The Maria Mitchell Association is a private non-profit organization on the island of Nantucket off the coast of Massachusetts. The association owns the Maria Mitchell Observatory, a second observatory (the Loines Observatory), a Natural History Museum, the Maria Mitchell Aquarium at Nantucket Harbor, a history museum that is the birthplace of Maria Mitchell, and a Science Library. Staff members of the Maria Mitchell Association conduct research into topics as varied as astrophysics and the American burying beetle,[1][2][3][4][5] amongst other scientific topics. The properties offer a variety of science and history-related programming and are on the National Register of Historic Places, along with the rest of the island.
- ^ "Saving the Beetles", Yesterday's Island, June 18–24, 2009, found at Yesterday's Island website Archived 2009-09-16 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed September 2, 2009.
- ^ "American Burying Beetle Project," found at Maria Mitchell Association website research webpage Archived 2010-07-03 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed September 2, 2009.
- ^ Invertebrates In Education and Conservation Conference, July 24, 2009, found at SASI online Archived 2010-07-17 at the Wayback Machine. September 2, 2009.
- ^ "Acknowledgments: Many contributed long hours, tireless research, and continuous dedication. Our team includes ... Andrew Mckenna Foster biologist with the Maria Mitchell Association for his work and dedication to the recovery effort....", "American Burying Beetle: First Terrestrial Invertebrate on the Species Survival Plan," found at Roger Williams park Zoo website Archived 2007-11-08 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed September 2, 2009.
- ^ Andrew Mckenna-Foster, William T. Maple, and Robert S. Kennedy, "American Burying Beetle (Nicrophorus americanus) survey and reintroduction on Nantucket 2005." found at St. Louis Zoo Archived 2010-12-14 at the Wayback Machine website. Accessed September 2, 2009.