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Featured October Program… Featured November Program…

NYS LS Licensing Education Requirements Garnet Douglass Baltimore: A Son of Troy
- A Review Presented by Suzanne Spellen
Presented by Emily Whalen, Esq. November 4, 2022
October 7, 2022 Registration Fees: $49 Members; $60 Non-Members
Registration Fees: $49 Members; $60 Non-Members Pending 1.0 NY LS/PE CE Hour
Approved for 1.0 NY LS/PE CE Hour
This course is a short biography of Garnet Douglass Baltimore,
Emily Whalen, Esq. will review Chapter 322 of the Laws highlighting his early life, his various projects and connection to
of 2019 and all attendant regulations as approved by the Troy, NY, all with emphasis on his map and surveying skills. He
Board of Regents in 2021. She will also review and explain was the first African American graduate of Rensselaer Polytechnic
the timeline of the elimination of the all-experience route Institute (RPI), graduating in 1881 as a civic engineer, specializing
to LS licensure. in surveying and map-making. The day after graduation he began
a brilliant career that lasted for 65 years. Baltimore worked on
By the end of this session participants will be able to:
upstate railroads, on the state’s canal systems, and in the design of
1. Describe Chapter 322 of the Laws of 2019. several park cemeteries, including Oakwood Cemetery in his native
2. Describe sections 52.49, 68.4, and 68.6 of the Troy, the cemetery where he and his family are interred. He enjoyed
Regulations of the Commissioner of Education. a rich career with the city of Troy, culminating in 1903 with his
design of the city’s largest public park - Prospect Park. His survey
3. Explain the timeline for all land surveyor
education requirements. maps of Oakwood survive, as do other maps and land surveys used
in his later career with the City of Troy as an expert court witness
About our Speaker: for land and property disputes. His reputation and his work were
Emily Whalen is an attorney with Brown & impeccable, giving him standing amongst his peers and within city
Weinraub, PLLC, where she works with a broad and municipal governments. The fact that he was a black man with
range of clients, including hospitals, not-for-profit such high standing in the late 19th and early 20th century makes
organizations, cannabis licensees and professional
associations, providing statutory interpretation and his career even more remarkable. Everyone should know about
assistance with regulatory guidelines. Prior to joining Brown & Garnet Douglass Baltimore.
Weinraub, she spent several years at two other lobbying firms By the end of this session participants will be able to:
representing and advocating for clients before the legislature and
executive branch in New York State. 1. Note the important surveying related accomplishments of G.D.
Baltimore as the first African American graduate of Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute (RPI).

2. Explain the importance and scope of his work on the railroads,
canals, cemeteries and parks in the Capital Region and across
NY State.
Visit our w ebsite to 3. List his important mapping contributions to the City of Troy.
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register today! About our Speaker:
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Suzanne Spellen is a research writer specializing in New York City architecture
www .nysapls.org and history, specifically Brooklyn and African American history and historic
www.nysapls.org
preservation. Since moving to Troy, NY she has added the city’s history and
architecture to her studies.

EMPIRE STATE SURVEYOR / VOL. 58 • NO 5/ 2022 • SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 21