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<p><font face="Arial">Hello all,</font><br>
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I hope this Monday finds you well. Each month I'll be bringing a
resource available from <a href="http://ohioweblibrary.org/"
target="_blank"
data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&q=http://ohioweblibrary.org/&source=gmail&ust=1490099847626000&usg=AFQjCNG1CooeLA9rMg8X6GbVrUSCIqYsyg">Ohio
Web Library</a> to your attention. This March, let's take a
look at Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps (<a
href="http://ohioweblibrary.org/sanborn">http://ohioweblibrary.org/sanborn)</a></font><br>
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The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps were originally created for
assessing fire insurance liability in urbanized areas in the
United States. Our collection includes over 40,000 detailed maps
of Ohio cities drawn between 1882 and 1962. Each map includes
detailed information regarding town and building information.
Although these maps were originally published in color, our
collection is digitized from microfilm and is in black and
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<font face="Arial"> You can use this collection to:</font><br>
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<ul>
<li><font face="Arial">Locate the residences and workplaces of
ancestors.</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial">Understand the significance and historical
evolution of buildings.</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial">See what your town looked like in the past
and how it has changed over time.</font></li>
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<font face="Arial">Quick Start Guides & Tip Sheets</font><br>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial"><a
href="http://oplin.org/db-handouts/Sanborn-Guide.pdf">Getting
Started Guide (PDF) </a>This one-page guide created by
OPLIN is designed to get your patrons started.</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><a
href="http://sanborn.umi.com/HelpFiles/key.html">Digitial
Sanborn Maps Key</a> (online)</font></li>
<li><font face="Arial"><a
href="http://sanborn.umi.com/HelpFiles/bwkey.pdf">Digital
Sanborn Maps Key (PDF)</a></font></li>
</ul>
<font face="Arial">Helpful Links</font><br>
<ul>
<li><font face="Arial"><a
href="https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/about-this-collection/">About
the Sanborn Map Collection.</a> This guide from the Library
of Congress is a detailed guide to Sanborn Fire Insurance
colors, keys and symbols.</font></li>
</ul>
<p><font face="Arial">Please let me know if you have any questions
or concerns.</font></p>
<p><font face="Arial">Best,</font><br>
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<font face="Arial">-- <br>
Mandy Knapp <br>
Digital Resources Manager <br>
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN) <br>
Phone: 614-728-5252 <br>
Fax: 614 -728 -5256</font><br>
<pre class="moz-signature" cols="72">--
Mandy Knapp
Digital Resources Manager
Ohio Public Library Information Network (OPLIN)
Phone: 614-728-5252
Fax: 614 -728 -5256</pre>
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