The past is not hidden; we see it every day, though we often do not even know it. Maps can unlock details about your family or lead you to new resources. We'll explore various kinds of maps; look at details included and not included, and offer suggestions on locating maps for Europe and the USA.

Margaret (Peg) Kapustiak’s presentations are designed to provide you with extremely practical tips and ideas.   She has been a Genealogist and Family Historian for over 40 years and has researched her family history in the Chicago area, the Midwest, New England, and New York state plus nine countries in both Europe and Asia when she lived overseas.  She has provided over 125 talks to 46 different organizations both nationally and internationally in the past 18 years.  She is the author of one book and thirty-nine research articles and she currently volunteers at four historical/genealogical organizations.