Another Passenger Pigeon in England
There are two passenger pigeons at Horniman Museum in London. This one is in Birmingham. Even better, the Birmingham Museums…
The Eternal Struggle: History vs. Ghost Stories
Was N.J.’s Spy House one of the most haunted spots in the country? That’s up for debate The Seabrook-Wilson House,…
Two Passenger Pigeon Specimens in England
I recently stumbled upon two more passenger pigeon mounts I was unaware of. The Horninam Museum and Gardens in London,…
Internship at Ashfall
One internship available Ashfall Fossil Beds State Historical Site in Nebraska. A single internship will be offered for late summer/early…
Halloween Cakes at the Woodmere Art Museum
Dreadful Delights: a limited run exhibition (ending November 1) at the Woodmere Art Museum in Chestnut Hill, Pennsylvania.
Annie Alexander’s Contribution to Passenger Pigeon Research
An eyewitness account of trapping passenger pigeons in New Jersey in the early 1800s is one of only two publications…
New Bio: Henry Field, Anthropologist to the President
Physical anthropologist Henry Field, as in, the Field Museum, added to the list of Jazz Age Adventurers.
Banded Slate Bannerstone
An attractive, if poorly provenienced, banded slate bannerstone from Michigan. Ralph T. Coe Collection, Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Conference on New England Archaeology to be Held in Brattleboro, Vermont
A one-day conference focusing on the Archaeological Curation Crisis in the 21st Century will be held Saturday, April 23 at…
The Fluted Points in the File Folder
Before eminent archaeologist John Cotter passed away in 1999, he donated much of his personal library to his colleague Anthony…