic,146629.0.html

Bob

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