[Genealib] ChicagoAncestors.org

[Jack Simpson]

Hello, Genealibrarians-
I just wanted to spread the word about our new Chicago genealogy 
website, ChicagoAncestors.org:
http://chicagoancestors.org/

It's an interactive map of Chicago where we've plotted information of 
interest to genealogists and local historians. We first launched it in 
August at the FGS conference, but we've just added some new interactive 
features this week. Users can now add their own map points and add 
comments to others. 

The software that we created for the map is open-source, so if other 
organizations are interested in creating a similar project for another 
locality, there is no licensing fee.Let me know if you have comments or 
questions.

Thanks-
Jack Simpson

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Jack Simpson
Curator of Local and Family History
The Newberry Library
(312) 255-3671
simpsonj at newberry.org