Two new Atlascope tours explore the details of the works of Nathaniel Hawthorne and Henry James' 1911 trip to Salem, MA and Melnea Cass, namesake of “Melnea Cass Boulevard”, and her extensive history of activism throughout Boston
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Check out these highlights from the October 11th themed From The Vault: Time Travel: Back to 1906 Boston. This collections showing event was specially curated by friend of the Center, Gerald A. Rosenthal.
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In this two-part article series, friend of the Center, Gerald A. Rosenthal, explores the history and infrastructure of Boston in 1906 and also uses the 1906 film Seeing Boston to provide a detailed tour by trolley car through the city.
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Check out these highlights from the September 27th themed From The Vault: Behind the Scenes of Processing Place. This collections showing event was specially curated by our Assistant Director, Emily Bowe.
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Check out these highlights from the August 29th themed From The Vault: Blue(print) Maps. This collections showing event was specially curated by longtime LMEC volunteer, Karen Vagts.
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Students at Brandeis University used Allmaps to research how the landscape of Waltham, MA has changed over time.
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Two of the Geohumanities & GIS interns from this summer reflect on their time at the LMEC and the impact of their work.
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Check out these highlights from the August 16th themed From The Vault: The Making of Maps. This event was curated by Samantha Walker, our Visitor Services & Exhibition Assistant.
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Check out these highlights from the August 2nd themed From The Vault: The Menagerie - Maps, Animals, and Political Cartoons. This event was co-curated by Anna Hsu and Edwin Prado, our Seevak Fellow interns from Boston Latin School.
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In mid-July, members of LMEC’s education team helped facilitate a two-week teacher workshop in partnership with the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education.
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