John R. Borchert Map Library

08/31/2023

This is amazing for everyone out there, but possibly life changing for those of us who work with people to do research using information found on historical maps!

02/20/2023

11/10/2020

News and Events from University of Minnesota Libraries

02/13/2020

On this day in 1909, Theodore Roosevelt signed a Presidential Proclamation creating the . Stop by the or check out some historical maps online: https://ift.tt/2vykUj2 https://ift.tt/3bEjPXU

01/28/2020

Conceived in the University of Minnesota's Borchert Map Library, Kirsten Delegard and Maggie Mills tell the story of discovering and mapping Hennepin County'...

01/14/2020

The just put out a new batch of free maps! Hurry in (between 10am and 4pm this week) and get some before they’re gone! https://ift.tt/3aapDay

12/17/2019

Seasonally appropriate cartography from Minneapolis' own Hedberg Maps! Stop by the to view The Santa Map: https://bit.ly/2PtxfN2 https://ift.tt/2M15euc

11/07/2019

Ryan Mattke, head of the John R. Borchert Map Library has received the Polaris Leadership Award from the MN GIS/LIS Consortium at its conference last month — and the Libraries' Mapping Prejudice project received a Commendation from the Governor at the same conference.

09/27/2019

Check out this 1856 Map of Minnesota from the . Can anyone out there explain the "Pseudo Volcano" on the banks of the Missouri River? https://ift.tt/2n9TpZ7 https://ift.tt/2ne4dpf

09/12/2019

Racial covenants and housing discrimination in 20th century Minneapolis.

06/27/2019

We were featured in a story from CLAgency this spring!