ChicagoSPNHC2019

The Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections Annual Meeting #SPNHC2019

[ChicagoSPNHC2019 @ChicagoSPNHC]

A few things to share...a group photo taken by Field Museum photographer John Weinstein AND ,created by the Field Museum's own Adrienne Stroup, the Tully Monster Cookie Cutter silhouette!!(https://t.co/1tlEOy3kMj)

[Emily Thorpe @Emily_D_Thorpe]

Next time you're at the @FieldMuseum make sure to take a look at the floors! There are some awesome #fossils in the limestone!
#FossilFriday #archimedes #bryozoan #SPNHC2019

[Lauer Foundation for Paleontology, Science and Edu @LauerFoundation]

Many thanks to Paul Mayer, Field Museum host, chicagoSPNHC #SPNHC2019. You rocked it! And thanks to the many volunteers, and to the conference attendees and presenters. We look forward to connecting with you again soon! https://t.co/xZxPb5HwDT

[NSCAlliance @NSCAlliance]

In case you missed the #SPNHC2019 meeting -- which was a great one -- @NSCAlliance was honored to receive @SPNHC Special Service Award for our continued advocacy on behalf of collections. Thank you SPNHC!

[Sankurie @Sankurie1]

Goodbye Chicago #SPNHC2019, it was fabulous! Met some wonderful people. Looking forward to seeing many of you in Edinburgh #NatHist2020 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[ChicagoSPNHC2019 @ChicagoSPNHC]

@Spnhc2 @SPNHC @IcomNathist @NtlMuseumsScot @TheBotanics @NatSciNMS Looking forward to seeing you next year too!!

[SPNHC 2022 @SPNHC2022]

Thank you @ChicagoSPNHC for a fabulous #SPNHC2019. We’re looking forward to seeing you all in Edinburgh next year for #NatHist2020! Register your interest here: https://t.co/szRPydw56m

[Madison Erin Mayfield @MEMIllustration]

Seeing the new hyena diorama at the @FieldMuseum brought me to tears. Thank you @Ehmee for breathing life into the powerful art of diorama fabrication. It gives me hope for the future of natural history museums. #sciart #diorama #museums

[ChicagoSPNHC2019 @ChicagoSPNHC]

@afriendlywhit @FieldMuseum So glad you were able to join us this year!! Looking forward to seeing you at future meetings! #NatHist2020

[Carrie Eaton @carrieeaton]

Hey #SPNHC2019 zoologists and bird enthusiasts - saw this bird on my morning run. Is it a black-capped night heron?

[Jen Bauer @PaleoJB]

Paul Mayer of @FieldMuseum kicking off one of the morning sessions talking about his work over the past decade digitizing the fossil invertebrate collection. Largely a local collection w/ upwards of 2 million specimens. #SPNHC2019

[Dr. Mariana Di Giacomo @MarianaDGiacomo]

When a family loves fossils, amazing things happen! The Pankowski family hunts fossils online and donates them to collections. They find specimens, read the literature to see if it has never been described, and collaborate with scientists. And even use Christmas money!
#SPNHC2019

[Jack Ashby @JackDAshby]

Awesome to hear from inspiring young students Mary and Max Pankowski at #SPNHC2019 who use their babysitting money to search online to buy specimens to donate to museums worldwide. So far they have found more than 20 new species, and even co-authored papers. 👏👏👏

[BCoN @BioCollNetwork]

#ICYMI #SPNHC2019 - The #ExtendedSpecimen report is available at https://t.co/RoNe2JRzmY

[Brianne Varnerin @Bri_Varnerin]

"What better teacher is there than nature?" ~Peggy MacNamara, @FieldMuseum artist in residence #SPNHC2019

[ChicagoSPNHC2019 @ChicagoSPNHC]

@CallMe_Overlord @SPNHC A very good point!! It is a missed opportunity this year, but one I hope future SPNHC conferences add going forward #NatHist2020

[Jen Bauer @PaleoJB]

This paleo family does this to further our scientific understanding of #fossil organisms. They start on @eBay looking for eye catching specimens. They are currently focusing on insects in amber, which requires them to brush up on entomology. #SPNHC2019

[Carrie Eaton @carrieeaton]

As a fellow curator of a historic collection I can relate to the “weight” of more than a century’s-worth of backcataloging. Paul Mayer of @FieldMuseum has a good method of breaking digitization into smaller chunks. #SPNHC2019 “Take the grade C specimens and bring them up to an A”

[Jordan Metzgar @MasseyHerbarium]

These illustrations from the @sciencefindsart workshop are gorgeous! #SPNHC2019