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1870 German Densities
Ian —Sat, 11/22/2008 - 12:27
As I mentioned in my last post I purchased a digital copy of the 1876 Baskin and Forster Indiana State Atlas. The atlas covers Indiana, and has maps of the counties and Cities that were in the state at the time. In addition to the maps that are specific to the state, there are some maps that are of general interest. These general interest maps include a world map, a railroad map etc.
One of the general interest maps that I found interesting was a map of the German Population living in the United States. The map was based of the 1870 US census, but none the less it gives you a good idea about where people of German descent tended to gather. The map to the left is a view of the entire United States, with German Population's marked in red (click on it to see it larger). The darker the red the higher the concentration of German's. As you can see the German population stayed in a pretty tight area, and did not really seem to venture south. Of note are some of the "Big" German population centers, New Jersey, New York City, Erie PA, Buffalo NY, Chicago, Cincinnatti.
1876 Indiana State Atlas
Ian —Sun, 11/16/2008 - 11:30
I have always found maps interesting, and since I started working on my genealogy, they have become an important tool. One of the maps that I have come across in my research is the 1876 Indiana State atlas. It is a great atlas, but has become hard to find, and if you can find it, it is an expensive book to purchase. The book was about 290 pages long, and it is bound in half leather black cloth covered boards. The words "Illustrated Historical Atlas Of The State Of Indiana 1876" are stamped in gilt on the cover. Most of the maps are printed in full color, with a few being hand colored.
The book was originally published in 1876 by Baskin, Forster and Company. The title page reads:
Illustrated historical atlas of the State of Indiana. Published by Baskin, Forster & Co. Lakeside Building Chicago, Ills. 1876. Engraved & Printed by Chas. Shober & Co. Props. of Chicago Lithographing Co.
Interestingly enough, it appears that the author of the book / map is an Alfred Theodore Andreas. According to the David Rumsey Historical Map Collection, Mr. Andreas was a "Hidden" author due to a bankruptcy issue. I am not sure what happened, but it is an interesting little side note. From what I gathered Mr. Andreas lived from 1839-1900.
Getting settled in
Ian —Wed, 11/12/2008 - 11:34
Well, I think that I have everything pieced back together again. itowler.com has been put back together and seems to be working as intended. I have been able to move the old site over to Drupal, and still keep everything that I wanted. The "new" Drupal version has the following features:
Toler Book Out
Ian —Fri, 11/07/2008 - 22:53
Great News to Announce!
A Toler book has been published!
A distant cousin Ray Toler, who is a character actor living in Chicago, has written a book that covers the Toler/Towler family. Mr. Toler's book, Following the River Wide and Deep, is 286 pages long, and starts with Charles Towler of the Virginia Company and works its way forward. The primary focus of his book deals with the Toler/Towler's of Virginia (from which I descend), but also talks about the North Carolina Toler clan. The book is well cited, and very well written.
AMP update and Personal Genomics
Ian —Mon, 11/03/2008 - 03:00
I won!
As a part of the AMP meeting, researchers have the opportunity to present their work. The presentations can by either an talk or a poster session, or both. This year I am presenting my work at a poster session (I did last year as well). At the poster session, you hang your poster and stand next to it and answer questions from people that come by. The meeting publishes a brief description of each poster in the meeting book, so most people that come to see your poster have an interest. Well in addition to just the poster session, I also applied for the Young Investigator Award. As an applicant of the Young Investigator Award I had to send my finished poster in advance where it was judged before the meeting. This judging accounted for 40% of my score. Then while at the meeting, I had judges come and speak with me at my poster during the poster session. That accounted for 60% of the my score. I applied for the award, but did not really expect to win. Well.... I did win, and was named one of the 2008 AMP Young Investigator Awardees. I am pretty pumped about it.