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Paul Mayer from Field Museum asked us to contemplate whether Carl Sandburg managed a biodiversity collection. In his poem Chicago, he speaks of “the toil of piling job on job”. Who felt that one? #SPNHC2019 #plenary #collectionsmatter

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

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

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

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

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. 👏👏👏

These illustrations from the Science Finds Art (SFA) workshop are gorgeous! #SPNHC2019

#ICYMI #SPNHC2019 - The #ExtendedSpecimen report is available at bcon.aibs.org/2019/04/04/bco…

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 Field Museum has a good method of breaking digitization into smaller chunks. #SPNHC2019 “Take the grade C specimens and bring them up to an A”

Paul Mayer of Field Museum 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

Also a cookie at a Field Museum reception for #spnhc2019 / Tullimonstrum colloquially known as the Tully Monster, is an extinct genus of soft-bodied bilaterian from 300 million years ago. There's a single species, T. gregarium

Thank you ChicagoSPNHC2019 for a fabulous #SPNHC2019. We’re looking forward to seeing you all in Edinburgh next year for #NatHist2020! Register your interest here: spnhc-icomnathist2020.com

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!

A huge thank you to the Field Museum and the organizers of ChicagoSPNHC2019 for a fantastic conference. This was my first SPNHC meeting and I am still fired up from all the talks, presentations, and info I learned this week. Looking forward to future gatherings! 🏛🏷 #SPNHC2019

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! LauerFoundationPSE.org

Seeing the new hyena diorama at the Field Museum brought me to tears. Thank you Emily Graslie 📺🦕🦖 for breathing life into the powerful art of diorama fabrication. It gives me hope for the future of natural history museums. #sciart #diorama #museums

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

What'cha doin' Friday?! If you're in Chicago you can come to the Field Museum and watch me help dissect an alligator 👀 or, tune in online! ➡️fieldmuseum.org/our-events/bra…

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!!(cookiecutterkdom.com)