"The C.J. Albrecht wing features the Bremer County native's equipment, relics, and taxidermy from his career as a world-renowned taxidermist at the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago.
"A world-traveled explorer and naturalist, Albrecht led expeditions to the Arctic, Siberia, and Ethiopia. He built this addition and donated items he used and gathered during his travels for some of the best known museums in the country."
My mom took me to the Bremer County Historical Society when I was little. I was traumatized by the heads, but I suspected that it was actually only one head that I had dreamed into more. Unbelievably, my memory of the original event was accurate.
We were back at the museum as a part of the family history tour, which included the old cemeteries where ancestors were buried, the home place of a great-grandma, and the historical society, where the log cabin from the family farm is on display.
However, I used the opportunity to also prove that my memory was correct. Although I don't find the photo scary, being there to take the photo triggered an anxiety attack that neared "10" on the continuum of severity, and I could not enter the room. Everyone was inside the room and looking around at the time the photo was taken, and you can see the backs of all of my relatives.
-吴碧芙
