*Richard W. Stephenson* died September 25, 2013 at age 82. He was a very long time employee at the Library of Congress and recognized as an expert in American Cartographic History and American Civil War Mapping. He was a member and leader of many map and discoveries groups, including the Washington Map Society, Texas Map Society, and Society for the History of Discoveries. A comprehensive death notice appears in the September 27, 2013 /Washington Post/ : http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/washingtonpost/obituary.aspx?n=richard-w-stephenson&pid=167170872= Thomas Sander * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Thomas F. Sander Past President Washington Map Society Society for the History of Discoveries 9501 Burke Road, # 10793 Burke VA 22009-8036 USA [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>