“It may be fairly claimed that vertebrate paleontology has been the most important single factor in the rise and popularization of natural history museums. This is perhaps its greatest contribution to the social, as opposed to the scientific, history of America” (Simpson 1942, 157).
Highlights
The Epistemological Challenge of Model Whales
History of the AMNH Fossil Halls – Part 1 and Part 2
History of the FMNH Fossil Halls – Part 1 and Part 2
Dinosaurs at FMNH – Part 1 and Part 2
Fossils and Flattery at Agate Springs
Developing SUE’s World – Part 1 and Part 2
A home for the Chicago Archaeopteryx
Making The Third Planet at MPM
Bully for Camarasaurus – The True Story of How “Brontosaurus” Lost its Head
The Diplodocus Seen ‘Round the World
A 21st Century Hall of Mammals – Part 1 and Part 2
Making the Hall of Human Origins – Part 1 and Part 2
The Artist in His Museum: Peale’s Mastodon
First Full-Sized Dinosaurs: Crystal Palace and Hadrosaurus
Installation Art in the Service of Science – Barosaurus as Art
Framing Fossil Exhibits – Intro, Walk Through Time, Phylogeny, Habitat Immersion, Environmental Change
Exhibit reviews
Peabody Museum of Natural History
Natural History Museum of Utah
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EXTINCT MONSTERS 
Hi Ben.
I was thinking that as you’re number of articles are getting too many to count that a new system of locating them may be needed as I get lost looking for them now and then when I some here for some reading.
My best suggestion are pages like this for each year divided into months and the articles from said month listed in a manner similar too here.
No pressure or disrespect or anything, only a suggestion too make this easier too navigate as by now I’m sure people come here for reference as pleasure.
Thanks, that’s a really helpful thought. Turns out it was easy to automatically create an archive by month. Someday I’ll clean up the categories so you can sort that way, too…
Thanks Ben and no rush!
It’s just there are some great articles from way back I like too read but after all that time finding them I’m too burned out too enjoy them, this will bring that joy in.
I’m sure many others thought so as well, I just had the guts to bring it up!
Oh wow, you did it, well done and thank you!