Letter From an Editor

When we began this project, one of our first readings was parts of Mark Monmonier’s How to Lie with Maps1. Now that Jacob and I are working on our editing specialization, I’m reminded that his lessons apply to words as well. That might seem like a little bit of a...

Shoveling in a Blizzard

As our research project on H.T. Burleigh is beginning to come to a close, we’ve been assigned specialization tasks to divvy up the final work that has to be done in order to get the maps finished.  Alongside Ian, I’ve been given the role of a data...

I’m the Map(maker)

Though we have been making maps throughout the month, it is only this past week when we have been instructed to finish up our research on the various areas of the life of Harry T Burleigh and begin constructing our final maps and project. The students have been...