AUTHOR: Amelia Raines

M. Amelia Raines is a reference librarian in the Library of Congress Geography and Map Division. She holds a bachelor’s in linguistics and a master of science in information from the University of Michigan. Prior to joining the Library of Congress in 2021, she was the federal documents librarian at the State of Arizona Research Library. Amelia is from Michigan originally and enjoys nature, tea and, of course, maps.

Most Recent Posts

• More Places in Civil War History September 14th, 2023
• Benedetto Bordone’s Isolario September 1st, 2023
• Virtual Orientation: Maps in the Classroom August 7th, 2023
• Southern Lands, Explorers, and Bears – Oh My! July 19th, 2023
• Reading between the Gridlines June 30th, 2023
• Virtual Orientation to the Geography and Map Division: Tuesday 6/13 June 12th, 2023
• Virtual Orientation: Using Maps in Genealogical Research April 11th, 2023
• Improvements in Geography: An 18th-Century Map of North Africa April 7th, 2023
• Competing Cartographies in Cameroon February 1st, 2023