BULLETIIV 



OF 



THE CHARLESTON MUSEUM 



Vol. 7 CHARLESTON, S. C, MARCH, 1911 No. 3 



EXHIBITS AT THE MU5EUn 



Audubon-Bachman Loan Exhibit 



The study of local birds which has been carried on by the Mu- 

 seum through the Natural History Society during the past four 

 years has aroused a widespread interest in the subject, in addition 

 to the important information which it has produced, and this fact, 

 together with the publication by the Museum of Mr. Wayne's 

 Birds of South Carolina, has directed so much attention to the 

 pioneer ornithological work of John James Audubon and John 

 Bachman in South Carolina that the Museum prepared a special 

 loan exhibit of Auduboniana and Bachmaniana which was open 

 to the public March 2-10. On the opening day a special meeting 

 of the Natural History Society was held in the main hall of the 

 Museum. Miss Bragg of the Museum staff presided and opened 

 the meeting with a general description of the exhibit. Mrs. Paul 

 M. Rea then reviewed the life and work of Bachman, emphasizing 

 his connection with the Museum. Mr. Herbert R. Sass discussed 

 the ornithological work in South Carolina of both Audubon and 

 Bachman, and Rev. C. S. Vedder delighted the audience with 

 reminiscences of his pfersonal acquaintance with Dr. Bachman. 

 A picture of the Audubon monument in New York was then 

 shown by Dr. D. S. Martin, who was a member of the committee 

 in charge of its erection. At the conclusion of the program Direc- 



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