We're happy to announce that some new interactive features have been added to ChicagoAncestors.org.

1.Registered users now have the ability to add content to the map. If you have registered and created a profile, you can now add your own map points to the site. Map where your ancestors live, or historical locations in your Chicago neighborhood. What you map is up to you! We just ask that: your information be historical in nature, appropriate for an audience of all ages, and that you do not post material that is in copyright, unless you are the copyright holder.

2.Registered users can add comments to the site. If you have additional information about a map point, or if you believe there is an error in a piece of data, feel free to leave a comment by clicking on the “comment” link in the information box that appears when you click on a map point.

3.User-contributed information will be moderated, so your comments and map points will not appear on the map until a Newberry Library staff member has promoted them from our queue. Because of this process, your content will not be added to the site immediately.

4.This page now has an RSS feed, so users with feed readers can subscribe and keep up to date. If you don’t know about using RSS feeds, the BBC website has a has a helpful tutorial.