March 9, 2026
S. P. Rolt Triscott, Map of the city of Worcester, Mass (G. H. Walker, 1878)
Two Opportunities to Join Our Team
The Leventhal Center is excited to share that we are hiring for two roles: a Curator or Associate Curator of Maps & Geography and a Gallery and Visitor Services Coordinator.
The new Curator position will help lead the Center’s public work around the study of maps, space and place, and historical geography, while also caring for and expanding our collections. If you are passionate about digging deep into maps and their stories, we’d love to hear from you! Apply by Monday, March 30, for full consideration.
The Gallery and Visitor Services Coordinator will take a key role in the day-to-day life of the Center, ensuring our exhibition spaces run smoothly while helping create a welcoming and engaging experience for visitors. This is an excellent opportunity for an early-career professional who enjoys balancing logistical and creative work to connect audiences to institutions through exhibitions, ideas, and events. Apply by Friday, March 20, for full consideration.
Time Travel to Worcester in 1911 With Atlascope
Check out our newest historical atlas layer in our Altascope tool: the city of Worcester in 1911. This new layer adds to the 1870 and 1886 views of Worcester which were already available in Atlascope, and includes urban history observations such as a screw company, a stamping company, and carpet mill complex.
New Map Chat: Calcutta in 1832
Explore Jean-Baptiste Tassin's early lithographic map of Calcutta in this Map Chat created by the MacLean Collection Map Library in partnership with the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, for their current exhibition Divine Color: Hindu Prints from Modern Bengal. In this interactive cartographic visualization, curator Laura Weinstein takes us into the spaces of a city that was rapidly changing during a period of colonial contact.
Prelude to a Revolution, Part Two
This second installment of three in the “Prelude to a Revolution” series examines how the American Revolution and Industrial Revolution both emerged in North America alongside the persistent scarcity of a humble product: grass. This digital publication was supported by the Leventhal Map & Education Center's Small Grants for Early Career Digital Publications program. Applications for this year's fellowship cycle are open through May 18.
Summer Teacher Professional Development Opportunity
We are pleased to join two neighboring institutions, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston and the Massachusetts Historical Society, for a summer teacher institute on “Teaching ‘America at 250’.” Massachusetts educators will engage in five days of active learning with the MFA’s newly installed eighteenth-century Art of the Americas galleries, connecting works of art with their curricula through transferable object-based teaching strategies. There is no fee, and space is limited. Apply by March 31, 2026 to be considered.
The Leventhal Center's Education team will be announcing additional summer professional development opportunities in the upcoming weeks, so be sure sign up for our newsletter for K-12 educators to hear more.
Newsletter Trivia: Long Live Boston's Lighthouses
At over 300 years old, this Massachusetts lighthouse is the oldest in the state and one of the oldest in the country. Rebuilt after storms and destruction by British troops (the current building dates back to 1783) it remains in operation and welcomes visitors for guided tours. What is the name of this lighthouse?
Gay Head Light
Boston Light
Nauset Light
Graves Light
The answer to last newsletter’s question about the original name of Brookline is Muddy River. Congratulations to our last winner, Aisling!
Correct answers will be included in a random drawing and the winner will receive the next three Map of the Month club postcards for free. In order to enter, make sure you follow us on Bluesky, Instagram or Facebook and direct message or email us the answer to the question. We will accept answers until March 16 at 9:00 am ET.
Just off the map
Updates from our partners, colleagues, and friends
Massachusetts Historical Society Environmental History Seminar: Are you a researcher interested in sharing your work in the field of American environmental history, from prehistory to the present day? Submit a proposal for the 2026-2027 seminar season by April 15 to be considered.
BARI Conference 2026: Greater Boston’s 10th Annual Insight-to-Impact Summit will take place on May 8 at Northeastern University.
Writing Your Own Declaration: A Writing Workshop: Write your own “declaration of self” at this event hosted by our Boston Public Library Community History colleagues at the North End Branch (Wed. March 18, 6:00 pm) and West End Branch (Tues. March 24, 11:00 am). Registration is required; additional dates in April are also available.
The Leventhal Map & Education Center is an independent nonprofit. We rely on the contributions of donors like you to support our mission of preserving the past and advancing the future of maps and geography.
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