Sometimes when I scan books they are of more general interest than would be appropriate for the GenWeb of Monroe County. Recently I scanned “Comprehensive Geography, The Independent Course” by James Monteith and dated 1876. It served a double purpose. First it could be used to teach geography to children. Then it can also be …
The Rochester Public Library recently added the New Century Atlas of Livingston Co., NY to their collection of digitized books. This 1902 atlas is another one of those that they have been scanning in PDF format. This is another one of those atlases that shows houses with names of owners. It also has schoolhouses, churches …
The Rochester Public Library recently added the Combination Atlas Map of Genesee Co., NY to their collection of digitized books. This atlas originally published by in 1876 by Everts, Ensign & Everts is in PDF format. This was a large atlas approx 27 x 17 inches and makes a large PDF file (80mb) This atlas …
The Rochester Public Library recently added the 1874 Atlas of Wayne Co., NY to their collection of digitized books. This atlas published by D. G. Beers & Co. is in PDF format. I like the PDF format because you can make a PDF as large as you want to view all the detail. This atlas is …