The
Story of the Geography of Lost Muncie
Muncie
residents and students of history, geography, and architecture will be
interested in a community program that will identify some of the unique
businesses and landmarks in the city’s past.
Finding Lost Muncie: Making Story
Maps of the Past will offer a discussion about Muncie’s past—including some
amazing architecture, restaurants, theaters, churches, and booming factories
lost to the wrecking ball—and how it can be visualized on a map.
Jeff
Koenker of the Ball State University Libraries administrates the popular Lost Muncie Facebook page that provides
historic photographs and advertisements of people, places, and things of Muncie’s
past. Dr. Jorn Seemann, Assistant
Professor in the Department of Geography, created a project where his
cartography students would locate some of the places from the page using Story Map.
ESRI
Story Maps allow users to combine
authoritative maps with narrative text, images, and multimedia content. The application “makes it easy to harness the
power of maps and geography to tell your story.” Dr. Seemann’s students began creating maps
about the places on the Lost Muncie site
and will demonstrate some of the features of the mapping application.
The
program will be at the Cornerstone Center for the Arts on Wednesday, April 25
from 6:30 to 8:00 pm. The event is
sponsored by the Delaware County Historical Society and the Ball State
University Department of Geography.
The
Cornerstone Center for the Arts is located at 520 East Main Street, and free
parking is available.
