Do you remember what your favorite hobby was as a 17 year-old? Is it something you still enjoy today? For future Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore, his passion as a teen carried on to adulthood--birds.
Wetmore, an ornithologist and curator, kept this monthly set of bird observations as a teenager in his hometown of North Freedom, Wisconsin. Wetmore would go on to research birds for the rest of his long and vibrant scientific career!
Help our other volunteers to transcribe this set of ornithology records and make a young Wetmore's scientific exploration available for generations of new researchers.
Do you remember what your favorite hobby was as a 17 year-old? Is it something you still enjoy today? For future Smithsonian Secretary Alexander Wetmore, his passion as a teen carried on to adulthood--birds.
Wetmore, an ornithologist and curator, kept this monthly set of bird observations as a teenager in his hometown of North Freedom, Wisconsin. Wetmore would go on to research birds for the rest of his long and vibrant scientific career!
Help our other volunteers to transcribe this set of ornithology records and make a young Wetmore's scientific exploration available for generations of new researchers.