The Mammoth - January 2015

NEWS FROM THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA STATE MUSEUM

JANUARY 2015

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IN THIS ISSUEFulldome Shows .................................5

Volunteer Spotlights ............................7

Sandhills Discovery Experience ..........9

‘Fold the Flock’ ...................................13

Sunday with a Scientist .....................14

Smithsonian Affiliate Membership ....16

Trailside Season Recap ......................17

State Museum Celebrates 2nd AnnualClaire M. Hubbard First Peoples of the Plains Lecture0

T H E M A M M O T H Friends of the University of Nebraska State Museum

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Director: Priscilla C. GrewAssociate Director: Mark Harris

Informal Science Education: Judy Diamond, Curator

Education Coordinator: Kathy French Museum Associates: Ann Cusick Cindy Loope Annie Mumgaard Tory Petz

Anthropology: Alan Osborn, CuratorEthnography: Naomi Leite, Curator Collections Assistant: Naomi Szpot Nebraska Archaeological Survey: Alan Osborn

Botany: Robert Kaul, Curator Collection Manager: Thomas Labedz Collections Assistant: Linda Rader

Entomology: Brett Ratcliffe, Curator Collection Manager: M.J. Paulsen Geology: R.M. (Matt) Joeckel, Curator Museum Geological Specialist: Karl Baumgarten

Invertebrate Paleontology: Bob Diffendal, Curator

Parasitology: Scott Gardner, Curator Collection Manager: Gabor Racz

Vertebrate Paleontology: Jason Head, Curator Ross Secord, Curator Collection Manager: R. George Corner Preparators: Robert Skolnick Highway Salvage Paleontologist: Shane Tucker

Zoology: Patricia Freeman, Curator Collection Manager: Thomas Labedz

Affiliated Courtesy, Adjunct, and Emeritus Faculty: Anthropology: Thomas Myers Invertebrate Paleontology: David Watkins Parasitology: Mary Lou Pritchard Vertebrate Paleontology: Robert Hunt, Jr., Michael Voorhies Zoology: Hugh Genoways

Ashfall Fossil Beds Superintendent: Rick Otto Museum Specialist: Sandy Mosel

Trailside Museum Staff Assistant: Pattie Norman Accounting Clerk: Judy RayDiscovery Shop Manager: Samantha HayekExhibit Specialist: West SchomerGraphics Design Specialist: Joel NielsenMueller Planetarium Supervisor: Zach ThompsonPublic Relations Coordinator and Mammoth Newsletter Editor: Mandy HaasePublic Service Associate: Pam Jelinek-SniffResearch Collections Staff Secretary: Gail LittrellScientific Illustrator: Angie FoxVolunteer Coordinator: Sarah Feit

UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA

STATE MUSEUM STAFF

January 8Starry, Starry Night6:00 - 7:30pm

January 10investigateSecond Saturday Science“Snowflake Crystals”10:00am - 12:00pm

January 18Sunday with a Scientist“Oceans”1:30 - 4:30pm

January 22Starry, Starry Night6:00 - 7:30pm

February 7Dinosaurs & Disasters“Fire and Ice”9:30am - 4:30pm

February 14investigateSecond Saturday Science10:00am - 12:00pm

February 15Sunday with a Scientist“Robots”1:30 - 4:30pm

March 14investigateSecond Saturday Science“Polymers”10:00am - 12:00pm

March 15Sunday with a Scientist“The Brain”1:30 - 4:30pm

April 11investigateSecond Saturday Science“Food Chains”10:00am - 12:00pm

April 12Astronomy Day1:30 - 4:30pm

May 9investigateSecond Saturday Science“What’s the Dirt on Soil?”10:00am - 12:00pm

MORRILL H A L LCALENDAR

AT A GLANCE

South of 14th and Vine Streets (402) 472-2642University of Nebraska Lincoln, Nebraska

Open Year AroundMonday-Saturday: 9:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.Thursdays: 9:30 a.m. - 8 p.m. (Open Late!) Sundays: 1:30 - 4:30 p.m.Closed Easter, Independence Day, Thanksgiving, December 24-25, and January 1Planetarium Closed Mondays & Husker home football game Saturdays

MORRILL HALL

86930 517 Avenue (402) 893-2000Royal, NE 68773Located seven miles north of Highway 20 between Royal and Orchard, Nebraska.

Open Seasonally. For schedule, visit ashfall.unl.edu

ASHFALL FOSSIL BEDS

PO Box 462 (308) 665-2929Crawford, NE 69339Located on Highway 20 at Fort Robinson, Nebraska.

