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O Shenandoah, I Long to Map You

Posted by: Jennifer Gavin

In a world where we can keep tabs on our own backyards from our desks at work, via satellite, it’s difficult to imagine the impact one man armed with notebooks and pencils could have in 1861 as the Civil War began to rend our young nation.  Generals on both sides of that conflict desperately needed good topographical information …

Posted in: Abraham Lincoln, Collections, Exhibitions, History, Maps

Image of an ornate clock showing 2:05 with sculpted male figures sitting on each side of the clock face

New Meaning for the Term ‘Sacrifice Bunt’

Posted by: Jennifer Gavin

Sports, as any fan knows, can be heartbreaking — yet today, as we play ball in America, it’s always possible to walk away from a loss and say, “It’s only a game, after all.” But the Mesoamericans — Mayans, Aztecs, Olmecs and such — played, shall we say, as if they really meant it. Their …

Posted in: Exhibitions, History, Maps