The map and the globe

Where your family lived

1. 1
   Open the map
   Choose View, Map. Every event with a place is on it.
2. 2
   Choose who and when
   Under Who, choose the whole tree, the ancestors or descendants of a person, or a group. Under Period, choose the years.
3. 3
   Ask a question
   Under Questions, choose for example Where born or Burial places. Under Display, switch between clusters, markers and a heatmap.

Migration lines

With Migration lines, every person gets a colour of their own and a line from place to place, in the order of the years.

Slide Year through time, or click Play: the moves then draw themselves. When there are many, the lines become flows between places; the wider, the more people.

Click a line for the distance as the crow flies, or open the person.

Flat or globe

Under Projection, choose Flat or Globe. The globe shows the earth with satellite imagery; drag to turn it.

With Measure distance, click two places and see how far apart they are.

Without internet too

• The world map with satellite imagery and a list of places are built into Stambeam.
• With internet, the map loads villages and streets as you zoom in.
• For on the road, download a detail map of your area under Settings, Map. It then works offline too.
• Places Stambeam does not know are listed under Not on the map yet. Pick the spot there yourself.