Trail of the Rainbow Division
I think it’s really our duty, with the years that we have remaining, to see that people never forget this. – Ken Carpenter (1920-2010), 232nd Infantry Regiment This gripping documentary chronicles the efforts of the 42nd Infantry ‘Rainbow’...
More than Maps – Architectural Diagrams of the Dane County Historical Society
Apr 8, 2024 | Maps
One of the best parts about dealing with maps is the incredible community of scholars, collectors, curators, and connoisseurs. I never know who will be at the other end of the line when I pick up the phone and conversations can branch into a limitless number of...
A Distant Branch of the Family Tree – Part I
Jan 11, 2024 | Maps
The holiday season is a perfect time to reflect on family, especially those we miss most dearly. In early 2023, my wife lost her grandmother, a remarkable woman who lived to be 98 – she golfed a 90 on her 90th birthday! The life of Eleanor Custis Wright could take up...
Mapping Change #2 – S.D.U.K. Maps of Lake Michigan
Mar 30, 2023 | Maps
For the second blog post of my Mapping Change series, I’m excited to explore four maps of the Upper Midwest created by the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (S.D.U.K.) and its successors and published between 1833 and c. 1861. 1833 edition, published...
Maps for ‘The Million.’
Mar 28, 2023 | Maps
“The Million” was a term used in England during the Victorian era that represented the masses of laboring people – a group distinctly separate from the wealthy aristocracy. Contemporary advancements in printing technology and a new focus on public...
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