Weeknotes: 02/21/26-02/27/26

This Week:

• We had the reception for our newest exhibit “The Presence of Poe: The Life & Legacy of a Literary Icon.” It was a mad dash to get it finished and printed and up on the walls, but it ended up being a wonderful opening for a really fascinating and exciting exhibit. I was proud to work with Dr. David Cody as a co-curator, and am thankful for all the students who donated time to help get the installation finished. Come check it out!
• Dominic and I finished reading “The Monster’s Bones: The Discovery of T. Rex and How it Shook our World” by David K. Randall. It’s a fascinating popular history about the origins of American Museum, the development of paleontology, and the discovery of the first T-Rex. It follows the life and career of Barnum Brown but takes extensive detours into the origins of paleontology, the “Bone Wars”, the competitions of 19th century Museums, and a lot more. Dominic and I had never read a non-fiction book together before, but I really enjoyed reading this with him, and the conversations we would have along the way.