Carl John Burk

…his doctoral research on the floristics of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Without doubt more specimens collected by Burk will be found as we continue to catalog our collections….

Frederick Gustav Meyer

…Jashemski wrote in an essay for Dr. Meyer’s memorial service last month. “At the end of one day, Fred came back from his collecting with a bag and big smile…

Seraph A. Bliss

…and Special Collections to McCormick, 29 May 2019. 4. Year: 1940; Census Place: Warren, Worcester, Massachusetts; Roll: m-t0627-01655; Page 13A; Enumeration District: 14-292. Ancester.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database…

Francis Stuart Chapman

…ED 101, Sheet 11B, line 87. (Soundex M-15979, Roll 24; Census Film T-625, Roll 1298) 1930 United States Census, 10 April, Winston-Salem City, Forsyth County, NC. RollT626-1690, Sheet 11A, printed…

Twilight Thursdays Begin April 6

…Laureate, 2019-2022 Cortland Gilliam – Chapel Hill Poet Laureate, 2022 – present Music: Anna Batsakes April 20 Food Truck: Mr. Wingz and Mrs. Thingz Music: UNC Cadence (A Cappella) April…

DeBerry Gallery Reopens to Visitors

After over a year without visitors, our DeBerry Gallery for Botanical Art & Illustration is back open and hosting a new exhibit. Survivors, a series of watercolor collages by Hillsborough…

Steven Worth Leonard

…river bank in the western Georgia or the “Katawba (sic) mountains in western North Carolina. Since none of his specimens are known to survive and his description of the locality…

Dr. John Loomis Blodgett

…from the Bahamas and Cuba. “Wrecking” was their main business… During Blodgett’s remaining years in Key West, he became interested in collecting marine algae. He was undoubtedly influenced by a…

Abbé Auguste Barthelemy Langlois

…Church in Saint Martinville, Louisiana.(3) The Langlois Herbarium (LCU) at the Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C. was named in honor of l’Abbe August Barthelemy Langlois. “His herbarium, which…