{"id":1789286,"date":"2020-09-14T18:47:38","date_gmt":"2020-09-14T22:47:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/?p=1789286"},"modified":"2020-09-14T18:47:38","modified_gmt":"2020-09-14T22:47:38","slug":"osher-library-launches-fundraising-campaign","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/09\/osher-library-launches-fundraising-campaign\/","title":{"rendered":"Osher Library Launches Fundraising Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education<\/a> has launched a fundraising campaign<\/a> to support their map conservation efforts.<\/p>\n

In recognition of Maine’s Bicentennial, and in conjunction with our newly launched exhibition, \u201cMapping Maine: The Land and Its Peoples, 1677-1842,\u201d we are raising funds to conserve historic maps of Maine and beyond to ensure that students and researchers of all ages continue to have access to cartographic resources vital to understanding the history of the world, the nation, the land we now call Maine, and our local communities. When historic maps, atlases, and globes come into our collections (via donations by individuals and organizations or by purchase)\u2014like the 1855 Wall Map of Old Town, Penobscot County, Maine, displayed below\u2014they often arrive in fragile condition due to their age, the nature of the materials, and how they have been used over time. While we protect and store the items in our world-class climate controlled storage facility, many items need conservation in order to be displayed and utilized by our patrons of all ages.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The fundraising target is $50,000. Help them get there<\/a>. [Osher<\/a>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education has launched a fundraising campaign to support their map conservation efforts. In recognition of Maine’s Bicentennial, and in conjunction with our newly launched exhibition, \u201cMapping… More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"link","meta":{"autoblue_enabled":true,"autoblue_custom_message":"","autoblue_shares":[],"autoblue_post_url":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[405,1476,48,447],"class_list":["post-1789286","post","type-post","status-publish","format-link","hentry","category-antique-maps","tag-conservation","tag-fundraiser","tag-libraries","tag-osher","post_format-post-format-link"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1789269,"url":"https:\/\/www.maproomblog.com\/2020\/09\/mapping-maine\/","url_meta":{"origin":1789286,"position":0},"title":"Mapping Maine","author":"Jonathan Crowe","date":"10 September 2020","format":"link","excerpt":"Mapping Maine: The Land and Its Peoples, 1677-1842, an exhibition of maps celebrating Maine\u2019s bicentennial while acknowledging the Wabanaki presence and history in the space that became Maine, opens today at the Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education. 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