
Weathering the Weather on Inauguration Day
Posted by: Nate Smith
Come learn about the weather of past presidential inaugurations.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Presidents, Science, Washington and the Capitol, Weather
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Posted by: Nate Smith
Come learn about the weather of past presidential inaugurations.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Presidents, Science, Washington and the Capitol, Weather
Posted by: Nate Smith
Interested in learning about animal-inspired holiday songs? Read this!
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science, Zoology
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
This year National Disability Employment Awareness Month celebrates the 30th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
May 8, 1886 was the day the first Coca-Cola was served.
Posted in: Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
To celebrate the birthday of John James Audubon on April 26, we learn the difference between birding and bird watching and how to become a citizen scientist.
Posted in: Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science, Zoology
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
There were plans around the globe to celebrate the 50th birthday of Earth Day on April 22 with the theme "climate action." However, with the worldwide spread of Covid-19, events have been canceled and new ones have gone digital for the first time.
Posted in: Guest Blog Posts, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Science
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
On Tuesday, February 11th, and Wednesday, February 12th, 2020 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. the Science and Business Reading Room will highlight our newest reading room display, HERstory! A Celebration of Strong Women in Science, Technology and Business, with the fabric art quilts of the HERstory collection. For these two days only, the reading room will host 47 fabric art quilts inspired by the lives and achievements of outstanding women.
Posted in: Displays and Exhibits, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History, Women's History
Posted by: Ellen Terrell
You may not see many of them now, but learn about Christmas Club accounts.
Posted in: Advertising, Business, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History
Posted by: Jennifer Harbster
A brief article about gravy featuring tips on making good gravy from "The Art of Sauce and Gravy Making" (1966) by Frederica L. Beinert
Posted in: Cookbooks and Food, Heritage Months, Holidays, and Today in History