There are places that matter, sites of consecration and meaning, both natural and human, that possess, through the alchemy of time and memory, a holiness: very old churches, ancient baseball stadiums, certain groves of trees on certain campuses, The Romans called it genius loci, the spirit that inhabits the earth and and air of a…

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Here are a few mapping resources that I’ve come across lately, thought were interesting, and would like to hold onto: Atlascope – The fine people at the Leventhal Map Center in the Boston Public Library digitized old maps of the Boston area and overlaid them on modern digital maps. Its a fascinating way to learn…

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