Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. & American history.

For Volunteer Appreciation Week we take a look how this vital role at the Smithsonian has dramatically evolved over time.

Dr. Ellen Stofan, the first woman to be appointed Director of the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum, was NASA's chief scientist and a leader in the effort to send humans to Mars. #Groundbreaker

We look at historic images of Smithsonian work spaces and staff that have helped managed the millions of object in the Institution's collection.

Link Love: a weekly post with links to interesting videos and stories about archival issues, technology and culture, and Washington D.C. & American history.

Long before an era of wristwatches and smartphones, The Smithsonian’s would-be Third Secretary had a solution to keeping accurate time.

Smithsonian National Zoo's Associate Director for Animal Care Sciences, Dr. Brandie Smith, oversees the care and of 3,000 animals and ensures the genetic diversity of the species living in zoos. #Groundbreaker