Ball State University Maps Featured in Veterans Day Exhibit

Maps from Ball State University Libraries Featured in Local Veterans Day Exhibit

Several maps from the Geospatial Resources & Map Collection will be featured in a local elementary school’s Veterans Day exhibit. Charity Loveless, a student-teacher from Ball State University, consulted with the GRMC to create the special display for Shenandoah Elementary School in Middletown, Indiana.

Over twenty war-related maps will be featured in the exhibit. The maps date back to World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam War, the Persian Gulf War, the civil war in Yugoslavia, and the current wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Maps and other images from atlases from the University Libraries Collection were also displayed. One poster (shown) created from the atlas images showed several U.S. presidents and generals using maps during a press conferences, meetings, and battles during wartime.

Miss Loveless was excited about introducing the young students to original maps from the war era. The maps will be a colorful, historical addition to the special Veterans Day celebration at the school, which is attended by students, staff, family and community members, and veterans.

For more information about using maps from the GRMC for a special school or other community exhibit, please contact the staff at 765/285-1097.