Presented to Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society Upon enrollment as An Affiliate of the National Science Teachers Association, NEA and in recognition of a mutual commitment to work cooperatively in advancing the profession and purposes of the teaching of science. Washington, DC December 10, 1965
Enjoy the early history of MAPS in audio format
“Lost in Space: Now What” – Don Knapp, Margaret Noble Address presentation at the Middle Atlantic Planetarium Society’s 2013 Conference. Includes an introduction by Patty Seaton. […]
MAPS recently responded to the National Science Teachers’ Association call for financial support from its affiliate organizations in their effort to complete the new John Glenn Center for Science Education in Washington, D.C. […]
The organization came into formal existence on Saturday, May 22, 1965, during a meeting of planetarium educators held in the Earth and Space Science Laboratory of Frederick County, Frederick, Maryland. The original objectives of the society were described as follows: […]
The following .pdf files are the present state of the data I've been collecting. Please peruse these documents and feel free to send additions and corrections. All the information provided here has been gleaned from past issues of the Constellation, documents in the archives, and personal contacts from members. There are also fields that will [...]
In 1999 I began a project at the meeting in Lancaster, PA. That year I started interviewing MAPS members, collecting the history, stories and anecdotes of our organization. I interviewed Charlie Walker, Sam Storch, Tom Stec, Laura Deines (Meader), and Norm Dean. I am interested in interviewing more people. I enjoy the process and I [...]
