September 2012

Its September and the Museum is quieting down. It will be closed on Tuesdays and Wednesdays until June now. The summer visitors are leaving and soon the sounds of school groups will echo in our halls. This fall will see a return to Dino fever. Some will rejoice, others will frown. [See below about our Fall exhibit.] I am also missing my summer intern, Becca Payne. She was to keep you posted about the happenings of the Prep Lab and Museum this summer in this blog. It was fun to watch her working in the lab and then telling you about her struggles. I think it helps in the learning process to restate and organize what you just learned, so I hope writing in the blog helped Becca. So I say good-bye to Becca, good luck at Brown, I will miss you, and come back soon! What is new for the Fall? Well, the Museum, moves closer to its 10th anniversary in 2013. Lots of fun things to look forward to with that approaching. In a few months, I will have, which you have endured, been here 1 year. Do I hear party coming up? The new exhibit is opening in a few weeks. "Did Dinosaurs Poop?"

We will be exploring Coprolites and Mesozoic eating habits. It will be a lot of fun for our visiting families AND we get to talk POOP for the next 4 months. WOW! Just think of all the great puns you have been saving up to say. Now is your chance. Also, usually Johanna, being the programs manager for the Museum, designs the activities for the opening Family Day Event. This year, with less Museum staff, it falls to me. I will be looking for a great support from you volunteers to help me on Saturday, September 15th. It will be a "load" of fun. Volunteers, Come to the Volunteer Meeting this Thursday @ 3:30 pm and celebrate my Bday a few days early.Hope to see you soon!