Fossils, Fieldwork and Fascination: Two decades in the making

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  • One of the many exhibits in the William P. Wall Museum of Natural History. The museum has welcomed 96,000 visitors since opening in November 2004. The museum has 40,600 catalogued specimens but much more is backlogged, waiting to be processed. Only a small fraction is displayed in the museum. COURTESY OF GCSU
    One of the many exhibits in the William P. Wall Museum of Natural History. The museum has welcomed 96,000 visitors since opening in November 2004. The museum has 40,600 catalogued specimens but much more is backlogged, waiting to be processed. Only a small fraction is displayed in the museum. COURTESY OF GCSU
  • Collections Manager Ashley Quinn standing beside a whale’s jawbone lined with twin rows of teethin the William P. Wall Museum of Natural History. COURTESY OF GCSU
    Collections Manager Ashley Quinn standing beside a whale’s jawbone lined with twin rows of teethin the William P. Wall Museum of Natural History. COURTESY OF GCSU

    It’s been there 20 years, off the beaten path, away from the spotlight, in the basement of Herty Hall. It’s not celebrated or revered as much as it should be, except by those privileged to walk through its doors.

    Yet, it’s one of Georgia College & State University’s biggest outreaches to the public.

    The William P. Wall Museum of Natural History has given free tours to more than 96,000 visitors s…