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The Rocky Mountain Map Society is a non-profit organization dedicated to the study and appreciation of maps and other items of cartographic interest. The Society was formed in 1991 and is based in Denver, Colorado. Most meetings are held on Tuesday evenings at the Denver Public Library, 5th Floor, Gates Room, at 5:30 PM.

Private Reception for RMMS Members and their guests only:
"Chris and Lindsey's Collection of British Maps"
6:30 PM on Friday Evening, June 14, 2013

A special event for RMMS Members -- Home-hosted visit by Chris Lane RMMS Program Director RSVP Chris Lane Click on Members Only Area for details For RMMS membership information click on: Members & Membership

2013 RMMS and Map-Related Meetings -- Save the dates!

News and Outreach by RMMS Members

The Rocky Mountain Map Society announces the publication of

The Mapping of North America: The Westward Expansion Conference       A set of eight DVDs comprising all presentations, July 26-27, 2012       Cost: $59.00 includes shipping and handling       Note: Temporarily out of stock       For details, please contact Tom Overton

Chris Lane will be presenting his lecture:
      "The Changing Political Situation in the American West As Shown in Period Maps"
      at the Denver Public Library on June 16 at 6:30 PM.

Mark Greaves has published an online compendium of the Clason highway maps from 1923 to 1924.
      The tool is available on the Michigan State University's Map Library Web site.
      State Map Dating Table

Map Record Publications announces the publication of
      The Last Great Cartographic Myth: Mer de l'Ouest
      A cartobibliography by RMMS Past President Don McGuirk

Susan Schulten announces the publication of her book: Mapping the Nation
      and its companion website How Maps Became Modern

RMMS Founder Wesley Brown will speak at the 31st IMCoS International Symposium.
      The title of his presentation is "Seven Ways to Map the World in 1500: A Collector's Challenge".
      31st IMCoS Symposium, September 8-11, 2013

Lorraine Sherry announces a cartography course for Fall Term 2013
      The Colorado Academy for Lifelong Learning
      A series of invited presentations by RMMS Members
      Course Website: The Power of Maps: Controlling Destiny
      Dates: Thursdays 1:30-3:30 PM, October 17 - November 21, 2013
      Course Leaders: Lorraine Sherry and Richard Baum

Susan Schulten will be presenting a lecture at
      The 18th Kenneth Nebenzahl, Jr. Lectures in the History of Cartography
      Location: The Hermon Dunlap Smith Center at The Newberry Library
      Dates: October 24-26, 2013
      Registration: Send email to The Newberry Library Chicago Illinois
      Also see Dr. Schulten's article: A Capitalist Case for Emancipation

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