Family History Scavenger Hunt - Day 5

Overview & Purpose

We all love scavenger hunts, hunting for the clues and discovering new things. This scavenger hunt will occur during the month of June and will include daily prizes for a lucky winner who gets all the answers correct in the allotted time.

The clues will be posted each morning on the Indian River Genealogy Conference Facebook page (www.facebook.com/IRGConf), Friends of Vero Beach Family History Center Facebook group (www.facebook.com/159642411143167), and my Facebook page for genealogy (www.facebook.com/milesgenealogy/).

The tasks will introduce you to a variety of online sources and help you learn new research sites and how to use them effectively to discover your ancestors. Those who get the answers correct will be entered into the daily drawing for prizes.

Join in the fun, discover new sites, and learn how to research on sites that you may have never used before.

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/b2cTEW2McG63szKHA.

Today’s Challenge

Maps are a great way to learn about where your ancestors lived and who their neighbors were. Today we will take a look at Historic Map Works (http://www.historicmapworks.com/). This site has some really great old maps. We will be looking for the 1875 and 1900 plat maps for McLean Township, Shelby County, Ohio.

Questions

1. On the 1900 plat map for McLean Township, who owns Green Island?
2. Who owned Green Island in the 1875 plat map?
3. Look at Sherman S.S. District in the 1900 plat map. Who owned the southeast quarter of section 10 and how many acres was it?
4. Who owned the southeast quarter of section 10 of the Sherman S.S. District in 1875?
5. What Township is directly south of McLean Township?

Bonus Points (Optional)

• What was the name of the road that formed the north boundary of August Wise’s property in the 1900 plat map?

Hints

• You may have some difficulty finding specific maps so I recommend searching for the county (Shelby County, Ohio) to see the variety of maps that are available.

Action

Answers will be submitted using a Google Form found at https://forms.gle/b2cTEW2McG63szKHA.  All answers received before 8:00 pm on June 5 will be considered for the prize. Today’s prize is a 3-month subscription to HistoryGeo.com (https://historygeo.com/).

Answers