Michael E. Ruane

The Seattle Times

Baby elephant, spurned by her mother, makes debut at National Zoo

By: Michael E. Ruane

By When the National Zoo's female elephant calf, Linh Mai, saw zookeeper Megan Mrozinski with a big bottle of formula Tuesday morning, the animal hurried after her.

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

National Zoo shows off 3rd baby elephant

By: Michael E. Ruane

When the Smithsonian's National Zoo & Conservation Biology Institute's female elephant calf, Linh Mai, saw zookeeper Megan Mrozinski with a big bottle of formula Tuesday morning, the animal hurried after her. It was 11:15. Feeding time.

The Washington Post

Ancient DNA helps identify bones of a lost governor and his family

By: Michael E. Ruane

A pioneering technique restored names to anonymous 300-year-old remains in St. Mary’s City.

The Washington Post

A look at the rare historic documents heading to the Lincoln Memorial

By: Michael E. Ruane

Two documents that bear the president’s signature will be displayed in a new exhibit space beneath the memorial for the nation’s 250th birthday.

The Washington Post

A new exhibit under the Lincoln Memorial honors the president who ended slavery

By: Michael E. Ruane

The public will soon get to visit the massive exhibit space in the memorial’s basement, an area long hidden from public view.

The Washington Post

Rare documents to be removed from Lincoln Memorial after unsafe heat exposure

By: Michael E. Ruane

Soaring temperatures endangered rare copies of the 160-year-old antislavery papers signed by President Abraham Lincoln.

The Washington Post

Rare Lincoln documents inspected, declared undamaged after heat exposure

By: Michael E. Ruane

The historic documents were removed from an exhibit space under the Lincoln Memorial after temperatures in their display cases reached unsafe levels.

The Washington Post

Inside the gentle, careful work of restoring famous paintings of Lincoln

By: Michael E. Ruane

With cotton swabs and sable brushes, an art conservator removes grit and fills in gaps on the century-old art.

The Spokesman-Review

Rare letters from kin of missing soldiers donated to Gettysburg museum

By: Michael E. Ruane

In 1866, a former Confederate army officer wrote to a doctor in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, asking him to look for the grave of his brother, who had been killed in the Civil War battle there three years

Frederick News-Post

Rare letters from kin of missing soldiers are donated to Gettysburg museum

By: Michael E. Ruane

In 1866, a former Confederate army officer wrote to a doctor in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, asking him to look for the grave of his brother, who had been killed in the