Rex: The 1861 Maps of Knox County were compiled originally by Thompson, and I have no idea in what form. It was "Compiled, drawn and Published from County Records" etc. and finally published with the work done by Jean Forbes, who Indexed it. It was NOT copyrighted as far as I am able to determine. I have no knowledge of the source of the one on the web page. ---------- Ruth >From: Rex Cherrington <Cherrington@gallatinriver.net> >To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] 1861 Knox County Township Platt Maps >Date: Mon, Jun 18, 2001, 2:36 AM > 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/ >> >> >> >> >> > >> > > >

Thanks Ruth and Bob: I hadn't pullled my copy of the Thompson map off the shelf and had forgotten how much work Jean Forbes had done. I did check and the Thompson map was not an atlas in its original form but was a wall map; Jean had to do a lot of work to make the atlas. It seems if we are to err, better to err in the direction of giving someone more credit than deserved than giving someone who deserves much credit none at all. Rex At 10:55 AM 6/18/01 +0100, you wrote: >Rex: The 1861 Maps of Knox County were compiled originally by Thompson, and >I have no idea in what form. It was "Compiled, drawn and Published from >County Records" etc. and finally published with the work done by Jean >Forbes, who Indexed it. It was NOT copyrighted as far as I am able to >determine. I have no knowledge of the source of the one on the web page. >---------- >Ruth > >From: Rex Cherrington <Cherrington@gallatinriver.net> > >To: ILKNOX-L@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [ILKNOX-L] 1861 Knox County Township Platt Maps > >Date: Mon, Jun 18, 2001, 2:36 AM > > > 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/ > >> >> > >> >> > >> > > >> > > > > >