Hi, Rex - Thanks for your comments. I will check more carefully into the source of the maps. My understanding (assumption) was that they were being presented as originally published in the 1861 Atlas. They have been removed from the website pending a determination of their actual source. Bob Miller Site Coordinator Knox County, Illinois, USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/ -----Original Message----- From: Rex Cherrington [mailto:Cherrington@gallatinriver.net] Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 8:36 PM To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] 1861 Knox County Township Platt Maps Ruth, As I recall, the 1861 Thompson map was not an atlas but a wall map, in it's original form. The Knox County Genealogical Society made it into an atlas. The one on the web-site looks suspiciously similar to the work that was created from the Thompson map, copyrighted and sold by the Knox County Genealogical Society. The page headings, typing of the identifying numbers and the line around the city limits of Galesburg all look so similar. Do you know of this 1861 map being made into an atlas by any person or organization other than the Knox County Genealogical Society? Hopefully the source of the one on the web-site will be revealed and the similarities will be explained and there wasn't any copying of the Society's work. Just curious to hear your thoughts. Rex At 03:45 PM 6/17/01 +0100, you wrote: > Bob: I AM referring to the 1861 Atlas maps that were published and Indexed >by the Knox County society. but I fail to see the difference as an atlas is >a bound collection of maps. Is your collection something special? Just need >clarification. > >Ruth >---------- > >From: "Bob Miller" <Bob_Miller@rdmiller.com> > >To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: RE: [ILKNOX-L] 1861 Knox County Township Platt Maps > >Date: Sat, Jun 16, 2001, 11:53 PM > > > > >Hi Ruth, > > > >I think you are referring to the 1861 Atlas of Knox County that has been > >duplicated and published by the Knox County Genealogical Society (see their > >publications list at > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/home/kcgs_publications.htm). It is a great > >paper resource, as are all of their publications. > > > >My goal is to get some (not all) of this information online for all to see > >and search electronically. > > > >Best wishes, > >Bob Miller > > > >-----Original Message----- > >From: Ruth Ragsdale [mailto:ruth@galesburg.net] > >Sent: Saturday, June 16, 2001 10:46 AM > >To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] 1861 Knox County Township Platt Maps > >This 1861 map has been Indexed and published some years ago. The secret is > >knowing where to find it! > > > >---------- > >>From: "Bob Miller" <Bob_Miller@rdmiller.com> > >>To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com > >>Subject: [ILKNOX-L] 1861 Knox County Township Platt Maps > >>Date: Sat, Jun 16, 2001, 6:24 PM > >> > > > >>I have just added 1861 Platt maps for all of the Knox County townships to > >>the Knox County USGenWeb site. You can see links to them at > >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/maps/maps.htm. Be aware that the full-size > >>maps are rather large and may take a little time to load over slower > >>Internet connections. > >> > >>I would like to find volunteers to transcribe the readable names in each of > >>the sections of the maps so that they can be listed on the website. This > >>will allow site visitors to find those on the maps using the Search feature > >>on the website. > >> > >>If you are interested in helping, contact me beforehand so that I can > >update > >>a list of the maps and sections being worked on. This will avoid duplicate > >>work. Thanks for your help. > >> > >>Bob Miller > >>Site Coordinator > >>Knox County, Illinois, USGenWeb > >>http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilknox/ > >>Share your genealogy research with others! > >>Upload your GEDCOM file to RootsWeb at: > >>http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > >> > >> > > > >