The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are plat maps cities. If you have an address from an old census you can go the SFI map and find the location. The map collection is for various years. I found my husband's great grandfather's home from 1900 on the map in Kansas City, MO. I also found maps for my hometown showing all the old water wells (before city water), gasoline storage facilities, old businesses, etc. Very interesting. Kathleen A. Gregory -----Original Message----- From: Pat Williams [mailto:genealogistgrrl@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 12:02 AM To: KSWYANDO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KSWYANDO] Library access from home in Kansas Hi Kathleen, I have a card for the KCMO library although I don't access much there besides their postcard collection and books and DVDs. What are the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps? Pat On 7/6/06, Kathleen Gregory <gregory@giantcomm.net> wrote: > > I have two library cards that allow remote access. One is through the > Kansas State Library. To get a card you visit your local library and the > librarian will sign you up and give you a temporary card. You will then > receive a library card in the mail. It must be renewed annually. Through > it I have access to Heritage Quest. The other one is for the Kansas City > Public Library www.kclibrary.org This is the Kansas City, MO library and > you > can apply for a library card on their website. They have the Sanborn Fire > Insurance Maps available for Kansas and Missouri, which can be accessed > from > your home computer. > > Kathy > > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== KSWYANDO-L Discussion List List Administrator John O'Brien JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com ============================== Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx

Thank you, Kathleen. Your tips have just been invaluable to my research. Pat On 7/7/06, Kathleen Gregory <gregory@giantcomm.net> wrote: > > The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are plat maps cities. If you have an > address from an old census you can go the SFI map and find the location. > The map collection is for various years. I found my husband's great > grandfather's home from 1900 on the map in Kansas City, MO. I also found > maps for my hometown showing all the old water wells (before city water), > gasoline storage facilities, old businesses, etc. Very interesting. > > Kathleen A. Gregory > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Williams [mailto:genealogistgrrl@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 12:02 AM > To: KSWYANDO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KSWYANDO] Library access from home in Kansas > > Hi Kathleen, > > I have a card for the KCMO library although I don't access much there > besides their postcard collection and books and DVDs. > What are the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps? > Pat > > On 7/6/06, Kathleen Gregory <gregory@giantcomm.net> wrote: > > > > I have two library cards that allow remote access. One is through the > > Kansas State Library. To get a card you visit your local library and > the > > librarian will sign you up and give you a temporary card. You will then > > receive a library card in the mail. It must be renewed > annually. Through > > it I have access to Heritage Quest. The other one is for the Kansas City > > Public Library www.kclibrary.org This is the Kansas City, MO library and > > you > > can apply for a library card on their website. They have the Sanborn > Fire > > Insurance Maps available for Kansas and Missouri, which can be accessed > > from > > your home computer. > > > > Kathy > > > > > > > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > > List Administrator > > John O'Brien > > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

You're welcome! Kathleen A. Gregory -----Original Message----- From: Pat Williams [mailto:genealogistgrrl@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 9:51 AM To: KSWYANDO-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [KSWYANDO] Library access from home in Kansas Thank you, Kathleen. Your tips have just been invaluable to my research. Pat On 7/7/06, Kathleen Gregory <gregory@giantcomm.net> wrote: > > The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are plat maps cities. If you have an > address from an old census you can go the SFI map and find the location. > The map collection is for various years. I found my husband's great > grandfather's home from 1900 on the map in Kansas City, MO. I also found > maps for my hometown showing all the old water wells (before city water), > gasoline storage facilities, old businesses, etc. Very interesting. > > Kathleen A. Gregory > > -----Original Message----- > From: Pat Williams [mailto:genealogistgrrl@gmail.com] > Sent: Friday, July 07, 2006 12:02 AM > To: KSWYANDO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [KSWYANDO] Library access from home in Kansas > > Hi Kathleen, > > I have a card for the KCMO library although I don't access much there > besides their postcard collection and books and DVDs. > What are the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps? > Pat > > On 7/6/06, Kathleen Gregory <gregory@giantcomm.net> wrote: > > > > I have two library cards that allow remote access. One is through the > > Kansas State Library. To get a card you visit your local library and > the > > librarian will sign you up and give you a temporary card. You will then > > receive a library card in the mail. It must be renewed > annually. Through > > it I have access to Heritage Quest. The other one is for the Kansas City > > Public Library www.kclibrary.org This is the Kansas City, MO library and > > you > > can apply for a library card on their website. They have the Sanborn > Fire > > Insurance Maps available for Kansas and Missouri, which can be accessed > > from > > your home computer. > > > > Kathy > > > > > > > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > > List Administrator > > John O'Brien > > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > > > ============================== > > Jumpstart your genealogy with OneWorldTree. Search not only for > > ancestors, but entire generations. Learn more: > > http://www.ancestry.com/s13972/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: > http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== > KSWYANDO-L Discussion List > List Administrator > John O'Brien > JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > ==== KSWYANDO Mailing List ==== KSWYANDO-L Discussion List List Administrator John O'Brien JohnOBrien@kc.rr.com ============================== Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx