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Understanding Midwest Migration Patterns to Further Family History Research

By Rhonda R. McClure for BYU Family Historian, Volume 2, Article 2, 2003.

Western Emigrant Trails Research Center

The Western Emigrant Trails Research Center is the publisher of the 'Western Emigrant Trails 1820 - 1870 Map.' This map displays in great detail the many trails used by the emigrants during the westward expansion of the United States between the years 1820 and 1870.