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All, The next NY Map Society meeting will be in the lower level auditorium at the New York Public Library Saturday, October 9th, 2010 at 2:30 pm "George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Maps" Independent historian Barnet Schecter will describe some of the maps Washington owned and drew throughout his life. His collection included views of important cities —- New York, Quebec, Savannah and others. In offering a broad view of Washington's lifelong focus on the terrain of North America, both rural and urban, Mr. Schecter will shed new light on the man and his times. See our Books page for details about "George Washington's America: A Biography Through His Map." NOVEMBER FIELD TRIP -- ADVANCE NOTICE This is a joint meeting with the Washington Map Society. As noted on our "Meetings" page, there will be tours of the Library's "Strait Through" exhibition and supplementary "Mapping the Strait" lectures at 2:30 and 3:30. Attendees can choose the tour followed by the lecture, or vice versa. All are invited to stay for dinner at the Triumph Brewing Company near the Library. Please see our web site for further details: _http://www.nymapsociety.org/MEETINGS.HTM_ (http://www.nymapsociety.org/MEETINGS.HTM) REQUEST FOR INTERVIEWS Ms. Kristy Novak is a graduate student at Drew University in New Jersey. As part of a map-collecting research project, she would like to interview NYMS members about their map collections. If anyone reading this would be willing to be interviewed, please contact Ms. Novak by phone or e-mail. phone: Monday-Friday, 9:00am-5:00pm (973) 408-3094 or (908) 591-4319 e-mail: [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) Best, Heather Kinsinger, Secretary, NY Map Society _www.nymapsociety.org_ (http://www.nymapsociety.org) 914-498-9797
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