I am wondering if anyone has ever thought of doing a historical map of Beechworth (at least as far as we on the list are concerned) as to where things were (shops/business names etc) and where people lived. Contributions from the listers could make this quite interesting. For example I know exactly where two Undertakers were from descriptions in advertisements. Just a thought. Ha! I'm not offering. Someone with computer skills needed D

Denise, A FHG I belong have considered this for a large area. I guess all you need is a base map from which to start. We considered putting overlays on the map with different themes. e.g. where schools or churches were. Considering some pieces of land will have had numerous uses, all of which you may want to indicate, it is one way of tackling it. A Uni student near us has done a similar thing where a town is illustrated at different points in time (e.g. 1854, 1900, 1950). It has it's problems as it obviously misses some things and isn't wide enough in what it includes (and only uses poor secondary sources), but that's another angle to consider. A great idea. Jenny -----Original Message----- From: Denise <denisem@powerup.com.au> To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 08:08:21 +1000 Subject: [HC] Idea I am wondering if anyone has ever thought of doing a historical map of Beechworth (at least as far as we on the list are concerned) as to where things were (shops/business names etc) and where people lived. Contributions from the listers could make this quite interesting. For example I know exactly where two Undertakers were from descriptions in advertisements. Just a thought. Ha! I'm not offering. Someone with computer skills needed D

yes, great Jenny. We bought a book in Rome with overlays which shows the different stages of the ancient buildings etc. from how they are now to how they were back in the beginning. Super. Now all we need is some listers contributing and someone to take it on. I imagine it wouldn't be something completed in just months. Denise ----- Original Message ----- From: <jnnyb@aol.com> To: <AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, January 04, 2006 9:19 AM Subject: Re: [HC] Idea > Denise, > > A FHG I belong have considered this for a large area. > I guess all you need is a base map from which to start. We considered > putting overlays on the map with different themes. e.g. where schools or > churches were. Considering some pieces of land will have had numerous > uses, all of which you may want to indicate, it is one way of tackling it. > A Uni student near us has done a similar thing where a town is illustrated > at different points in time (e.g. 1854, 1900, 1950). It has it's problems > as it obviously misses some things and isn't wide enough in what it > includes (and only uses poor secondary sources), but that's another angle > to consider. > A great idea. > > Jenny > > -----Original Message----- > From: Denise <denisem@powerup.com.au> > To: AUS-VIC-HIGH-COUNTRY-L@rootsweb.com > Sent: Wed, 4 Jan 2006 08:08:21 +1000 > Subject: [HC] Idea > > I am wondering if anyone has ever thought of doing a historical map of > Beechworth (at least as far as we on the list are concerned) as to where > things > were (shops/business names etc) and where people lived. > Contributions from the listers could make this quite interesting. For > example > I know exactly where two Undertakers were from descriptions in > advertisements. > > Just a thought. > > Ha! I'm not offering. Someone with computer skills needed > > D > > >