-------- Original Message -------- Subject: Geograpy Awareness Week Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 14:05:42 -0800 From: Kathy Stroud <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> References: <[log in to unmask]> ------------------ Interesting question... It was a joint resolution designating November 15 - 21, 1987 "Geography Awareness Week." It seems that it was a one year thing. (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z?d100:SJ00088:@@@L&summ2=m&|TOM:/bss /d100query.html|) It also appears that the 100th Congress was really into declaring awareness weeks/months/etc., including the "third week in June 1987 as 'National Dairy Goat Awareness Week.' " Kathy Stroud, Map/GIS Librarian Government Information and Maps Peter J. Shields Library 100 NW Quad Davis, California 95616-5292 (530) 752-5248 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Johnnie D. Sutherland" <[log in to unmask]> > Does anyone know what prompted President Reagan and the Congress of that > era to designate the 3rd week of November as geography week, and the > Wednesday of that week as GIS Day? Was it Mercator's birthday or some > such? > > Joe McCollum > Information Technology Specialist > Forest Inventory and Analysis > Knoxville, TN >