Featured
Soldiers of Production: Lansing and the Arsenal of Democracy
January 29, 2026
Kathleen Weessies
This online exhibit highlights Lansing’s critical but often overlooked role in World War II industrial production. Focusing on companies such as Oldsmobile, REO, Motor Wheel, and Nash‑Kelvinator, explore the interactive map to discover stories of how the region became a vital hub in America’s wartime manufacturing effort. The website was developed by Michael Rodriguez and Kasey Wilson.
Pirates, Industry and War: 18th Century British Magazine Maps
January 29, 2026
Kathleen Weessies
Pirates, Industry and War: 18th Century British Magazine Maps explores how early British magazines used maps to illustrate current events, military conflicts, and imperial interests for an educated 18th‑century readership. Drawing from the MSU Maps & Geospatial Services Collection, the maps reveal what places and events captured public attention. The featured maps were generously donated to MSU by Ronald Dietz.
September 09, 2024
Kathleen Weessies
What land was actually behind MSU's Land Grant? See an interactive map of the actual land parcels selected through the 1862 Morrill Act program.
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