Mapping Our Stories - Creating a Google Map

Put your family's journey on the map

Bring your family history research to life and start planning your next ancestral adventure. Mapping Our Stories is an 8-page, step-by-step guide that shows you how to create your own custom Google Map to track key places, events, and journeys from your family's past.

Whether you're visualising ancestral locations, mapping migration routes, or planning a research vacation, this guide will help you organise your findings and plot your itinerary with purpose.

Designed for family historians of all levels, it covers everything from setting up your map to customising icons and layering information for clarity.

You'll also receive a set of numbered, colour-coded icons—perfect for marking timelines, migration paths, and must-visit sites.

Whether you're planning from home or preparing to walk in your ancestors’ footsteps, this resource will help you turn information into insight and maps into meaningful stories.

Download available immediately when you purchase this guide.
This guide is a stand alone guide.