Ben, Actually, I have the 4 volume set of Paine's biography, and I expect to add some scans from that over time. Since it is in the public domain, I can use any picture I like. As for the previous posting, there are plenty of opportunities to create a similar project - Mark Twain's World for his foreign adventures, and another reader was talking with me about a map that marks every place he lectured. Eventually, I could carry out both such projects, but I'd be just as happy if someone else got inspired to create one. The interface that Google Maps provides to create the placemarks couldn't be easier. Terry