Blog Posts We’re Digitizing the Smithsonian Women’s Council Records! June 30, 2022 by Dr. Elizabeth Harmon Celebrate with us as we ramp up to digitize more than 36,000 records documenting the history of women and work at the Smithsonian. The Little Aquarium That Could June 23, 2022 by Marguerite Roby It's National Zoo and Aquarium Month! Let's explore the early days of the National Aquarium and its commitment to the promotion of marine science and aquaculture. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Anne-Louise Marquis June 22, 2022 by Emily Niekrasz Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. Finding Our Way Ahead June 16, 2022 by William Bennett and Kira Sobers Since our last post, we have moved back to working on site in our new, hybrid normal. See how our proposals for new workflows are turning out! Wonderful Women Wednesday: Nell Payne June 15, 2022 by Emily Niekrasz Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. When did the Smithsonian Begin Celebrating Juneteenth? June 9, 2022 by Emily Niekrasz African American communities have celebrated Juneteenth for more than 150 years. When did the Smithsonian begin hosting programs to commemorate the nation’s second independence day? Wonderful Women Wednesday: Ruth E. Blanchard June 8, 2022 by Emily Niekrasz Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. Festival of American Folklife 1996: Working at the Smithsonian June 2, 2022 by Emily Niekrasz At the 1996 Festival of American Folklife, Smithsonian staff and volunteers conducted oral history interviews with colleagues about their memories of working for the Smithsonian. To celebrate the Smithsonian’s 175th anniversary, we’re sharing clips from three of those interviews. Wonderful Women Wednesday: Marsha E. Sitnik June 1, 2022 by Emily Niekrasz Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday. A Champion for Libraries and Archives: Ching-hsien Wang May 26, 2022 by Mitch Toda In their efforts to document the history of computing at the Smithsonian, volunteers are interviewing former staff to preserve their stories and experiences. Ching-hsien Wang was a force that helped libraries and archives make their collections accessible online and here are some early excerpts from our interview with her. Pages« first‹ previous123456789…next ›last »Produced by the Smithsonian Institution Archives. For copyright questions, please see the Terms of Use.