BAs in Anthro & Psych, 2003; MA in Educational Studies, 2005
Year of Memory: 2004
I’d been up and down the stairs hundreds of times, leading groups of children to talk about dinosaurs and adaptation, or as a host checking to make sure no one was touching the mastodon skeleton. But on that hot September afternoon in 2004, I stood on the stairs to the second floor in my wedding dress, about to walk down into a rotunda–crowded not with seven-year-olds, but friends and family–to meet my groom and say our vows to each other.
Our wedding was both literally and figuratively centered on the place we’d met, and the close friends we had because of it. Sarah Thompson, Emily Parker, and Julia Plummer (former staff and docents) were in our wedding party, while Adam Boisvert (former docent) officiated over the donation box!
We’ll be celebrating our 13th anniversary in a few weeks, and will return to the museum at the end of the year to celebrate its history and place in our hearts.
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