About the Sholesonian
Mission: The Sholesonian aims to create a collection of historical, scientific, and interesting pieces to provide others with enjoyment and knowledge. This site is used to help with outreach and provide a means to make the specimens of the museum, which currently has no physical building, available to the general public so that they may enjoy them too.
Founded in 2010 the Sholesonian updates on an irregular basis with specimens from it's six main collections: Natural History, Geology, Publications, Numismatics, Fossils, and History and Culture.
Founded in 2010 the Sholesonian updates on an irregular basis with specimens from it's six main collections: Natural History, Geology, Publications, Numismatics, Fossils, and History and Culture.
- Natural History: This collection is used to store and preserve the natural world around us. Its mainly houses the insects, spiders, and shells collected and donated.
- Geology: This collection houses all the rocks, minerals, sands, and meteoritic materials.
- Publications: This smaller collection is used to store old books, records, pamphlets, and other materials that have been published or are in some sort of medium.
- Numismatics: A bit of a misnomer, this collection is used to house the variety of coins and paper money used all over the world throughout time, but is also used to keep the smaller stamp collection.
- Fossils: Combining the areas of Natural History and Geology is the Fossils Collection which stores specimens that display forms of past life.
- History and Culture: Picking up the rear is the History and Culture Collection which is used to keep all the antiques and pieces of our time to preserve the past and the present for the future.
Our Staff
Director of the Sholesonian:
Steven Sholes, PhD About: Has been collecting interesting things for years and founded the Sholesonian to catalog all the interesting and scientific specimens. Steven received his PhD from the University of Washington in 2019 where he studied atmospheric and geological effects on the habitability of past Mars. His directive for the institution include the development of interactive online exhibits to contextualize key specimens within the broader historical and scientific processes at work. |
Special Thanks: We currently only have one full time staff member, however there are many people who help out and we would like to thank.
Kayla Garcia - Natural History collector and Spider Identification
Cathy Whalen - Natural History collector
David Campbell - Shell Identification
Eddie Brooks - Specimen Research
Everyone who has made generous donations
And the good folks over at Spiders.us
Kayla Garcia - Natural History collector and Spider Identification
Cathy Whalen - Natural History collector
David Campbell - Shell Identification
Eddie Brooks - Specimen Research
Everyone who has made generous donations
And the good folks over at Spiders.us