The American Orchid Society turns 100 this year!  Our February issue is dedicated to the AOS and the historical events that have shaped it and the orchid world.  Erica Hannickel tells us about Arthur C. Burrage, the first AOS President, and David Rosenfeld, in another installment of his historical series tells us about Oakes Ames, another of our founding leadership.  Included are articles on the lives of Hermann Pigors and Lines Orchids - historical figures in our orchid world and Arthur Chadwick discusses the big cattleya growers of the 1940s.  Nile Duskieker takes us through the of the 23 Special Annual Awards and Laura Newton discusses the evolution of judging standards over time through eight colorful examples of well-known species.  Rounding out our historical issue are informative articles discussing AOS affiliated societies, the history of AOS judging, the AOS and Information Technology, research and conservation.