We The People: Internet site offers mapping capability

“When we noticed an interest in tracking family histories last month, we released a ‘genealogy pin type’ and launched a survey to learn how genealogists would use this tool,” Leslyn Kantner, CEO and one of the co-founders said in a news release.

A number of responses indicated a desire to be able to specifically mark family migration and visualize it on a map.

Genealogy notes

o The Southwest Oklahoma Genealogical Society meeting will be at 7 p.m. Monday at the Lawton Public Library, 110 SW 4, Lawton. Linda Mann will present “Raiding County Courthouses,” discussing how to plan courthouse research. For more information, email Phyllis Young at payyoung580@gmail.com.

o Carol Inman will present “Land Records — Warrants Patents for Revolutionary War Server” at the Oklahoma Home Community Education Genealogy Group at 10 a.m. Wednesday in the Leroy H. Fisher Board Room of the Oklahoma History Center, 800 Nazih Zuhdi Drive. For more information, contact Jan Beattie at 513-4014 or email jankb80@sbcglobal.net.