Another relay for life is in the books. We didn’t stay past lockdown, though, because of the rain. Can’t have a man with leukemia out in that weather, nor the 5 kids. It was a fun night again, though. This one was very well organized, except for the fact that the lumineria bags kept catching on fire. Had to stamp out one myself in front of our tent. Looking forward to next year already. Want to donate to my team…
Today, I got to do something that a lot of people would probably love to do: dig in an archaeological survey in downtown Boston. I’ve been talking with the city archaeologist of Boston for quite some time now and was invited to help dig up the front courtyard of Old City Hall. Old City Hall is located on School Street and has been reused a number of times. In 1635, it was the site of the first public school:…
Ever get a sense of impending doom? I’ve had that for the last week and it has been really harshing my life. It first started last Tuesday. I meant to go out on my day off, but decided to be lazy instead and that lazy turned into malaise. It then got worse when I realized that I forgot that I had free tickets to go see Blue Man Group here in Boston! Of course I realized at 5:30, a full…
For today’s #MapMonday, I would like to showcase a local store that I cannot leave without having a map in my hand: Ward Maps. Though it seems like a slightly odd name, it actually has its foundation in the map and cartographic world. A “ward map” was created in the 19th and 20th centuries and contained very detailed information about properties. This could include their owners, street number, height, water mains, and other town and city infrastructure. Located at 1735…
Though I doubt many people come by, I spent all day fixing this here place up. I think it is almost right, though I’m still confused as to why the images aren’t showing up. At least I don’t have duplications of everything under the footer! Anyways, I still have work to do here. Will just have to wait until tomorrow.
This map is beautiful. I cannot wait to go to Paris later this year and explore this area in person. Watching the Eiffel Tower twinkle at night is a definite bucket list item to cross off. Source: paris_revolution.jpg (JPEG Image, 1747 × 1184 pixels) – Scaled (89%)
You can get more awesome than these maps here on Buzzfeed! Now, some of them probably aren’t completely accurate, but they are interesting anyways. I especially like this one from CrassTalk:
Decided to open my own shop on Society6 today! If you would like to peruse it, check it out here!
Today’s tip is very simple…if you are anywhere near a National Park Service site and have a question, need a restroom, or want an awesome map, GO. Generally, the bathrooms are clean, the maps are plentiful, and the Rangers working there are local so they know a great deal about the area. Most people think only of the park NPS sites when they talk about this agency, but that only makes a small number (59/407) of the various units. The…
Today’s map is brought to us by the Norman B. Leventhal Map Collection at the Boston Public Library. I’m very excited that next month I will be getting a special tour of the facilities and up close with some of the gems that they have in their collection. It is amazing to look at maps like the one below and realize that in the 15th century, they had a better understanding of the geography of the world than some 9th…
