The brewpots of geographical societies and US history, intertwined. The Florida Society of Geographers was founded in 1964. Its concern with field trips and research on Florida has been broadened by close linkage with the Florida Geographic Alliance. The New Mexico Geographical Society , of more recent origin, largely involves a lecture series. 1950, which is more like the 19 th century Geographical Societies.
Geographical societies are an interesting and vital part of our heritage.
They emanated from a new age of science, exploration, and democratization of knowledge. These elements remain, but over time, travel and education have moved to center stage. Especially important is the tremendous role of these societies in K-12 geography, including particularly the Geography Alliance and Geography for Life movements. The academy has been a constant, albeit changing, ingredient. Pre-World War II societies have been critiqued for presenting an ethnocentric view of the world, but they've been a vibrant and indispensable medium for popularizing geography.