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    Archives Puzzles: All Aboard Southern Railway 1401

    • Date: January 25, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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  3. A woman stands in front of renderings of the Udvar-Hazy Center that are hanging on the wall.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Sheryl Kolasinski

    • Date: January 8, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: 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

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  5. Portrait photograph of a woman wearing a necklace of of Brazilian beetles set in gold.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Virginia Beets

    • Date: December 11, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Virginia Beets was instrumental in the early years of the National Museum of American History as an Administrative Officer, 1963–73, and Registrar, 1973–83. She initially joined the Smithsonian as a secretary in the Division of Insects at the National Museum of Natural History in 1949. #Groundbreaker

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  7. Two people sharing a bicycle stop near a horse and carriage on a dirt road.

    Archives Puzzles: Roaming Down Roads in 1896

    • Date: August 31, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: This summer, have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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  9. Black-and-white close-up photograph of Elizabeth Broun.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dr. Elizabeth Broun

    • Date: December 18, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dr. Elizabeth Broun, Director, Smithsonian American Art Museum and the Renwick Gallery, 1989–2016, oversaw major renovations, welcomed groundbreaking exhibitions, and diversified the museum’s collections. She served as the museum’s Chief Curator and Assistant Director, 1983–88. #Groundbreaker

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  11. A woman stands near a table that children are working on.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Laura L. McKie

    • Date: April 24, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Laura L. McKie, Assistant Director for Education, 1987–2001, planned, coordinated, and conducted educational activities at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. She began her career with the museum as a docent in 1969, and in 1971, she was hired as an Anthropology Education Specialist . #Groundbreaker

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  13. Link Love: 12/28/2018

    • Date: December 28, 2018
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: 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.

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  15. Statue of a toga-clad George Washington in the corner of a building.

    Archives Puzzles: Toga! Toga!

    • Date: February 15, 2021
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Have a little fun with images from our collections that have been designated as open access. Anyone can now download, transform, share, and reuse millions of images as part of Smithsonian Open Access.

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  17. A young woman, with her hair tied back holds a large, dried plant specimen.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Deborah Bell

    • Date: March 20, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Deborah Bell, Assistant Collections Manager for the U.S. Herbarium at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, 1975–2014, conserved, documented, and made accessible the collection of five million plant specimens. She participated in numerous expeditions, collecting specimens and training local students and staff. #Groundbreaker

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  19. Portrait photograph of Johnston.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Healoha Johnston

    • Date: October 14, 2020
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Each week, the Archives features a woman who has been a groundbreaker at the Smithsonian, past or present, in a series titled Wonderful Women Wednesday.

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  21. A woman and man hold a knife toward a large cake.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Dorothy Rosenberg

    • Date: October 30, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Dorothy Rosenberg served as an administrative officer to two Smithsonian Assistant Secretaries, 1959–73, before becoming Executive Assistant to Secretary S. Dillon Ripley, 1973–80. In 1979, she earned the Secretary's Gold Medal for Exceptional Service. Following retirement, Rosenberg was a part-time consultant to Secretary Ripley and Secretary Adams and prepared an extensive

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  23. A woman leans back on a bench. Trees are in the background.

    Wonderful Women Wednesday: Mary Grace Potter

    • Date: June 19, 2019
    • Creator: Emily Niekrasz
    • Description: Mary Grace Potter, founding director of the Visitor Information and Associates’ Reception Center, 1971–2000, established and led the unit responsible for providing information to Smithsonian members and the public by mail, telephone, and in person. In 1978, Potter won the first annual Robert A. Brooks Award for Excellence in Administration. #Groundbreaker

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