Description: [edan-image:id=siris_arc_388904,size=300,left]Lucy Hunter Baird, though not a regular attendee of the Megatherium Club, held its members near and dear to her heart, and “assumed, like her mother a maternal attitude toward these young gentlemen.” She watched out for the members of the club and reported back on the rumors and reports that were spreading about the club’s
Description: [edan-image:id=siris_sic_5844,size=300,left]Henry Bryant was a member of the Megatherium Club and one of the naturalists who helped build the Smithsonian’s collection during the 1850s and 1860s. Born on May 12, 1820 in Boston, Massachusetts, Bryant gained an early education at Mr. Thayer’s school before proceeding to college at Mr. Welles’ school in Cambridge. His education