<html><body><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000" class="2"><div>All,<br></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>The digitization and online placement of the Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps at the Library of Congress is an ongoing project. Michigan maps pre-1900 are now available, per the below Library of Congress announcement. The Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps are a great source of historical data to genealogists, researchers, etc. For that reason you may wish to consider making them available to your patrons, if you have not already done so.<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Announcement: https://www.loc.gov/item/prn-17-074/<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Link to LC collection of Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps: https://www.loc.gov/collections/sanborn-maps/<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Jim<br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__">Jim Flury<br>Technical Services Manager<br>The Library Network<br>41365 Vincenti Court <br>Novi, MI 48375<br>248-536-3100 x133 <br>Fax 248-536-3098 <br>jflury@tln.lib.mi.us</div></div></body></html>