Open Seasonally. For schedule, visit trailside.unl.edu

TRAILSIDE MUSEUM

Director’s Office (402) 472-3779Museum Information Line (402) 472-2642School Program Reservations (402) 472-6302Friends Office (402) 472-3779Mueller Planetarium (402) 472-2641Nebraska Hall Office (402) 472-2643Ashfall Fossil Beds (402) 893-2000Trailside Museum (308) 665-2929

www.museum.unl.edu

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Rod Bates, PresidentKelli Bacon, Vice President Ed Schmidt, TreasurerEileen Cunningham, SecretaryMark BrohmanGene CrumpErin ColonnaGerry DimonGary GabelhouseDick HoffmannJohn JanovyGeorgianne MasteraLois MayoMel ThorntonArt Zygielbaum

FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUMBOARD OF DIRECTORS

EX-OFFICIOPriscilla C. Grew ADVISORY COUNCILMark BrogieScott GardnerConnie PejsarNorm SmithMike Zeleny

ASHFALL CHAPTERMark Brogie, President

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F R O M T H E D I R E C T O R

State geological surveys and natural history museums benefit society in similar ways. Both institutions engage in environmental education, expand science literacy through public outreach, and encourage natural resource stewardship. In Nebraska, the Conservation and Survey Division (CSD) in UNL’s School of Natural Resources is the Nebraska Geological Survey, and its Director is State Geologist of Nebraska. The Division’s mission is “to investigate and record information about Nebraska’s geologic history, its rock and mineral resources, the quantity and quality of its water resources, land cover and other aspects of its geography, as well as the nature, distribution and uses of its soils.”

For the first 50 years of the State Museum, from its founding in 1871 to 1921, the Director of the State Museum was also the State Geologist. I am delighted to inform you that R. M. (Matt) Joeckel, one of our Museum Curators, has been appointed State Geologist of Nebraska and Associate Director for Conservation and Survey in the UNL School of Natural Resources. Many of you know Matt as the Curator for our wonderful new exhibits of rocks, minerals and meteorites. Matt first curated “Minerals and Meteorites” as a temporary exhibit in our Cooper Gallery, but the quality and educational value was so high that we have retained it, and Joel Nielsen and West Schomer have installed it in the main third floor hall.

Thanks to Matt’s efforts with the new minerals exhibit, our Museum is now officially listed as a Mineral Museum in the international listing maintained by the Society of Mineral Museum Professionals. There are 43 Mineral Museums in the U.S. and the State Museum is the only one in our region of the Great Plains.

At the annual meeting of the Geological Society of America in Vancouver, Canada in October, I joined in the celebration of some special state geological survey events. I attended the award ceremony for the American Geosciences Institute’s Ian Campbell Medal for Superlative Services to the Geosciences. I received the Medal in 1999 following my service as State Geologist of Minnesota. This year’s medalist was Jim Davis. As California Director of Conservation, I hired Jim back in 1978 as State Geologist of California, a post he held for 25 years. Also in Vancouver, UNL’s CSD team won this year’s John Frye Environmental Geology Award from the Association of American State Geologists for their publication of the third edition of The Groundwater Atlas of Nebraska, a marvelous document that we will be using to help plan exhibits on groundwater for the renovated fourth floor of Morrill Hall. Bob Diffendal, Emeritus Research Geologist in CSD and the Museum’s volunteer Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, edited the Atlas.— Priscilla C. Grew, DirectorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

DEAR FRIENDS,

UNL’s CSD team won the John Frye Environmental Geology Award from the Association of American State Geologists for their publication of the third edition of The Groundwater Atlas of Nebraska. Pictured left to right: Dana Divine, Mark Burbach, Les Howard, Jesse Korus, Aaron Young, Mike Jess, and Douglas Hallum.Photo courtesy: Conservation and Survey Division - School of Natural Resources

Survey Geologist Aaron Young and Museum Curators R. M. (Matt) Joeckel and Robert Diffendal receive the John C. Frye Environmental Geology Award on behalf of the authors of The Groundwater Atlas of Nebraska. Photo courtesy: Harvey Thorleifson

Jim Davis and Priscilla Grew, 2014 and 1999 Ian Campbell Medalists of the American Geosciences Institute, at the award ceremony in Vancouver, Canada.


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F R O M T H E P R E S I D E N T

I can’t believe it has been nearly a year since I assumed the role of President of the Friends of the University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall. So much has happened and there’s much more to come. We are enjoying this momentum thanks to you and the hundreds of other members who donate their time, talent or treasure to support this wonderful organization.

As I look back over the past year, I’m reminded of something my close friend Susan Farmer of Rhode Island once told me. “It’s OK to look in the rear-view mirror…just don’t stare!”

Without dwelling on the past, I think we should all take pride in looking back on a very busy and successful year. Then, we’ll take a peek into the future.

Looking in the rear-view mirror, the headline last year would be the announcement that the Museum is now an official affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution. This is a remarkable affirmation of the quality of our museum and provides the museum with a number of benefits and opportunities in the future building upon its already collaborative relationship.

One major benefit of the Smithsonian affiliation was the traveling exhibit “Titanoboa: Monster Snake.” It was a collaboration of the Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition Service, the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, the Florida Museum of Natural History, the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, and the Smithsonian Channel. The exhibit opened in February and closed in September.

Titanoboa was the largest snake in the world! It came from a fossil bed approximately 60 million years old. This remarkable exhibit featured a full scale model of the snake, fossils and bones of modern reptiles. The opening generated the largest number of visitors ever to attend an exhibit opening.

