Association Meeting Announcement

The Watauga Association of Genealogists monthly meetings are held March through November (except July), on the 1st Tuesday of the month.  To reach all of our members, meetings will be held both in-person at the Johnson City Public Library and online via Zoom. 

VISITORS are welcome to attend all meetings.  Bring a friend!!

When:  Tuesday, September 2nd

Time:  6:30 – 7:30pm

Where:  Johnson City Public Library, 100 W Millard Street, Johnson City, Tennessee

Zoom:  https://zoom.us/j/95447822620?pwd=B0OkS2WOtu8nP5VQl6UDCmI6ObbFJJ.1

Zoom Meeting ID: 954 4782 2620

Zoom Passcode: 079631

Speaker:  Frank Collins, a Retired Program Manager/Statistician for the U.S. Census Bureau and for RTI International

Topic:  Historic Image Overlays using Google Earth, DeedMapper, the 1796 Plan of Jonesboro, Land Records and Sanborn Fire Maps

Mr. Collins’ presentation will show how the earliest deeds from Jonesborough and the 1796 Plan of Jonesborough fit over modern maps and satellite images using Google Earth and will briefly talk about how the process is done.  He will also show how the Sanborn Fire Maps from 1888 and 1939 fit over the current satellite maps and show how structures in Jonesborough have changed over time.  His presentation explains how Deedmapper and Google Earth can advance the study of early structures and land records.

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