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•   Nick Kanas  1/31
•   Julie Anderson  1/18
•   Walter Wilson  1/18
•   Luis Suter  1/16
•   Ed Weisiger, Jr.  1/5
•   Jim Willison  1/3
•   Ron Salz  12/31
•   Paul Hughes  12/18
•   Kitty Donnelly  12/14
•   Robert Mannering  12/13
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WHERE ARE THEY NOW


WHERE WE LIVE


Who lives where - click links below to find out.

1 lives in Alaska
1 lives in Arizona
11 live in California
4 live in Colorado
2 live in Connecticut
15 live in District Of Columbia
4 live in Florida
8 live in Illinois
1 lives in Indiana
3 live in Maine
25 live in Maryland
4 live in Massachusetts
1 lives in Michigan
2 live in Minnesota
2 live in Missouri
1 lives in Nevada
3 live in New Jersey
1 lives in New Mexico
9 live in New York
4 live in North Carolina
1 lives in Ohio
3 live in Oregon
5 live in Pennsylvania
1 lives in Puerto Rico
1 lives in Rhode Island
3 live in South Carolina
3 live in Tennessee
3 live in Texas
42 live in Virginia
1 lives in Washington
1 lives in West Virginia
1 lives in Alberta
1 lives in Ontario
1 lives in Quebec
1 lives in Australia
1 lives in Belgium
1 lives in Croatia
1 lives in Luxembourg
1 lives in Malta
1 lives in South Africa
5 live in United Kingdom
136 location unknown


ANNOUNCEMENTS

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Southeast Asian map expert and WMS member Hal Meinheit to speak at Library of Congress on February 25.  Click HERE for more information.

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Click HERE for very interesting artice about WMS member Joseph Schiro of Malta, owner of a treasure trove of maps and paper restorer by profession.

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Digital version The Portolan issue #106 now available on-line by logging into "For WMS Only Members" at left.  Not a member?  Click HERE to join.

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ON DISPLAY UNTIL FEBRUARY 21, 2020 - Map Exhibit.  Ithaca NY.    Latitude: Persuasive Cartography from the PJ Mode Collection . The collection of more than 800 maps intended primarily to influence opinions or beliefs - to send a message - rather than to communicate geographic information is housed at Cornell. Highlights from the collection can be seen at https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/latitude/ .  Kroch Rare Book Library, Cornell University Library.  PJ Mode is a longtime member of the Washington Map Society, and his article on this topic appeared in The Portolan, Issue 100 (Winter 2017).  See Photos in For WMS Members Only, Photo Galleries (at left).

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Click HERE for updated Recent Publications 2007-2019.

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Click HERE for WMS meeting schedule.

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Click HERE if you wish to join or renew membership in the WMS.

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Ristow Prize 2019:  The winner of this year’s Ristow Prize is Andrew J. Rhodes, M.A. with Highest Distinction from the U.S. Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island, for "The Geographical President: How Franklin D. Roosevelt Used Maps to Make and Communicate Strategy." Click HERE for this and the name of the Honorable Mention selectee.

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Click HERE for meeting and closing info.

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Important Updates:

Click HERE for John Docktor's frequently updated exhibits and meetings pages containing a wealth of worldwide information on events of cartographic interest.

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The Washington Map Society supports and promotes map collecting, cartography, and study of cartographic history through meetings, the Society journal The Portolan, and this website.  Click HERE for more Society information.

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