Sanborn Maps Sources For History Sanborn Maps Buildings Created - PDF document

Sanborn Maps Sources For History Sanborn Maps Buildings • Created to assess fire insurance risks • Created from 1867 to 1970 • Mapped 12,000 locations in US • Mapped 150+ locations in NC • Scale of 50 feet to one inch • Size 21 inches by 25 inches • Bound in volumes • Available on microfilm in many libraries • Available online at North Carolina Maps (until 1923) • Available online at NCLIVE (all years) Streets Fire Station Fire Station Description 1

More Information Newspapers Google “Sanborn Maps” Finding Newspaper Articles Notes on Newspaper Articles • Visit the newspaper publisher • Indexes may be available • Visit a public or college library • Calculating dates in news articles • Visit the State Archives • Locating newspaper photographs • Consult department scrapbooks • Searching before and after an event • Consult department files • Consulting end-of-year summaries • Consult personal scrapbooks • Fire Prevention Week articles • Search Google News Archives • Milestone and anniversary articles Books Finding Books • Libraries • Archives • Bookstores • Book dealers • Book web sites • Personal collections 2

Types of Books Yearbooks • Local or regional history • Architectural history • Heritage of • Images of America • General fire service • Department yearbooks Yearbooks Other Sources • Lenoir, 1877-2002 • Asheville, 2001-2005 • Agency Records • Internet Sites Taylor Publishing • Raleigh / 1984 • Artifacts • Magazines / Journals • Charlotte / 1988 Taylor Publishing Taylor Publishing • City Directories • People • Raleigh / 2002 • Charlotte / 1999 Taylor Publishing Fine Books Publishing • Department Records • Photographs • Raleigh / 2007 • Charlotte / 2007 M.T. Publishing • Government Records • Other Printed Materials Fine Books Publishing • Rocky Mount, 1986-1996 • Durham / 1996 Taylor Publishing Taylor Publishing • Wilmington, 1897-1985 • Greensboro, 1808-1984 Taylor Publishing Taylor Publishing • Winston-Salem, 1913-1992 • Greensboro, 1808-1990 Taylor Publishing Taylor Publishing • Winston-Salem / 2000 • Greensboro, 1926-2001 Fine Books Publishing Agency Records Agency Records • City / county / regional associations • Office of State Fire Marshall • Convention programs • Meeting minutes • Newsletters • Rosters 3

Artifacts Artifacts • Alarm equipment • Helmets • Apparatus • Hose equipment • Badges • Ladders • Bunker gear • Patches • Extinguishers • Pins • Hand tools • Uniforms City Directories City Directories • Fire station addresses • Fire company locations • Fire company officers • Fire alarm box locations • Fire alarm box signals • Firefighter listed as occupation Finding City Directories Department Records • Libraries • Archives • Museums 4

Finding Department Records Types of Records • Department facilities • Annual reports • Maps • Municipal or community facilities • Apparatus records • Membership information • Off-site storage • Bid documents • Memos • Blueprints • Department member homes • Personnel records • Budget documents • Department family member homes • Recruit information • Fire reports • Libraries • SOPs • Log books • Museums • Archives Government Records Government Records • Municipal annual reports (local) • Municipal budget documents (local) • Governing body meeting minutes (local, county) • Death certificates (county) • Real estate records (county) • Corporations database (state) • Census and Social Security (federal) Finding Government Records Internet Sites • Internet • Government offices • Libraries • Archives • Museums 5

Internet Sites Other Online Sources • google.com Internet search engine • Local library catalogs • College library catalogs • maps.google.com Street maps and aerial photos • State library catalogs • timeanddate.com Calendar generator • State archives catalogs • nclive.org NC LIVE • Museum image galleries • demog.state.nc.us NC demographics • ncmuseums.org NC museums Magazines and Journals Finding Magazines and Journals • Fire service (national) • Visit a public or college library Firehouse , Fire Apparatus Journal , etc. • Visit the State Archives • Fire service (regional) • Magazine indexes via NC LIVE Hose & Nozzle • Back issues via eBay • Local or regional • Back issues via magazine publisher The State Magazine , etc. • Fire department collections • Historical North Carolina Historical Review , etc. • Personal collections People People • Department members, active or retired • Family of department members • Participants and community members • Buffs • Historians • Oral histories • Written histories 6

Photographs Who Takes Photographs? • News photographers • Studio photographers • Department members • Family of department members • Participants or community members • Buffs Finding Photographs Photograph Details • Hanging or displayed • Boxed • Scrapbooks • Loose or filed • Printed in periodicals or books • Libraries • Archives • Museums Other Printed Materials Conclusion • Magazine advertisements • Many sources for finding history • Manufacturer catalogs • Maps • Manufacturer records • Newspapers • Board of Underwriters reports • Books, magazines, journals – Extensive detail • Records – Fire department • Photos – Water system • And more! 7