Another benefit of affiliation with the Smithsonian was a visit by Dr. Kirk Johnson, Sant Director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History. Dr. Johnson is a paleontologist who has led expeditions that resulted in the discovery of more than 1,400 fossil sites on all continents. After a tour of our museum’s paleontology collection, Dr. Johnson said our museum was nothing short of a world-class collection!

There are other opportunities to be derived by our affiliation with the Smithsonian. You’ll be hearing a lot more about them in the near future.

Last year the Friends Board provided the museum with new and badly needed carpet. When coupled with the previous work they supported on the acoustics in Elephant Hall the result is a much improved experience for museum visitors.

The Friends Board also approved the purchase of a special projector to replace the aging projector in Mueller Planetarium.

Education Coordinator Kathy French and her team launched a new video conferencing service for those unable to make the trip across the state to visit the museum in person. The early evaluation of the project shows significant value and you will be seeing much more in the next year. Stay tuned!

We have a very capable new volunteer coordinator in Sarah Feit. She is no stranger to working with volunteers having spent part of her career at the Sheldon Museum of Art training docents. She has hit the ground running and reports that in August and September alone our volunteers logged over 200 hours. I’m confident that you will see a spike in the growth of volunteers at your museum thanks to Sarah.

We said goodbye to Jack Dunn who retired after 43 years with the Planetarium. In parting, Jack said, “… I’m not one who worships the past. I’ve done my bit and it is time for others to step up and keep this planetarium going.”

Jack wasn’t one to stare in the rear-view mirror. So with that in mind, let’s take our eyes off the rear-view mirror and see what’s ahead.

The Friends of the State Museum will hold its annual meeting at the end of January. We will be filling two vacant board seats: Mark Brohman, Mel Thorton. Two others are up for re-election. You have a solid board and a hard-working staff. The museum is in very good hands.

The University continues the daunting task of searching for a successor to our Museum Director, Priscilla Grew. She has graciously agreed to postpone her retirement until a successor is found. Frankly, that is great news for the Museum. As you all know, her leadership has taken this museum to a whole new level. She cares deeply for the organization.

Watch for two new programs in the next year: “investigate: Second Saturday Science” and “Starry, Starry Night.”

“Starry, Starry Night is a kid friendly exploration of the night sky. The program is designed for 6 to 10 year old children. This is an exciting collaboration between the museum and the UNL Student Observatory.

On the second Saturday of the month beginning January 2015 be sure to attend “investigate: Second Saturday Science”. The museum will create a “science lab” setting to investigate and explore a variety of topics. Some of the proposed themes include: Winter in the Prairie; Soil Samples; Trapped in Sap; Pond Investigation; and Fun with Polymers.”

This and much more is planned for you in the next year. On behalf of the Friends Board please accept our thanks for all you do to provide such a rich resource to the people of Nebraska. Thanks so much for your support!— Rod Bates, PresidentFriends of the University of Nebraska State Museum

Rod Bates, PresidentFriends of theUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

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One World, One SkyBig Bird’s Adventure

Saturdays and Sundays | 2pm

You don’t need a spaceship to learn about the sun, moon, and stars—just a little imagination! When Big Bird, Elmo, and their friend from China, Hu Hu Zhu, take an imaginary trip to the moon, they learn amazing things along the way.

A Starry TaleThursdays | 7pm

A Starry Tale explores the constellations and movement of the sun, moon, and planets against them. A story from Greek mythology is presented with beautiful computer graphics including the legend of Astraea, the goddess of justice, who is closely tied with the constellation Libra the scales.

AstralisSaturdays and Sundays | 3pm

From the birth of star in a stellar nursery to its journey towards a black hole or supernova, “Astralis” explains these phenomena. This short program is followed by a presentation of the current night sky by Mueller Planetarium Coordinator Zach Thompson.

NOW SHOWING:

www.spacelaser.com


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STATE MUSEUM WELCOMES NEW STAFF

My Nebraska adventure started in June of 2014, when I began working for the State Museum as the new Collections Assistant in the Anthropology Division. It is a thrill to be able

to spend each day exploring the wondrously diverse cultural objects that make up our Archeological and Ethnographic collections. I am responsible for the management and preservation of the Anthropology Division’s collections. As part of my role within the Division, I get to work with visiting community members, researchers, and students who wish to access or tour our collections housed in Nebraska Hall, as well as work with a talented and dedicated group of volunteers and student interns who help with projects within the Anthropology collections.

Moving from Wisconsin, I am new to this state. I completed my Bachelor’s degree at the University of Wisconsin – Whitewater, and earned my Master’s degree in History Museum Studies from the Cooperstown Graduate Program at the State University of New York Oneonta. My new life in Lincoln also includes working for the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs.

The warm wishes and friendly advice from the people I’ve met has made Lincoln feel like home. There is so much to explore and experience in Nebraska, and I am excited to have the opportunity!

Naomi SzpotCollections/NAGPRA

Assistant

Words cannot express how excited I am to step into the role of Mueller Planetarium coordinator. I started apprenticing with former coordinator, Jack Dunn, in 2010 and

it’s simply a dream come true to be in this position today!

