Maps are fascinating: And what they say!

[ontheroad]

I found that although many states offer inter-library loans, several charge, while others appear to be able to offer the service gratis. New Mexico charged; Vermont and Massachusetts don't.

I also found that often local community libraries allow non-residents to be members, while others don't. When I lived in Vermont, I belonged to the village library, but I had to pay rather a hefty sum for an annual membership to join the town library because my legal residence was 7 miles away.

Now I live at the literal cross-roads of two states, with libraries available in three neighbouring communities. I'll be interested to see how each embraces my book and map reading habits.

Originally Posted by Inthesierras

Your library doesn't offer inter-library loans? I have used the inter-library loan program at my library a few times for genealogy research. Do you have a junior college in the area? Its pretty easy to get a library card at the jr colleges and they usually have a great collection of books.

[Thyra]

Inthe sierras... I can get book loans from only within MY County...and just to give you an idea of what's available...there is ONE book in the entire county on Charlemange, and that not very good!!!! If I want a book from a different county, I would have to pay $100 a year to do so...I'm not really close enough to the colleges to take advantage of their libraries.. so am stuck ordering on-line for books I really want...

[Dude111]

Originally Posted by ontheroad

Map that named America is a puzzle for researchers - Yahoo! News (broken link)

What will be learn in another 500 years? I wish I was going to be around to learn the answer to this and other conundrums.

That map is amazing!!!!!

Here is the article: http://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news.../posts?page=15

[TKO]

Here's one of the neatest collections of old maps I found. I can spend countless hours looking them over.

https://www.loc.gov/maps/collections/

[OpanaPointer]

Perry-Castañeda Library Map Collection Very interesting collection.

[GregW]

We have a Geological Map of the Grand Canyon mounted in Plexiglas on our wall. We call it our "Earth Dragon". We also have about 20 DeLorme and Benchmark Road Atlases to supplement our extensive collection of maps of other countries.


FWIW - If you cut the tops out of Kleenex boxes and reinforce the top edge with packing tape they make excellent boxes for holding and indexing road maps.