{"id":4675,"date":"2026-04-25T12:48:17","date_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:48:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/?page_id=4675"},"modified":"2026-04-25T12:48:17","modified_gmt":"2026-04-25T16:48:17","slug":"curators-corner","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/curators-corner\/","title":{"rendered":"Curator&#8217;s Corner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/curators-corner\/curators-corner2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?fit=2000%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,2000\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Curators corner2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?fit=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4676 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?resize=150%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?resize=800%2C800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?resize=768%2C768&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?resize=1536%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?resize=1080%2C1080&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?resize=160%2C160&amp;ssl=1 160w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Curators-corner2.png?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-size: 18px; font-family: 'Lucida Bright', Georgia, serif;\">Is a page designed to spark curiosity and engagement.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4680\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/curators-corner\/20260418_1344571\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?fit=2246%2C2194&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2246,2194\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.2&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Galaxy A25 5G&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1776519898&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;1.64&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0333&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"20260418_134457(1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?fit=800%2C781&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-4680 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?resize=154%2C150&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"154\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?resize=154%2C150&amp;ssl=1 154w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?resize=300%2C293&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?resize=800%2C781&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?resize=768%2C750&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?resize=1536%2C1500&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?resize=2048%2C2001&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?resize=1080%2C1055&amp;ssl=1 1080w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/thepember.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/20260418_1344571.jpg?w=2200&amp;ssl=1 2200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 154px) 100vw, 154px\" \/>April 24, 2026<\/p>\n<p>We are often asked&#8230; <strong><em>What is the oldest specimen in the collection?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Franklin Pember collected two Pileated Woodpeckers in Casselman, Ontario. The male was obtained on October 8, 1862, and the female on October 22, 1862. You will find them at the museum in exhibit case #6.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Is a page designed to spark curiosity and engagement. &nbsp; &nbsp; April 24, 2026 We are often asked&#8230; What is the oldest specimen in the collection? Franklin Pember collected two Pileated Woodpeckers in Casselman, Ontario. The male was obtained <span class=\"excerpt-dots\">&hellip;<\/span> <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/curators-corner\/\"><span class=\"more-msg\">Continue reading &rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-4675","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/PaqQSS-1dp","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4675","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4675"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4675\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4687,"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/4675\/revisions\/4687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thepember.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4675"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}