I’ve lived in Lincoln most of my life and am delighted to call such a wonderful city home. A graduate of UNL, I have loved astronomy for as long as I can remember and love to share this enthusiasm with the guests who visit Mueller Planetarium for a new fulldome show or a state-of-the-art laser program! When I’m not under the dome, I’ve either got my nose in a book, cruising Netflix, spending time with family and friends, or just enjoying the weather--- when it’s a beautiful day out, at least.

Zach ThompsonCoordinator,

Mueller Planetarium

MUSEUM CELEBRATES EMPLOYEE SERVICE AWARDS

Special recognition went to the following State Museum employees for their dedicated years of service to the University. The University presents a Service Award to all regular employees who complete intervals of five calendar years of service. These employees were recognized in early October 2014 at a presentation by Chancellor Harvey Perlman held at the Lied Center for Performing Arts.— Priscilla C. Grew, DirectorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

45 Years George Corner, Vertebrate Paleontology Collection Manager35 Years Greg Brown, Vertebrate Paleontology Chief Preparator30 Years David Watkins, Curator of Invertebrate Paleontology, Professor, Dept. of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences20 Years Kathy French, Education Coordinator Scott Gardner, Curator of Parasitology, Professor, School of Biological Sciences Amy Spiegel, Research Professor, Educational Psychology, Center for Instructional Innovation

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Ed Schmidt was a professor of astronomy at UNL for 37 years; he earned his PhD in astronomy from the Australian National University in 1970 and worked in astronomy research in Arizona and England for several years before coming to UNL. Although retired, he has continued to

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VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: ED SCHMIDT

occasionally teach at UNL and in the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute. Ed volunteers his time at the museum in numerous ways. He is a board member of the Friends of the University of Nebraska State Museum and works once a week in the Museum’s family-friendly Discovery Center.

This winter, Ed began volunteering as an astronomy facilitator during Morrill Hall’s new children’s program Starry, Starry Night. When asked what he was looking forward to most about the new program, Ed stated that, “I have been showing people things through telescopes for many years and I always enjoy doing it. I especially like to show the night sky to children. Many of them have never looked through a telescope before and it is a delight to see their reaction to new things.” Seeing that spark of interest in a child or visitor is what fuels much of Ed’s enjoyment in volunteering, he says “There are a lot of interesting ways to volunteer at the museum and I feel that I get more out of it than I put into it.”— Sarah Feit, Volunteer CoordinatorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

VOLUNTEER SPOTLIGHT: KATHERYN CHEN

Katheryn Chen is a graduate student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln working with Dr. Ross Secord toward an M.S. in Earth and Atmospheric Sciences. She earned a B.A. in biological anthropology from Boston University in 2012. Her research focuses on Miocene moschids of North America, in particular a specimen that can be found at Ashfall Fossil Beds in Nebraska. Kat is the recipient of a Hubbard Vertebrate Paleontology Fellowship from the Hubbard Science Education Fund, established by a generous gift from the Theodore F. and Claire M.

Hubbard Foundation of Omaha. At the State Museum, Kat is responsible for the design of the fossil cart. A new engagement tool, the fossil cart allows volunteers to talk with visitors about the process of fossilization. When asked what she liked most about this project, Kat shared “I enjoy coming up with fun activities that can make science easy and accessible for anyone. Because of this cart, visitors will now be able to interact with knowledgeable volunteers. They will have the unique opportunity to handle real fossil and mineral specimens, and talk about important concepts of paleontology during their visit.” Volunteering offers Kat the opportunity to practice her teaching skills with audiences of all ages in a museum environment. “I can use the expertise I’ve gained through work in UNL’s Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences and the University of Nebraska State Museum. I am able to share my passion for paleontology with museum guests, and it is extremely rewarding.”— Sarah Feit, Volunteer Coordinator

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GEOLOGY CURATOR NAMED NEBRASKA STATE GEOLOGIST

R. M. (Matt) Joeckel has been named Nebraska state geologist. He succeeds Mark Kuzila, who stepped down after 16 years in the position.

“Matt is an outstanding scientist with a long history of working on important issues in the state of Nebraska,” said John Carroll, professor and director of the School of Natural Resources. “I can think of no person who is better qualified.”

The state geologist position is housed within the Conservation and Survey Division, a multidisciplinary research, service and data-collection organization in the School of Natural Resources.

“I am very appreciative of the opportunity afforded by the position,” Joeckel said. “I have the opportunity to work with a great faculty and staff, and I will always feel fortunate to work for the university in my home state.”

Joeckel joined the Conservation and Survey Division as a research geologist in 2000. He is curator of geology in the University of Nebraska State Museum and a fellow of the Geological Society of America. He has a doctorate in geology from the University of Iowa.

“Matt has contributed enormously to the museum as curator of geology, most recently with the new mineral exhibits he has created,” said Priscilla Grew, director of the NU State Museum. “He will be an outstanding ambassador for our state.”

