While squirrels get their own special day, the Smithsonian did have an expert about these familiar creatures.

Transportation exhibit featuring automobiles in the United States National Museum, now known as the Arts and Industries Building, circa 1894.

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On January 16, 1907, a man entered the U.S. National Museum and asked a carpenter for directions to a former colleague's office. Minutes later, that man pulled a rifle out of a package and murdered an illustrator working for the Smithsonian.

Elvira Clain-Stefanelli worked with the Smithsonian National Museum of American History’s National Numismatics Collection between 1957 and 2000. Although she initially arrived at the Smithsonian as an assistant to her husband, she eventually became the department’s first executive director in 1984.#Groundbreaker 

Investigating digital files from the 1980s turns up software that let people play matchmaker–for endangered species. Let’s see where this leads.

Cyanotype, aerial view of buildings and grounds at the World's Columbia Exposition, with Japanese Ho-o-Den Palace on Wooded Island, north end of the Horticulture Building, Woman's Building, Midway Plaisance, and Ferris Wheel in view, Chicago, 1893. 

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See new collection highlights posted to the Smithsonian Institution Archives website.

Sheryl Kolasinski, Director, Office of Planning and Project Management, 1995–2011, and Deputy Director, Office of Facilities Engineering and Operations, 2011–2012, managed major capital projects and helped maintain safety and security across the Smithsonian. #Groundbreaker