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Mystery Monday: it's a hoot

We’re told that parrots and crows are smarter than owls, but owls must have better PR, as their likenesses are seen all over campus as a... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 17 2023 08:00am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: wooden you know

Where on campus did we find these depictions of trees? Best not to overthink this one. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 10 2023 07:44am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: where's that window?

Many of you walked past this window hundreds of times while you were at Yale. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | April 3 2023 08:17am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: recognize that face?

This famous visage appears on a Yale building. Who is it, where is it, and what is this person's connection to Yale? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 20 2023 08:00am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: Hail Columbia!

Today's mystery: what member of the Class of 1714 is memorialized above the door to the Branford head of college house? And what did he and some... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | March 6 2023 08:00am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: heard it through the grapevine

Today’s mystery: where on campus can you find this Connecticut state seal carved in stone? And for a bonus point, why is it especially... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | February 6 2023 09:18am
Mystery Monday: through the mill

Your assignment today is to identify the spot on campus where we found these one and a half millstones. Extra credit if you know (we don't!)... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | January 23 2023 08:00am | 4 comments
Mystery Monday: smooth

We show you a lot of stone carvings on campus, but today’s mystery spot features slabs of Indiana limestone. Where is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 19 2022 08:57am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: where and what is this?

Some of you will be able to say where on campus we found this piece of ornament, but we'll be especially impressed if you can tell us what it... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 12 2022 08:42am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: secret code

Bricks stamped like this one are sprinkled throughout the façade of the Humanities Quadangle, which was built in 1932 as the Hall of Graduate... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | December 5 2022 01:22pm | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: pearly whites

Where on campus did we find this fierce set of teeth? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 28 2022 01:01pm | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: bull's eye

Today’s mystery: where on campus did we find this round Georgian window? Read on

Mark Branch ’86 | November 21 2022 07:18am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: monkey business

The stone carvings on campus include a zoo’s worth of depictions of animals. Who knows where we found this monkey? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 14 2022 08:02am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: vaneglorious

What two figures from Yale history are perched on the campus skyline in this weather vane? And where on campus is it? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | November 7 2022 08:00am | 1 comment
Mystery Monday: hair-raising

Happy Halloween! Where on campus can you find this terrified reader and his spooky comrades? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 31 2022 08:00am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: light and truth

This may be a toughie, as there are carved versions of the Yale shield all over campus. This one is inside a courtyard. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 24 2022 08:43am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: twofer

You may have to reflect a while on this one: what campus building—and what building’s mirror image—are we seeing here? Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 17 2022 08:39am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: how's your Latin?

Who knows where we found this seal adorning a Yale building? It will help if you’ve taken Latin. Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 10 2022 08:00am | 3 comments
Mystery Monday: hearth and home

There's a chill in the air in New Haven lately, and it's about time to start enjoying the few fireplaces on campus that are still usable. In what... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | October 3 2022 08:00am | 2 comments
Mystery Monday: claim to fame

New Haven is celebrating the 200th anniversary of the birth of Donald Grant Mitchell this year. Today's mysteries: what is Mitchell known for, and... Read on

Mark Alden Branch ’86 | September 26 2022 08:00am

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