Dr. Autumn-Lynn Harrison, Research Scientist at the Smithsonian Migratory Bird Center since 2014, works with large marine vertebrates, including pinnipeds and seabirds. She is the Program Manager of the Migratory Connectivity Project, which aims to use technologies to track bird species throughout their annual cycle. #Groundbreaker

In November of 1996, the electric guitar, its history and its makers, were the focus of attention at the National Museum of American History.

Information volunteers answer telephone calls in the Great Hall of the Smithsonian Institution Building, or Castle, December 6, 1978, by Richard Hofmeister. The specially trained corp of vounteers handled approximately 250,000 telephone calls a year from the public. 

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

Impacting the National Air and Space Museum with her caring attitude and dedication to her work in the Building Management Department, Annie Sullivan is an individual to be remembered.

Claudine K. Brown began her long career with Smithsonian as the Director of the African American History Project, 1990–1995, developing a program plan for the National Museum of African American History and Culture. Brown also served as Smithsonian’s Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Humanities, 1991-1995. She returned to the Smithsonian in 2010 as Assistant Secretary for Education and Access, a position she held until her death in 2016. #Groundbreaker

Explore our interns’ new techniques for preservation of maps at NMNH: a map transportation tool, a rehousing plan, and training for volunteers.

Fish specimens in jars at the Smithsonian Oceanographic Sorting Center (SOSC), whose environmental analyses of biological specimens assisted the international oceanographic effort for scientists throughout the world, June 6, 1979, by Richard Hofmeister.

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

The intense efforts that started the Field Book Project and have kept it in high gear are slowing down to a sustainable pace. After almost ten years, grant funding for the Field Book Project has drawn to a close, but there is still plenty more to look forward to that will benefit researchers for years to come.