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Entries by Zoe P. Strassfield from 07/2012

What I Found (And Found Out) At The National Archives

| Posted 07.02.2012 | DC
Read More: Grand Canyon, Comic Books, History, Submarines, Underwater Exploration, National Archives, Space Exploration, Space Shuttle, National Archives and Records Administration, National Treasure, Science, Washington DC, Polar Exploration, DC News

Preserving freedom is serious business. The Declaration of Independence is rather hard to read in places because it was stored in direct sunlight for many years -- a definite no-no for historical artifacts.

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Exploring "The World and All That's in It"

| Posted 07.09.2012 | DC
Read More: Exploration, Robert Ballard, National Geographic Magazine, History, Underwater Exploration, Sir Edmund Hillary, Samurai, Titanic, National Geographic Society, Washington DC, Science, Mount Everest, DC News

I won't claim I had no interest in geography before I started reading National Geographic, that's simply not true. But I wasn't aware of all of the things that "geography" could encompass.

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The Fire of Adventure

| Posted 07.31.2012 | Huffington Post
Read More: Barbara Washburn, Exploration, History, Alaska, Bradford Washburn, National Geographic, Mountaineering, Museum of Science, Museums, Boston, National Geographic Society, Cosmic Rays, Dc, Huffington Post News

There are several paintings in the museum of people who donated money or collections, but this one wasn't a typical portrait. The man and woman in the painting were dressed in climbing gear and kneeling on a mountain summit, holding an American flag and the flag of the National Geographic Society.

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