I looked for several places in Kansas where I grew up. Numerous hits for LaCrosse and most of those actually had something to do with the town. I also tried Otis which is my home town. There were a number of hits, but most of them were because someone in Kansas had been named Otis. I did find one hit that referred to my high school history teacher. I hadn't realized he and his wife had a son.
On the whole I find Ancestry much easier to use when doing straight (census, death records) genealogy, but all those books are likely very helpful to the dyed in the wool genealogist.
In the Sanborn MAPS I looked up Brookings in 1916 and 1928. Found the Carnegie Library and the spot the library is on now. Discovered a couple sections of the map are turned with north being to the left instead of up. Threw me for a loop for awhile trying to figure out why the Presbyterian Church was located where it was. I enjoy looking at these. A little clunky to move around in but great to look at historically.
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More interesting discoveries, Cheerful. Fun to hear about what you found. I agree that Ancestry is easier, but others prefer Heritage, so go figure. Yes, navigation in Sanborn is clunky, but the information is good to have and otherwise hard to find. Thanks for your comments.
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