Lincoln (Neb.) - Nov. 11, 1998 - He's back, bronze and big as life. Archie, a life-size bronze replica of an ancient Nebraska mammoth (Mammuths columbi), has been placed in his new home, the Lloyd G. Tanner Plaza at the entrance of the University of Nebraska State Museum in Morrill Hall, 14th and U streets.
A dedication ceremony and open house will be at 10 a.m. Nov. 21. Children and adults may participate in activities such as making Archie ears, finding fossils in a mock dig site and special laser shows. The event is free and open to the public.
The plaza recognizes the achievements of Lloyd G. Tanner, a former field supervisor in fossil collection in western Nebraska and curator of vertebrate paleontology for the NU State Museum.
During his nearly 40-year career at the museum, Tanner made a number of significant scientific contributions. He was instrumental in organizing the Trailside Museum in Crawford, was a life member of the Nebraska Academy of Sciences, and was president of the Nebraska Geological Society. Three fossil species are named in his honor.
Ron and Lynn Tanner of Omaha and Jerry and Jana Tanner of
Lincoln funded the plaza in honor of their father.
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