NORFOLK & SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

DURHAM, NC

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Pink Tulip Credit: jacksonlanier2

The Norfolk & Southern Historical Society is a non-profit organization located in Durham, North Carolina. It was founded in 1984 with the aim of preserving and promoting the rich history of the Norfolk & Southern Railway Company and its predecessors. The society has an extensive collection of artifacts, documents, photographs, and memorabilia related to the railway industry.

The society's collection includes a wide range of items such as locomotives, cabooses, boxcars, and other railway equipment. It also has a comprehensive library that contains books, magazines, and other publications related to the railway industry. The society offers educational programs, exhibits, and events to the public to create awareness about the importance of preserving the history of the railway industry.

The Norfolk & Southern Historical Society is run by a dedicated team of volunteers who are passionate about preserving the history of the railway industry. They work tirelessly to maintain the collection, organize events, and create educational programs. The society is open to the public and welcomes visitors to explore the rich history of the Norfolk & Southern Railway Company and its impact on the region.

NORFOLK & SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY is a Art Museum in DURHAM NC. US MID #8403700728

The museum is classed as ART (Art Museums). It comes under American Alliance of Museums (AAM) region: Southeastern (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, West Virginia).

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Blast from the past Two-lined Leather-wing, Two-lined Cantharid - Atalantycha bilineata (syn. Ancistronycha bilineata, length 7.5 mm) Also posted at: <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/3274" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/3274</a> References - BugGuide <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/3114" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/3114</a> - Dillon and Dillon, A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America (Row, Peterson, and Company, 1961), p. 264, plate 26(12) Photo taken with an early generation digital SLR, the Canon 10D (6MP sensor). If I was careful not to push the ISO, images from this camera were just fine! That Tamron macro lens was excellent--I only traded it in for a Canon later because it tended to get grit caught in the barrel as it extended. I believe this to be the first image of a living specimen of this species, at least the first one that was widely accessible. I identified it based on Dillon and Dillon's guide.
Spring beauty with bee Virginia Spring Beauty - Claytonia virginica These were just barely started on 5 March 2024. With pollinator--does not appear to be the Spring Beauty Andrenid (Andrena erigeniae), but I am not sure.
Toothwort Cut-leaved Toothwort - Cardamine concatenata With pollinating bee, Andrena sp. (Note correction to plant ID.)
Chilled flowers Bloodroot - Sanguinaria canadensis Flowers folded up in the cool weather.
Spicebush party Spicebush - Lindera benzoin Pretty display that day.
Cherry Blossom trees
Japanese Lantern and Cherry Blossoms
Small stag beetle Platycerus quercus - Oak Stag Beetle (female, 9 mm)
Small stag beetle Platycerus quercus - Oak Stag Beetle (female, 9 mm) I found a female and a male under the loose bark of a rotting log, likely an oak. They were quite near each other. Males, apparently, are sometimes found on spring flowers. The Dillons tell us "Mandibles of male as long as head and with about six teeth near apex, in female much smaller". It was nice to find a male and a female together for comparison. Also posted at (female): <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/2339429" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/2339429</a> References - BugGuide <a href="https://bugguide.net/node/view/17091" rel="noreferrer nofollow">bugguide.net/node/view/17091</a> - Dillon and Dillon, A Manual of Common Beetles of Eastern North America (Row, Peterson, and Company, 1961), p. 569, plate 56(1)--P. virescens, a synonym for P. quercus - Evans, Beetles of Eastern North America (Princeton University Press, 2014), p. 144 - Ratcliffe and Paulsen, The Scarabaeoid Beetles of Nebraska (Bulletin of the University of Nebraska State Museum, Vol 22, 2008), pp. 106-108, fig. 153
Small stag beetle Platycerus quercus - Oak Stag Beetle (female, 9 mm) Shows jaws of female--quite different than those of male.
NCMA Art In Bloom Mar 2024-ATB1305

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NORFOLK & SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
2222 W CLUB BLVD
DURHAM
NC
27705-3236

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MID # 8403700728
Name NORFOLK & SOUTHERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY
Alternate Name
Classification Art Museums, , Southeastern
Federal Employer Identification Number (EIN) 562250708
NTEECC A51
Tax period of the latest return filed (YYYYMM) 201312
INCOME 0
REVENUE 0
LAT/LONG 36.01761, -78.929077
CODES FIPS State Code: 37
FIPS County Code: 063
US Census Tract: 000401
US Census Block: 2018