Virtual: Rachel Cole on Archiving the Past & Present of Transportation · November 15, 12:00 pm ET

What are transportation collections? What can we learn from them? What do they tell us about policy choices and transit investment? Join us on Wednesday, November 15 at 12:00 pm EST with Rachel Cole of Northwestern University’s Transportation Library for a virtual talk on archiving the past and present of transportation. Plus, if you’re interested in the influencing the future of transportation, we’re giving away 10 copies of Veronica O. Davis’ book, Inclusive Transportation. Just fill out this form and we’ll randomly pick 10 names to receive books.

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In Person: From the Vault – Native American Heritage · November 17, 2:00pm ET

In partnership with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics and the North American Indian Center of Boston, our next From the Vault will feature maps that explore Native representation in maps, including in contemporary Native-led cartographic projects.

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Atlascope Tour: 150+ Years of the East Boston Branch Library

What was East Boston like in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries? What schools and churches were around? Were any industries based in East Boston? To celebrate the tenth anniversary of the newest location of the East Boston Branch Library, LMEC staff member Micaela Kahn created an Atlascope tour that explores the history of the branch and the neighborhood around it through time.

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Now Open: Spring 2024 Undergraduate Internships

Hey undergrads, we want to work with you! We’re looking to hire a spring semester cohort of undergraduate interns focused on Geohumanities & GIS. Interns will learn how to use different kinds of geospatial software and conduct independent research around twentieth century atlases, as well as serve at the front desk of our public gallery. Internships are paid and require a commitment of 6–10 hours per week. Applications are due November 15, 2023, by 3:00 pm ET.

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Many Chances to Remake the Transit Map

Ever wanted to reshape the map of the T? Well, there’s many chances to do so this winter. Starting with our transit-themed Cartography Challenge, we’re looking for speculative or imaginary maps of transit in Boston with applications running through  December 19, 2023. For the month of November, we’re also running a fundraising auction where you can bid on “renaming” your favorite stations on the Red, Orange, Green, and Blue lines. Finally, as the holiday season approaches, the Boston Society for Architecture is hosting a transit-themed gingerbread cookie competition called Transit: Boston on the Move. In our opinion, there’s no better (and tastier!) pairing than a day of Getting Around Town and some cookie baking. Be sure to register your team by November 17 in order to participate.

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