Mary McCampbell Bell Biography Mary McCampbell Bell, C.A.L.S., C.G.L. first became certified as a Genealogical Record Searcher in 1979. Going beyond the basics of using the Federal census. How to use it effectively with emphasis upon using maps in connection with the census and the special schedules such as Agriculture, Slave, and Social schedules. Lecture is geared to beginning and intermediate researchers. Lecture is geared towards the beginning and intermediate researcher.
Lecture is geared towards the beginning and intermediate researcher.
7.5 minute USGS topographical maps are used to illustrate the importance of locating land features found in land recores. Lecture gives explanation of the map symbols and how to interpret the maps. Maps are essential when we attempt to place our ancestors in a definite geographic location.