Notes from the Archives
Step back in time with us. From rare photographs and historic documents to personal accounts and scientific breakthroughs — stories of the people, places, and discoveries that shaped our legacy.
What's in a Name?
In October 1966 the Botanical Garden Committee spent $398.15 on a bench-top pantograph engraver from Cambridge, Massachusetts — and with it began the long work of putting a permanent name beside every plant in the gardens. The story survives in the letters, quotations, and invoices held in the HBS Reinke Archives.
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Earlier Stories
Lydia Sargent Macauley (1932–2025)
Franklin Reed Dulany, Sr. (1897–1982)
Margaret Louise Cannon Carr Howell Clarkson
Tabled for 80 Years — A Mystery Solved
Step Back in Time: Interactive Masa Photograph of the Sam T. Weyman Laboratory Dedication
Ralph Millard Sargent and Louise Alexandria Anderson Sargent
Laura M. Bragg — 1941 Summer Director of The Highlands Museum of Natural History
The Clark Foreman Museum: Now the Highlands Biological Station Nature Center
Samuel T. Weyman Building
E. E. Reinke
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Notes from the Archives is a living record, shaped by volunteers, researchers, and community members who care about the history of the Highlands Plateau. If you have photographs, documents, or a story to contribute, we'd love to hear from you.
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