Want to explore the history of Oklahoma through the use of maps? You can at Edmond meeting
With more historical map collections being digitized and made accessible online, exploring the history of Oklahoma is becoming easier.
During the Edmond Genealogical Society's upcoming meeting, attendees will learn what Oklahoma libraries, archives and museums, along with other institutions across the nation, are doing to bring historic maps to researchers' fingertips.
Jan Davis, administrative archivist for the Oklahoma Department of Libraries, and Chad Williams, director of the Research Division at the Oklahoma Historical Society, will present the program at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 15.
Davis manages the Oklahoma State Archives, which houses the permanent records of state government dating back to statehood. Williams has been instrumental in the development of the Oklahoma Historical Society's online research catalog which includes a variety of digitized records.
Monday's program will focus on digital platforms at the Oklahoma Historical Society (Gateway to Oklahoma History) and Oklahoma Department of Libraries (Oklahoma Digital Prairie), along with other online resources. This session also will provide a brief history of cartography or mapmaking technology. The majority of the program will be devoted to sharing historic maps with participants and explaining how maps reveal the history of Oklahoma and the world.
Edmond Genealogical Society meetings, which are free and open to the public, are held the third Monday of the month at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 15700 N Pennsylvania. Masks are required for all attendees.
For more information, go to www.rootsweb.com/~okegs or search Edmond Genealogical Society on Facebook.
This article originally appeared on Oklahoman: At Edmond meeting, attendees can explore Oklahoma history through maps
