Description: As promised, we just uploaded a new batch of over twenty photographs from our Science Service collection to the Smithsonian Flickr Commons. This week is heavy on the anthropology, archeology, and psychology, with a dabble of astronomy and engineering thrown in. The photos include such gems as: Drs.
Description: Today is officially the first day of winter (though that may be hard to believe with all of the chilly weather we’ve been having across the U.S.), and so we thought it would be a wonderful time to highlight our most recent addition to the Flickr Commons: a “Winter Wonderland” set.
Description: Okay, okay—sorry for the lame title, but I can’t resist a rhyme. In all seriousness, though, so much of the hard work at the Smithsonian is done by volunteers, and we would be remiss to not recognize them during National Volunteer Week.
Description: [caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="377" caption="Dans La Foret: Stone lantern resting on moss in autumn, Collegeville, Pennsylvania, November 2001, by Unknown photographer, 35mm slide, Archives of American Gardens, Local number: PA627005."][/caption] It’s November, and the leaves are almost gone. And so is the growing season, so put away what you’ve got! [caption id=""
Description: Hey folks, we've got some big news: the Archives now has an official Facebook Page. We're pretty excited about it, and we're looking forward to using the Page to keep you posted about upcoming events, new videos, interesting links, and newly digitized collections from the Smithsonian Institution Archives, the larger Smithsonian, and beyond. This is just one of a few changes in