Joeckel said many challenges await the Conservation and Survey Division, the greatest of which is further demonstrating the significance of a geological survey in Nebraska.

“CSD faculty and staff have valuable prior expertise in the petroleum, environmental, engineering consulting and mineral industries, as well as other experience in the public sector,” Joeckel said. “All of us in CSD need to reassert the importance of earth-science data and expertise to a wide range of stakeholders within and outside of the university. A geological survey can make major contributions toward the resolution of the complex environmental and societal problems of the 21st century.”

Investigating the geological framework of the High Plains Aquifer and the paleoenvironmental record within Nebraska’s understudied ice age sedimentary record are among Joeckel’s research priorities for his tenure as state geologist.

“Nebraska’s geologic record and physical environment have and will continue to provide important data relevant to the understanding of global environmental systems, changing environments through geologic time and the evolution of life on this planet,” Joeckel said. “Some of our expertise also extends well beyond Nebraska and into the national and international realm. I take some pride in that expansiveness and I expect that we will build upon our very positive reputation.”

In 1871, an ad hoc geological survey was established within the University of Nebraska. Since then, nine individuals have served in the state geologist position. The Conservation and Survey Division was formally established in 1921 by state statute.

“I love geology, and I love Nebraska too,” Joeckel said. “It’s great to practice my profession in a place in which there is still so much important research and outreach left to do.”— Mekita Rivas, Communications AssociateSchool of Natural Resources

Museum Curator R. M. (Matt) Joeckel has been named Nebraska State Geologist. Joeckel is pictured with a representation of Silica Tetrahedron -- the basic building element of all silicate minerals -- part of the Minerals and Meteorites exhibit in Morrill Hall. Photo courtesy: UNL Communications

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Several Museum staff members participated in the 13th annual Sandhills Discovery Experience in Ainsworth from July 9-11, 2014. Emeritus curator of vertebrate paleontology Mike Voorhies discussed horse evolution focusing on the major transitions through geologic time. Kathy French, Shane Tucker, and Mike supplemented this presentation with a hands-on session showing these evolutionary adaptations in the teeth and skeleton using specimens from the UNSM research collection. In addition, forty conference attendees, ranging in age from 8 to 80, helped excavate a six million-year-old river deposit that was discovered during highway construction in the 1990s. Individuals were trained in field methods and helped collect several hundred fossils. Every paleontologist-in-training discovered an identifiable specimen which will be accessioned into the UNSM collection. Fossil finds included remains of turtle, horse, camel, rhino, beaver, rabbit, gopher, squirrel, and mole. Come join the Museum staff next year from July 8 to 10 in Ainsworth. More information can be found at sandhillsdiscovery.org or Sand Hills Discovery Foundation on Facebook.— Shane Tucker, Highway Paleontology ProgramUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

ANNUAL SANDHILLS DISCOVERY EXPERIENCE

Emeritus curator of vertebrate paleontology Mike Voorhies screens sand and gravel for microfossils at the dig site with Solveig Perrett.Photo courtesy: National Park Service

Participants separate the gravel into two size fractions prior to sorting for microfossils. Photo courtesy: Shane Tucker

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Layton and Jeff Meyer discovered a camel partial humerus which will be housed in the University of Nebraska State Museum’s research collection.Photo courtesy: Shane Tucker

In July, more than 40 people assisted the Highway Paleontology Program at a fossil dig held in conjunction with the Sand Hills Discovery Experience in Ainsworth. Photo courtesy: Shane Tucker


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STATE MUSEUM HOSTS 2ND ANNUAL CLAIRE M. HUBBARD LECTURE

In early October 2014 the State Museum celebrated the 2nd Annual Claire M. Hubbard Lecture co-hosted with the College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Native Daughters Project, the International Quilt Study Center and Museum and the Sheldon Museum of Art. The events, which are free and open to the public, are made possible by generous contributions from Dr. Anne M. Hubbard and the Claire M. Hubbard Foundation. The goal of the annual lecture and surrounding events is to help advance the understanding and appreciation of the culture heritage of the First Peoples of the Plains.

The 2014 event welcomed over 90 guests during a public reception held prior to the lecture at the Sheldon Museum of Art. Author and educator Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve and attorney Gena Timberman, both highlighted in the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Journalism and Mass Communication’s Native Daughters project -- a collection of stories, profiles and multimedia projects about a diverse group of Native women -- took the stage following the reception to deliver their presentations. Sneve, who lives in Rapid City, S.D., is an enrolled member of the Rosebud Sioux Tribe and author of 25 books, most recently “Standing Bear of the Ponca” (University of Nebraska Press), presented “From Myth to Reality”, a discussion of native daughters’ adaptability over time. Timberman, member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma who lives in Oklahoma City, is president of the board of directors of the Oklahoma Museums Association and is principal of the Luksi Group. Her lecture discussed “The Vehicles Through Which we Speak: Cultural Programs and the Value they Bring to our Lives.” The two speakers came together to participate in a question-and-answer discussion moderated by Judi gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs following their presentations.

