THE CHICAGO MAP SOCIETY
60 W Walton St
Chicago, IL 60610
312-255-3689

Founded in 1976, the Chicago Map Society is the oldest map society in North America. Meetings are held during the academic year at the Newberry Library. Meetings begin with an informal social half-hour, followed by a 45-minute presentation and a brief question and answer session. The society occasionally arranges excursions to map libraries and often dedicates one meeting a year as an opportunity for members to share their own maps with the group.

MEMBERSHIP

There are no special qualifications for membership; the only requirement is an interest in maps. If you would like to join the Society, simply fill out and return the membership form, along with $25 for academic year dues, to: Treasurer, Chicago Map Society, 60 West Walton Street, Chicago IL 60610.

Members of the Chicago Map Society are automatically subscribed to Mapline, the subscription newsletter of the Hermon Dunlap Smith Center for the History of Cartography at the Newberry Library.

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MEETINGS

Meetings are held monthly during the academic year (September-May or June), at 5:30 PM at the Newberry Library. The Library is located at 60 West Walton Street between Clark and Dearborn Streets in the Gold Coast neighborhood of Chicago. Meetings are open to the public. We do, however, ask for a $5 donation from non-Map Society members towards program costs, which are covered by members’ annual dues.

2009-10 MEETING SCHEDULE