Rachel Sharer

Jan 30, 2024
Rachel Sharer

A Re-Named Map of Boston's Subway Stations

At the end of 2023, we asked our supporters to help us out with a creative and collaborative map project: renaming Boston's subway stations.

Apr 20, 2023
Rachel Sharer

"A World Not of This World:" Poems as Maps

To celebrate April as National Poetry Month, here are some poems hidden on maps in our collections.

Sep 2, 2022
Rachel Sharer

The Spirit of Radio

Explore some new and old radio maps in our collection, and learn a bit about the history of radio communications.

Jun 3, 2022
Rachel Sharer

LMEC Awarded Grant to Support Community History Exhibition

The Leventhal Center has been awarded a Library of Congress Teaching with Primary Sources (TPS) Regional Grant to support a 2023 urban atlas exhibition.

Mar 24, 2022
Rachel Sharer

This past Monday marked the historic opening of the new Union Square stop on the MBTA's Green Line extension. In this article, we unpack the history of Union Square and explore how transit relates to broader social justice issues.

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.

Oct 1, 2021
Rachel Sharer

A Refuge from the Roar: Yosemite National Park

Examining the history and future of America's third national park on the anniversary of its founding

Aug 16, 2021
Rachel Sharer

The Great Klondike Gold Rush

Although it only lasted three years, the Klondike gold rush had profound and lasting effects on land, economic development, and native communities. 

Mar 8, 2021
Rachel Sharer

Monopolizing Streets

Monopoly: an exciting and fun way to look at mapping a city, or an insidious history of commodification and segregation?