Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory has a ‘memory board,’ which is a forum for visitors, staff scientists, meeting participants, trustees, and others to share their memories of times at the lab. Reminiscences that have been posted so far range from the amusing to the romantic to the touching. There’s Mike Wigler, commenting on a heavy snow during his first winter at the lab (1978): “I followed the narrow path which led up the Demerec building where my lab occupied the top floor. An impressive buildings and grounds crew, thought I, but no groundsman had cleared the path. At the entry, Barbara McClintock was putting the finishing touches on her shoveling, and wished me good morning”. There’s Jonathan Kui’s amusing tale of swallowing a preparation of fifty fly brains. Ron Plasterk’s earliest memory of the lab (1983) consists of receiving the following excellent advice from Ira Herskowitz over dinner in Blackford Hall: “Ron, spare ribs you eat with your hands!” Pictures are welcome, too, such as Jim Lupski’s shot of a cake celebrating his and Jeremy Nathans’ first gel (1978), and some evocative pictures of the effects of Hurricane Carol in 1954, taken by A.W. Bernheimer. Unfortunately, the number of posted memories is relatively small. Meeting season is upon us, however, and provides the perfect reminder to record your experiences at one of science’s great institutions.