- Jan 31, 2022
- Michelle LeBlanc
Maptivists at the Margarita Muñiz Academy
Our education team spent the first two weeks of January teaching an intersession on critical map literacy to a small group of seniors at the Margarita Muñiz Academy.
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- Jan 23, 2022
- Ian Spangler and Scott Markley
Reporting on redlining: an interview with Scott Markley
How can we make historic data about segregation, redlining, and real estate more useful and accessible? In this Get to Know Your Data interview, we dive into a new data set derived from HOLC maps.
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- Jan 13, 2022
- Rachel Sharer
Exploring National Geographic Maps
In honor of the January 1888 birthday of the National Geographic Society, we explore the history of its founding and some of the National Geographic maps in our collection.
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- Dec 30, 2021
- Megan Nally
Mapping 2021 in our Latest Acquisitions
We added many new maps to the collections this year—and some of them are particularly resonant with the events of 2021
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- Nov 29, 2021
- Ian Spangler
Howdy, Realtors!
What one map can tell us about the politics of property in the early twentieth century United States
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- Nov 17, 2021
- Tess D. McCann
Cartographies of “improvement”
An interactive tour through East Boston, circa 1880
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- Nov 16, 2021
- Richard Pegg
A Chinese Maritime Map of the Sea and Stars
A video tour through an intriguing "pie chart" maritime diagram for a ship in the South China Sea
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- Nov 15, 2021
- Michelle LeBlanc
Indigenous People’s Heritage Month: Lessons and Resources Exploring Land and Maps
November is Indigenous People’s Heritage Month, a chance to unlearn entrenched narratives and relearn the complex history and modern presence of Native people across North America
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- Nov 3, 2021
- Ian Spangler & Garrett Dash Nelson
An interview with Ian Spangler
Welcome to our new Assistant Curator for Digital and Participatory Geography!
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- Oct 26, 2021
- Michelle LeBlanc
Beyond the Map: Engaging Audiences with GIS at the Leventhal Map & Education Center
Leventhal Center staff recently published an article in the Journal of Map & Geography Libraries that highlights the Center’s geospatial data work, including use of our public data portal and our Maptivists initiative with Boston high schools.
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