With all the craziness currently going on in the world, hearing a bit of unique positivity can make another day in quarantine feel a little less mundane. Moments of our fellow humans giving back in small but profound ways—whether it’s sewing and donating protective masks or food to those on the front lines—make stay-at-home orders just a little more bearable.
In fact, current events have prompted one New Mexico laboratory to resume operations after eight decades.
The Couse-Sharp Historic Site/Facebook Couse Laboratories, housed in the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, recently dusted off its chemistry gear to produce small batches of hand sanitizer for private and public use.
The Couse-Sharp Historic Site is perhaps best known for the adobe buildings housing the former home, studio, and gardens of artists E.I.
Rob Zunikoff/Google One part of the site preserves Couse’s Depression-era laboratory, which he used as a self-taught geologist and chemist for local mines.
This modest laboratory is preserved in its original form, with old tools still in pristine condition.
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The combination of history and goodwill during a pandemic has led retired scientists to begin brewing hand sanitizer in the decades-old lab.
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Mixing a concoction of Everclear (which is 95% ethanol) and glycerin in vintage chemistry equipment, the volunteer scientists created small batches of hand sanitizer to be used by staff and volunteers of the historic site.
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Their first batch was completed in late March and since then, the volunteer chemists have brewed up more small batches as needed.
Courtesy Couse-Sharp Historic Site The hand sanitizer is being distributed to volunteers, staff, and even locals for contactless pickup. Once stay-at-home orders are lifted, they plan to have some available for public use when needed.
The Couse-Sharp Historic Site is located in Taos just off Kit Carson Road.
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For details about the historic site, tours when the site reopens, and more, visit their website or Facebook page.
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Couse Laboratories, housed in the Couse-Sharp Historic Site, recently dusted off its chemistry gear to produce small batches of hand sanitizer for private and public use.
Rob Zunikoff/Google
One part of the site preserves Couse’s Depression-era laboratory, which he used as a self-taught geologist and chemist for local mines.
Courtesy Couse-Sharp Historic Site
The hand sanitizer is being distributed to volunteers, staff, and even locals for contactless pickup. Once stay-at-home orders are lifted, they plan to have some available for public use when needed.
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Website: Couse-Sharp Facebook: The Couse-Sharp Historic Site Address: 146 Kit Carson Road, Taos, New Mexico 87571 Phone: 575-751-0369
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Address: 146 Kit Carson Rd, Taos, NM 87571, USA