As part of the lecture’s events, the International Quilt Study Center and Museum hosted a free family day at their museum with a special presentation by storyteller Matthew “Sitting Bear” Jones. A member of the Iowa/Otoe-Missouria Tribe, Jones’ presentation offered a glimpse of the lives, lifestyles and personal feelings of his tribe, a proud and honorable peoplewho once lived and hunted on the Nebraska prairie. The International Quilt Study Center and Museum also presented a special exhibition “Native American Star Quilts” that featured seven star quilts from their collection.— Mandy Haase-Thomas, Public Relations CoordinatorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

Judi gaiashkibos, executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Indian Affairs (right)moderates an audience question-and-answer discussion with speakers Gena Timberman and Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve following their presentations.

Right: An image of Sioux Quilt-Banner that was part of the “Native American Star Quilts” exhibit on display at the International Quilt Study Center and Museum as part of the 2nd Annual Claire M. Hubbard First Peoples of the Plains lecture events.(Sioux Quilt Banner, unknown Lakota maker, made on Pine Ridge Reservation, circa 1920, 80x71 inches. IQSCM 2010.047.0001. www.quiltstudy.org)

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STATE MUSEUM RECEIVES REMARKABLE TAXIDERMY COLLECTION

The State Museum’s Biodiversity Laboratory of Zoology received a generous donation of a taxidermy collection consisting of more than 160 birds from across the world.

“This remarkable collection of ornithological specimens is a gift of Everett C. ‘Buzz’ Madson, a graduate of UNL, to the University of Nebraska State Museum in honor of Paul Johnsgard, emeritus professor in the School of Biological Sciences,” said Trish Freeman, professor and head of the Biodiversity Laboratory of Zoology at the museum.

The birds hail from virtually every corner of the globe, from the prairies of Nebraska to the Andes of South America to the woodlands of equatorial Africa.

“I have spent nearly 50 years among museums and natural history collections both small and large,” Freeman said. “Never before have I seen birds so beautifully and thoughtfully arranged in such natural, graceful poses and, importantly, protected from dust and damage to the feathers.”

The collection is now an official part of the NU State Museum’s Biodiversity Laboratory of Zoology. The specimens are on loan to the School of Natural Resources and on display throughout Hardin Hall on east campus of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. ‘Game Birds of the World’ is currently on display in Hardin Hall on east campus at

the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.Photo Courtesy: Eric Fowler | Nebraskaland Magazine

Emphasizing the power of objects and their stories the Sheldon Museum of Art collaborated with twelve other Lincoln museums to present “Things Speak: Storied Objects from Lincoln Collections”. The exhibit is designed to be a diverse and unique presentation that conveys the importance of storytelling while also showcasing the cultural depth of Lincoln’s public collections.

The State Museum is represented by a watercolor created by long-time Museum Erwin H Barbour (1856-1947); a resin cast of a claw from ground sloth “Megalonyx” coined by Thomas Jefferson when he was the nation’s 2nd Vice President; plaster cast of type specimen of a tooth originally identified as Hesperopithecus haroldcooki or “Nebraska Man” and later identified as the upper premolar of a peccary or pig-like animal still living in Mexico, Central and South America; and a botanical specimen collected by Willa Cather in 1916. View these and other unique items included in this exhibition at the Sheldon Museum of Art (12th and R streets) through February 8, 2015.— Mandy Haase, Public Relations CoordinatorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

STATE MUSEUM COLLABORATES WITH SHELDON MUSEUM OF ART

“(Madson) has visited the building and I am not certain he had ever seen them displayed in a space as large as Hardin Hall -- it is a magnificent sight,” Freeman said. “It is my sincere hope that he, his family, friends and any who are interested in the natural world and its beauty will enjoy this wonderful gift to the university.”— Mekita Rivas, Communications AssociateSchool of Natural Resources


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2015 investigate Calendar:

January 10: Snowflake Crystals

February 14: Trapped in Sap

March 14: Polymers

April 11: Food Chains

May 9: What’s the Dirt on Soil?

June 13: Bubbles!

July 11: Pond Life

August 8: Chromatography

September 12: To be announced

October 10: To be announced

November 14: To be announced

December 12: To be announced

John Winkelsas, a recently retired chemistry teacher from the Washington D.C. area and former Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History volunteer, will lead museum visitors on an investigation of various science and natural history related topics through hands-on activities and exploration the second Saturday of each month in Morrill Hall. Activities are free

with regular museum admission. For more information on upcoming programs go to museum.unl.edu/investigate— Mandy Haase-Thomas, Public Relations CoordinatorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

STATE MUSEUM INTRODUCES NEW MONTHLY PROGRAM: INVESTIGATE

EXPLORE THE WINTER NIGHT SKY AT THE MUSEUMChildren have had fun discovering basic astronomy through hands-on activities like learning the phases of the moon using Oreo cookies, reading a star chart and previewing NASA images as part of a new winter program ‘Starry, Starry Night’. As part of the event, families take a “Big Red Sky” tour in Mueller Planetarium where they learn about constellations they can see from their backyards. The event concludes with a visit to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Student Observatory where visitors can gaze through the 16-inch telescope to view double stars, the moon and star clusters.

