Hi Jessie and all, This sounds like a terrifically novel idea to me! :) Now, how do we go about applying it? Jessie, since this is your baby, how about doing up your maps, animating them, and sending them to me to be put up at the Homestead. This way, we can all actually see your idea in action. I can do a private viewing for everyone, or simply splash it right in front of the world. Either way ... I LIKE IT! Thanks so much for sharing this with us first. ... The 'B' Consortium ... leading and paving the way ... yeah! :) Colleen jessie wrote: > > Hello! > > just had an idea that i thought i would run by the family and see if > i'm reinventing the wheel. i am sending it only to this list because > i feel so comfortable here knowing that no one will jump on me about > it. > > ok ... so what if you could > > 1) get simple outline maps for the areas where your ancestors lived, > at any scale that is appropriate or interesting to you, from > continent-sized to state, county or within a town even. > > 2) mark the place where your ancestors resided at each time where you > have data, and make each successive map contain the previous > information with lines connecting the points. > > 3) scan the maps and then place them into a genealogy program that can > make slide shows of associated "photos" like mine can. i use Family > Ties Deluxe. > > 4) by running the slide show rather quickly you *should* get a cartoon > animation effect of the way your family or families spread over an > area. > > whaddya think? has someone already done this? what about doing it > for different lineages in different colors, showing how they converged > perhaps in one area leading to a marriage that resulted in the > combined lineage that leads to yourself or someone else? i'm thinking > of it in terms of a teaching tool to help my young daughter learn > about her family history in ways that might make it more interesting > for her. > > Jessie Elder > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > To post messages to the Bower discussion list, send them to > BOWER-L@rootsweb.com

I think this is a wonderful Idea. I would also like to know HOW to do this. Roberta Wunder ----- Original Message ----- From: "Colleen Pustola" <ladyaudris@earthlink.net> To: <BOWER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 27, 2001 7:43 PM Subject: Re: [BOWER] CHAT: animation of migration maps? > Hi Jessie and all, > > This sounds like a terrifically novel idea to me! :) Now, how do we go > about applying it? Jessie, since this is your baby, how about doing up > your maps, animating them, and sending them to me to be put up at the > Homestead. This way, we can all actually see your idea in action. I > can do a private viewing for everyone, or simply splash it right in > front of the world. > > Either way ... I LIKE IT! > > Thanks so much for sharing this with us first. ... The 'B' Consortium > ... leading and paving the way ... yeah! :) > > Colleen > > jessie wrote: > > > > Hello! > > > > just had an idea that i thought i would run by the family and see if > > i'm reinventing the wheel. i am sending it only to this list because > > i feel so comfortable here knowing that no one will jump on me about > > it. > > > > ok ... so what if you could > > > > 1) get simple outline maps for the areas where your ancestors lived, > > at any scale that is appropriate or interesting to you, from > > continent-sized to state, county or within a town even. > > > > 2) mark the place where your ancestors resided at each time where you > > have data, and make each successive map contain the previous > > information with lines connecting the points. > > > > 3) scan the maps and then place them into a genealogy program that can > > make slide shows of associated "photos" like mine can. i use Family > > Ties Deluxe. > > > > 4) by running the slide show rather quickly you *should* get a cartoon > > animation effect of the way your family or families spread over an > > area. > > > > whaddya think? has someone already done this? what about doing it > > for different lineages in different colors, showing how they converged > > perhaps in one area leading to a marriage that resulted in the > > combined lineage that leads to yourself or someone else? i'm thinking > > of it in terms of a teaching tool to help my young daughter learn > > about her family history in ways that might make it more interesting > > for her. > > > > Jessie Elder > > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > > To post messages to the Bower discussion list, send them to > > BOWER-L@rootsweb.com > > > ==== BOWER Mailing List ==== > Please do not send messages with attachments, HTML, MIME, or any other > enhanced text to the list. RootsWeb does not allow messages with those > settings through their servers and will only return them to you. > >