Whew, I hope you can all excuse my delay! I am getting very excited to start bringing you the inside scoop on our beloved Museum of Natural History! I've been busy setting up meetings and arranging all the fantastic events I will presenting to you over the next couple months. Because the museum world is so vast, there are so many ways to begin this journey. Later this week, I will be bringing you first hand feedback from a formal tour of the museum given to a fifth grade class. However, while you wait, perhaps you should check out some of the links along the right side of our blog here. For museum insight, check out the museum's website. For a laugh, you've got to visit Rusty the Sloth's Twitter page.

There are some great events occurring this week at the museum worth checking out. Please see some information below. Hope to see you there!

• Thursday, September 15 at 7pm in the 3rd floor of the museum in the Biosphere Discovery Hub/“The History and Geology of the Legendary New Madrid Earthquakes of 1811 and 1812”
• Click here for more detailed information: Ray Anderson Lecture Information
• Friday, September 16 from 6pm-9pm at the Museum
• Night at the Museum: Animal Safari
• The super popular children's series. You must pre-register your children by contacting the Education Dept. Please visit the museum website for more information. Here is the museum's description:
• Lions! Tigers! Bears! Oh my!  Join us for a safari through the Museum of Natural History after dark to learn about mammals from around the world.  The group will have a fun evening of pizza, behind the scenes tours, games, and more!