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From: gothamgal <>
Subject: [APG] Surname Spread Study
Date: Mon, 01 Jun 2009 10:54:08 -0400
In-Reply-To: <mailman.801.1243839748.12712.apg@rootsweb.com>


A few years ago Spatial-Literacy.org was written up for a surname spread
project they created. You could type in a surname and see its spread on a
map of the UK in either 1881 or 1998. It was written up in a BBC article.

The surname project is currently located here:

http://www.nationaltrustnames.org.uk/

It appears as though a worldwide project is in the works.

To read more about other similar projects Spatial-Literacy.org is working
on, visit:

http://www.spatial-literacy.org/?page_id=6

They may or may not be able to provide tips you can use in your own project.

To read the original BBC article, visit:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/magazine/4620786.stm

Best of luck,

Laura

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