Blog Posts Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Marie-Hélène Sachet June 26, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Dr. Marie-Hélène Sachet joined the Smithsonian in 1966 as a special advisor in tropical botany at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. When the program ended in 1968, she was transferred to the Department of Botany, where she remained, eventually serving as a curator in the division, until her death in 1986. #Groundbreaker Wonderful Women Wednesday: Deborah Bell March 20, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Deborah Bell, Assistant Collections Manager for the U.S. Herbarium at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1975–2014, conserved, documented, and made accessible the collection of five million plant specimens. She participated in numerous expeditions, collecting specimens and training local students and staff. #Groundbreaker Valentine’s Day at the Archives: A Blossoming Romance February 14, 2019 by Emily Niekrasz Nothing brings a couple together like scientific research, right? Celebrate Valentine’s Day by exploring a love so deep, new species were named about it. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Ashley Egan July 25, 2018 by Effie Kapsalis Research botanist Dr. Ashley Egan, Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History, works with the museum's 86,000 legume specimens to understand the processes and patterns that have formed biodiversity throughout the course of evolution. #Groundbreaker A Taste For Adventure May 3, 2018 by Ellen Alers The Archives’ work was recently front-and-center of an episode of The Sidedoor Podcast about America’s first food spy. See Here: 3/30/2018 March 30, 2018 by Kira M. Sobers See Here: 2/23/2018 February 23, 2018 by Kira M. Sobers See Here: 1/26/2018 January 26, 2018 by Kira M. Sobers Found in the Archives: The Trail of a Naturalist Pirate September 19, 2017 by Jessica Lavin On this National Talk Like a Pirate Day we take a look at the 17th century explorer and privateer/pirate William Dampier. The scope of his travels, observations, and writings has influenced us in ways that many never knew. See Here: 4/15/2016 April 15, 2016 by Kira M. Sobers Pages1 2 next › last » Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.