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NYSM scientists are investigating a tortuous meltwater path created over 16,000 years ago in, around & over folded & eroded limestone, shale, & sandstone near Ravena, NY. Left behind was a complex landscape created by overlapping geologic processes over a long period of time.
These early 19th century women's bathing suits were recently donated to the NYSM History Collections from the Stiles & Sherman family. The form-fitting black suit, made popular by Australian swimmer Annette Kellerman, was considered to be the first "modern swimsuit" for women.
#ScienceTuesday: Mineralogy
Dr. Steven Chamberlain donated a collection of specimens from the Balmat Mining District in St. Lawrence County, NY. The NYSM now has the most complete & significant Balmat mineral collection that can be used for exhibitions, research, & education.
Theodore C. Baim (1910 - 1996) was a self-taught artist & botanist who illustrated plants to aid in his learning. He was able to capture the beauty of the often-overlooked mosses & lichens in beautiful watercolor paintings, fifty of which are housed in the Museum.
#ScienceTuesday
Enjoy a special concert by @BrockptSymphony celebrating the bicentennial of the Erie Canal tomorrow, Oct 7, at 3:00! https://t.co/35uQPCzRT8
Enjoy an Erie Canal Bicentennial Concert by the Brockport Symphony Orchestra at the museum on Sat, October 7 at 3:00 https://t.co/35uQPCzRT8
#OTD in 1920: 19th amendment ratified, granting women the vote.
Learn more abt #ny4suffrage in November: https://t.co/PMfB2BZRu4
Enjoy a free concert by the Catskill High Peaks Music Festival in the Huxley Theater at 2:00pm tomorrow, August 12: https://t.co/HtYWmBeMdX
Kids can see Ice Age fossils this weekend at the Ice Ages Mad Science Museum Lab! Saturday & Sunday, 12 - 3pm https://t.co/dwpKUl0xre
#TodayinHistory - Stephen Van Rensselaer, 2nd Lt. Gov. of NYS, is born in NYC. He went on to establish what would become @RPI in 1824.