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From: "Donald Kear" <>
Subject: Re: [OHGEN] Denny's Google map
Date: Tue, 11 Oct 2005 11:50:24 -0400
References: <434A69E4.2040301@alltel.net> <434A7644.8000902@neo.rr.com> <434AA2C2.EE0D951F@centurytel.net> <434BCB60.20306@neo.rr.com>


FYI, using Firefox, the map does not appear on my computer, although the
insets worked. Using IE, everything works great.
Don Kear

----- Original Message -----
From: "Denny Shirer" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, October 11, 2005 10:25 AM
Subject: Re: [OHGEN] Denny's Google map


> Thanks Sue. I'd like to take all the credit but Google's API is the star
> here. All I did was use their code and write a wrapper around it for the
> HTML. Well I did add a few embellishments but the Google map API and the
> folks that created it deserve the bulk of the credit. I think it is a
> wonderful tool for genealogists and the thing I get the most requests
> for are cemetery locations and since creating this map, those requests
> have dropped to zero and instead of the requests I get thank yous from
> the users.
>
> There are endless uses for these maps. Anyone wanting to explore some of
> the other uses should go to Google and read some of the Map API
> discussion group posts or go to the following blog which lists many
> examples and up to date news on Google Maps:
>
> http://googlemapsmania.blogspot.com/
>
> I've seen some people using these maps to track their ancestors
> migrations and timeline locations so there are even more uses for the
> genealogist than feature locations.
>
> Have fun and thanks for the props!
>
> Denny Shirer - - Canton, OH
> Muskingum County, OHGenWeb - http://www.rootsweb.com/~ohmuskin/
>
>
> Sue Strick wrote:
>> Wow, Denny,
>> Your cemetery maps are awesome!
>>
>> --
>> Sue Strick, Lorain County Coordinator for OHGenWeb
>> Lorain County Genealogy Page, http://home.centurytel.net/lorgen/
>> L.C. Mailing List, http://home.centurytel.net/lorgen/mail.htm
>>
>>
>
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