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Sep

Opening Reception: Processing Place

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Book Talk: A History of Boston with Daniel Dain and Peter Vanderwarker
25
Sep

Book Talk: A History of Boston with Daniel Dain and Peter Vanderwarker

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Martin Brückner: For the Love of Maps: Material Passion and Power in Eighteenth-Century America
22
Oct

Martin Brückner: For the Love of Maps: Material Passion and Power in Eighteenth-Century America

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Articles

Highlights From The Vault: Blue(print) Maps
  • Aug 30, 2024
  • Karen Vagts

Highlights From The Vault: Blue(print) Maps

Check out these highlights from the August 16th themed From The Vault: The Making of Maps. This collections showing event was specially curated by longtime LMEC volunteer, Karen Vagts.

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Stories from urban atlases of Waltham
  • Aug 26, 2024
  • Lauren Farley, Ellie Flynn, Miles Goldstein, Anthony Ruiz, Max Woolf, and Jonathan Anjaria

Stories from urban atlases of Waltham

Students at Brandeis University used Allmaps to research how the landscape of Waltham, MA has changed over time.

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