Rocky Mountain Map Society
From Lorraine Sherry,
RMMS Secretary
December 5, 2019
Our 2019 RMMS program year ended on December 3 with Dr. Amy Newbury’s talk about Maxar’s very high resolution Earth imaging satellites and the ways in which their digital maps could be used for disaster relief, disease eradication, and other important applications.
Looking ahead to 2020, RMMS is planning for a full slate of invited speakers whose cartographic interests vary from historic mapmaking to the Digital Age. Our annual “Map Month May” at Denver Public Library will focus on western exploration. There is some interest in another “Cartifacts” – if someone would volunteer to host it this summer. Here’s a preview of coming attractions – something for everyone:
Spring 2020:
January 14 - Jim Niehues - how he creates his famous ski area maps
February 11 -Dr. Brian Hynek - the history of Mars mapping
March 24 -Max Peeters - Golden Age of mapmaking in Amsterdam
Map Month May - Western Exploration:
May 5 - J.C. McElveen: From Lewis and Clark to Custer’s Last Stand
May 12 - Dr. Elizabeth Fenn: Sacagawea’s journeys
May 19 - Ralph Ehrenberg: J.C. Fremont
May 26 - Steven Baker: The Juan Rivera expeditions in Colorado
Fall 2020:
September [Date TBA] - Wes Brown: Alzate y Ramirez' Remarkable Map of New Spain: Spanish Mapping and Exploration of the Southwest
October - [TBA] Dr. Peter Wood: Explorations of Couture, La Salle, Lahontan
We wish all of our RMMS Members and fellow map enthusiasts a very happy holiday season.