Even if your closest brush with archaeology has been watching Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, you too, can savor the thrill of the hunt for hidden history. Continue reading Citizen scientists dig up the past at SERC
Michael Rubin introduces us to Rose Dunn, who brings her experience as an educator to her long career as a Smithsonian volunteer. Continue reading A rose by any other name would still be one of the Smithsonian’s most valued volunteers
June 30, 1975. Keep watching the skies! Or don’t. It’s a sad day for space geeks as the volunteer Moonwatchers program ends. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: June 30, 1975
Sarah Grady was waiting tables and deciding what to do with her new anthropology degree when a restaurant customer told her about the Smithsonian Environmental Research Center’s Archaeology Lab. The rest, as they say, is history. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Sarah Grady, Explorer of Past and Future Landscapes
From exposing the secret lives of mammals to protecting native orchid growth, citizen scientists strengthen Smithsonian conservation around the world. Continue reading Citizen scientists: You don’t have to have a doctorate to help heal the Earth
From exposing the secret lives of mammals to protecting native orchid growth, citizen scientists strengthen Smithsonian conservation around the world. Continue reading Citizen scientists: You don’t need a doctorate to help heal the Earth
OVS welcomed staff and volunteers to an Open House March 28 in the Castle Library where guests had a chance to meet and mingle. Continue reading OVS Open House
Smithsonian volunteers play essential roles in sharing our rich collections, exhibitions, research, and educational programming with the public. We are always on the lookout for dynamic, curious individuals who want to be a part of the Smithsonian team. Continue reading Volunteer with the Smithsonian
Kent Wang introduces us to Robert Kovalchik, a docent at the National Air and Space Museum who has volunteered more than 4,000 hours over the past 25 years. Continue reading Volunteer Spotlight: Robert Kovalchik
One of the perks of being a Smithsonian volunteer is the opportunity to get behind-the-scenes peeks and everything from a Shakespeare folio to a T. rex skull. Plus, there are cookies! Continue reading Castle volunteers were out and about in 2018
The Smithsonian has a long and storied history of being a little haunted, which is only to be expected when you consider we keep our founder’s body in a crypt at the front door. We want to hear your spooky Smithsonian story! Continue reading Do you believe in ghosts?
The lazy days of August are the perfect time to discover a new book or savor again an old favorite. Secretary Bunch shares some of his reading list—history, biography, poetry and more. What are you reading this summer? Tell us in the comments. Continue reading My Summer Reading List
Ken Wang explains how Apollo 11 represents the best of the American spirit and why we need to revive that spirit to tackle to complex issues we face today. Continue reading Why space travel should still be a national priority
This week we were all about women–from the ongoing struggle for suffrage and representation to groundbreaking celebrities and First Ladies. We also outed a geothermal plant pretending to be a volcano–can’t slip anything past us! Continue reading ICYMI: Highlights from the week that was August 4 – August 10, 2019
August 25, 2006. "Treasures of American History" prepares to open at a temporary home at the Air and Space Museum. These ARE the droids you are looking for. Continue reading Today in Smithsonian History: August 25, 2006
