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"On the Wing: An Illustrated Chapter on Birds" highlights the Lloyd’s treasure trove of ornithology books and bird field guides, plus new paintings.

A guide to the Lowcountry’s wild spaces, inspired by G&G’s spring exhibition

Noble Jones descendant Elfrida De Renne Barrow and her family established foundation to foster preservation and support research

The facility will enhance research, education and public outreach at one of the most ecologically and historically significant sites along Georgia’s coast.

When Mark Catesby traveled across the pond to America in the 1720s, he saw many sights new to him. One wonder was the southern flying squirrel which he named. These

When my son Douglas was very young, one of our bonding rituals was reading. He learned to read ...

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Today we can hardly imagine the world without Google Maps. But this was the reality in past centuries. Orientation came with the first modern atlas by

Cross-linked news, and information resources about Campephilus principalis

Early Years and Marriage Custis was born in Northampton County, at the Hungars Creek plantation of his parents, John Custis (ca. 1654–1714), later a member of the governor’s Council, and his first wife, Margaret Michael Custis. A bequest of £100 from his grandfather John Custis (ca. 1629–1696), also a member of the governor’s Council, helped support his education in England, where for almost seven years he studied the intricacies of the tobacco trade with the London consignment merchan...