1) The document discusses various resources for researching genealogy and biographies, including websites, reference works, maps, and obituaries. 2) It provides examples of different types of maps and important aspects of map quality like currency, accuracy, and scale. 3) One section examines a historical map showing escape routes from New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina and another discusses visualizing the BP oil spill online.

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2. GENEALOGY

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