Two dates remain in the winter ‘Starry, Starry Night’ series: January 8 and 22. Program size is limited to 15 participants including chaperones. Tickets are sold the day of the program, on a first come, first served basis. Reservations will not be accepted. Regular museum and planetarium admission fees apply plus $2.00 per person. Museum members receive regular membership discounts plus $2.00 per person. Activities and topics may be adjusted because of inclement weather. — Mandy Haase-Thomas, Public Relations CoordinatorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

Visitors worked with cookies to learn the phases of the moon.Photo courtesy: Mandy Haase-Thomas

John Winkelsas,investigate Science Lab LeaderState Museum Volunteer

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State Museum visitors participated in a world-wide initiative of the “Lost Bird Project” to bring awareness to the centennial of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. In an event held September 13, 2014, visitors, with the help from museum volunteers, folded over 800 origami birds. The folded birds were added to the national bird count on www.foldtheflock.org and the finished birds were hung in the museum as part of a temporary exhibit.

The passenger pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius, was once the most common bird in the United States, numbering in the billions. A report from 1866 of a single flock was 1 mile wide and 300 miles long, took 14 hours to pass by, and may have consisted of 3,500,000,000 birds. Pigeons were the most abundant species of bird on the earth and may have accounted for about 25% of all the birds in North America.

“Martha”, the last bird of her kind died at age 29 at the Cincinnati Zoo on September 1, 1914. Upon her death, Martha was frozen into a 300-pound block of ice and shipped by train to the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History to be preserved.

The University of Nebraska State Museum displayed a passenger pigeon from its collection in the temporary exhibit in Morrill Hall. The specimen, obtained in 1936, is maintained in the museum’s zoology research collection on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. The exhibit pays tribute to Martha while helping to explain passenger pigeon extinction further including the implication of extinction of other species.— Mandy Haase-Thomas, Public Relations CoordinatorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum

VISITORS HELP ‘FOLD THE FLOCK’

Folded birds were hung as a temporary exhibit in Morrill Hall. The display also included a passenger pigeon specimen from the Museum’s collection.Photo courtesy: Emily Frandsen

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Visitors folded origami birds to mark the centennial of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. Photo courtesy: Emily Frandsen

Left: An origami bird is posed next to the Museum’s passenger pigeon specimen. The temporary exhibit was on display in Morrill Hall to mark the centennial of the extinction of the passenger pigeon. Photo courtesy: Mandy Haase-Thomas


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SCIENTIFIC ILLUSTRATION

January 18: OceansFebruary 15: RobotsMarch 15: The Brain

April 12: Astronomy DayMay 17: Soil

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Dr. Doug Golick, assistant professor of Entomology at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, introduced children and families to the science of insect pollinator conservation.

Visitors learned about bees, butterflies, moths, beetles, and flies and how to adapt their home and community landscapes to boost populations of valuable insect pollinators of food and ornamental plants.

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Dr. Doug Golick holds a bee domicile (nesting box) building. His Sunday with a Scientist event featured hands-on activities including interaction with the mobile app “Pollination to Plate”.

Two visitors contribute their drawings to the group mural created during the July Sunday with a Scientist event with Scientific Illustrator Angie Fox.

Children and families learned how illustrators examine specimens, work closely with scientists and use their artistic craft to communicate accurate information through pictures in scientific journals, education materials and exhibits with the Museum’s Scientific Illustrator Angie Fox. Hands-on activities included working with microscopes to examine specimens and drawing what was seen, group mural making, sketching and recording information in field journals like real paleontologists.

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A young visitor examines a specimen under a microscope and draws an illustration.

'Sunday with a Scientist' events are held the 3rd Sunday ofeach month from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at Morrill Hall.

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AGATE FOSSIL BEDS

Nebraska State Historical Society’s Nolan Johnson, highway archeologist, and Kelli Bacon, preservation archivist, with National Park Service Midwest Archeological Center’s Cynthia Wiley, archaeologist and museum registrar, and Erin Dempsey, archaeologist explored Nebraska archeology and how archaeologists study the human past with museum visitors. Visitors worked with GPS (global positioning system) to document archaeological finds, used GPR (ground penetrating radar) to understand how archaeologists know where and how to dig to find artifacts in the ground.

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Visitors learned how to make a hearth (fire pit) profile and how archaeologists use seriation (relative dating techniques) to determine the age of artifacts.

Vertebrate Paleontology Curator Emeritus Bob Hunt; Rob Skolnick, the State Museum’s Vertebrate Paleontology Preparator; and paleontologist Ellen Stepleton took visitors on a journey back in time to the Miocene epoch, 23 million years ago, when northwestern Nebraska resembled today’s Serengeti. Children and families learned about the strange mammals that lived and died here, and explored the mystery of the great Agate bonebed which preserves thousands of fossil mammal bones.

Right: Visitors learned about what biotechnology is, how to turn plants into biofuels, and information on the crops we grow in Nebraska during the October Sunday with a Scientst event.

No event was held in August due to UNL’s Big Red Welcome Events

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THE FOOD YOU EAT

University of Nebraska-Lincoln faculty came together in Morrill Hall to help visitors discover where food comes from and the science and technology of Nebraska Agriculture. Doug Golick, assistant professor; John Hay, Associate Extension Educator; Tiffany Heng-Moss, professor; Don Lee, professor; Saundra Frerichs, 4-H Science Education Specialist; and Bob Meduna, Extension Educator presented hands-on activities featuring pollinators and why they are important to our food system, and DNA and how it works. The 19-foot UNL Husker Mobile Beef Lab was also outside the museum.

A young visitor chats with Vertebrate Paleontology Curator Emeritus Bob Hunt during the November Sunday with a Scientist: Agate Fossil Beds event.


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SMITHSONIAN AFFILIATE MEMBERSHIP ADD-ON

In February 2014 the University of Nebraska State Museum announced its acceptance as a Smithsonian Affiliate joining over 190 museums, educational and cultural organizations in more than 40 states, Panama and Puerto Rico. Affiliate organizations are selected for their record of scholarship, professionalism, high quality exhibits and effective museum education programs. Through this partnership, the Museum has further built on its collaborative relationship with the Smithsonian Institution.

Due to the Museum’s affiliation the Friends of the State Museum are able to offer you membership benefits unique to the Smithsonian Institution through the Affiliates Membership Program. You are able to purchase this 1-year membership as an add-on to your current Friends of the State Museum membership for the low price of $25.00. To sign-up simply go to friendsofthemuseum.org and submit the registration form.Smithsonian subscriptions are included as a benefit to all new and renewing members at the Fossil Funder level or above.In addition to your current Friends of the State Museum membership benefits you will receive the following once you add-on the Smithsonian Affiliate Membership:

• Subscription to Smithsonian Magazine OR Air & SpaceMagazine• 10% discount at Smithsonian Museum Stores• 10% discount on all Smithsonian Folkways Recordings• Travel and study tour opportunities from Smithsonian Journeys• Free admission to the Smithsonian’s Cooper-Hewitt, National Design Museum in New York City• A personalized Smithsonian membership card• 10% discount on all IMAX tickets at the Smithsonian• Welcome Package at all Smithsonian museum visitor information

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T R A I L S I D E M U S E U M O F N A T U R A L H I S T O R Y

The 2014 season at the Trailside has come to an end. October was a beautiful month in the Nebraska Panhandle. It has been a year of ups and downs, but is turning out to be another good year at the museum. We had a small decline in tourists with an increase in schools and gift shop sales.

This was the 25th and last year for the Boy Scout tree planting event. The scouts will be taking their tree planting skills to Chadron State Park in 2015. They will be missed, but there is talk about a scout rendezvous at Fort Robinson State Park next year. The museum will look forward to seeing them and appreciate their patronage.

There were around 500 students that visited the Trailside Museum this year. They came from Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, Colorado and Wyoming. Several South Dakota schools come to the Fort each year in remembrance of Crazy Horse.Many adults stop at the museum remembering field trips and family vacations from their youth. Willard Nixon and two of his adult children came to the museum this year with an article from a 1962 Crawford Clipper, featuring the Willard family at the museum for the early showings of the two Trailside Mammoths.

Jim and Marcia Kelly returned to the museum for the 2014 season. Stuart Eagle Grant, a retired actor, screen writer and silversmith, joined this year’s staff. Stuart had come to the area

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to finish a screenplay about the life of Crazy Horse. Both Stuart and Jim are artists and featured their work in the museum gift shops.

The Fossil Freeway remains a popular vehicle for bringing in travelers to the museum. Patrons love the Trailside Museum and the staff stays busy helping people find their way to other paleontological sites in the area. The museum also sees a lot of rock hound searching for treasures.

The Trailside is always an adventure with interesting visitors from all over the world. The Mammoths help make this a unique experience for people of all ages and walks of life. — Pattie Norman, Museum SpecialistTrailside Museum of Natural History

FOSSIL FREEWAY FEATURED IN ECO-TOURISM CAMPAIGN

The Center for Great Plains Studies at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has launched a project to help ecological marvels of the Great Plains become top ecotourism destinations. To help ecotourism locations market themselves and spread the word about the beauty of these destinations, the center has created a series of posters featuring scenes from Nebraska and the wider Great Plains. The posters, designed by center communications coordinator Katie Nieland, are modeled after the Works Progress Administration’s National Park posters of the 1930s and serve as a launching point for the coalition. Among the destinations featured is the Fossil Freeway -- a stretch of highway between Nebraska’s Panhandle and The Black Hills of South Dakota where visitors can stop at multiple sites and experience some of the world’s rarest and most remarkable fossils. The State Museum’s Trailside Museum of Natural History located at Fort Robinson State Park is a stop on the Fossil Freeway.

To purchase poster prints visit The Great Plains Art Museum in Lincoln, Nebraska at 1155 Q. Street or online atgo.unl.edu/amazon_ecotourism— Mandy Haase-Thomas, Public Relations CoordinatorUniversity of Nebraska State Museum


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