The Durham Museum (formerly known as the Durham Western Heritage Museum) is located at 801 South 10th Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of the United States' western region. The museum is housed in Omaha's former Union Station.
In May 1971, after the establishment of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation (now Amtrak), Union Pacific Railroad closed Union Station. The first suggestion in print that the building be used as a museum appeared in the Public Pulse of the World Herald on April 5, 1971, in a letter from John Edward Peterson. He suggested that either the City of Omaha or Joslyn purchase the building and develop it into a museum. He wrote, "Maybe the Union Pacific would be willing to sell the station rather cheaply or even donate it."[1] The station was donated to the City of Omaha in 1973 and two years later the Western Heritage Museum opened. The museum closed from 1995 to 1996 for a $22 million renovation project largely funded by Charles and Margre Durham. For their contributions on the project, the Western Heritage Museum was renamed the Durham Western Heritage Museum the following year. On April 6, 2008, the Durham Western Heritage Museum became the Durham Museum. The change was driven by recent partnerships with Smithsonian Institution, the Library of Congress, and the National Archives which have provided the museum with a larger range of exhibits and programming not limited to western heritage.[2] The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program.[3][4]
According to experts, "Byron Reed was one of the greatest collectors of the 19th century," with a reputation as a numismatist that is "largely unrecognized."[5] According to Larry Wilson, a historian and numismatic researcher for the Independent Coin Grading Service, "The exhibit is an environmental museum where the visitors walk through a replication of the original Byron Reed Library. The coins are displayed in beautiful dark wooden cases that give the visitors the sense they are part of the exhibit. It gave me the feeling I was back in the 1880s sitting in Byron Reed's library examining his coins with him. The exhibit includes an abundance of historical information on Byron Reed and the times. I know visitors will be impressed with the quality of the exhibit and the magnificence of the coins displayed."[6] Donated to the City of Omaha upon Reed's death, today the collection is housed at the Durham Museum.[7]
Trish and Dick Davidson Gallery (Track Level)edit
The Trish & Dick Davidson Gallery has a variety of transportation and commerce exhibits. Bekins Moving & Storage restored 1922 Mack flatbed truck and wall displays tell the story of one of Omaha's great companies. Buffett Grocery Store replica store front of the original Buffett Grocery Store that opened in 1915. O Scale Model Train has layout with a depot and diorama that represents Union Pacific's double track main line from Omaha to Ogden during the 1950s.
Union Pacific train and bell at the Durham Museum
The following train cars and locomotives are on display:
^"Last Days of a Depot?". Omaha World Herald. April 5, 1971.
^Palmer, Jane. "AT THE DURHAM Museum change reflects broader scope of exhibits Timeline". Omaha World Herald. April 6, 2008
^"2011 Pulitzer winning photographs on display at The Durham Museum". the Fence Post. June 15, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
^"Historic Timeline". The Durham Museum. Retrieved March 7, 2022.
^Gibbs, W.T. (2001) "Byron Reed Collection worth $7.9m - Patterns most valuable portion; 1804 dollar is top coin" September 6, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, Coin WORLD. July 15, 2001. Retrieved 2/1/08.
^"CG is chosen to grade Parmelee/Reed Specimen of the 1804 Silver Dollar - Original (Class I)" April 11, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, CoinResource.com. Retrieved 2/1/08.
^Winter, Doug. . COINLINK. Archived from the original on February 6, 2012. Retrieved September 6, 2015.
durham, museum, omaha, nebraska, durham, museum, formerly, known, durham, western, heritage, museum, located, south, 10th, street, downtown, omaha, nebraska, museum, dedicated, preserving, displaying, history, united, states, western, region, museum, housed, o. The Durham Museum formerly known as the Durham Western Heritage Museum is located at 801 South 10th Street in downtown Omaha Nebraska The museum is dedicated to preserving and displaying the history of the United States western region The museum is housed in Omaha s former Union Station Durham MuseumLocation within NebraskaFormer nameWestern Heritage MuseumEstablished1975LocationOmaha NebraskaWebsitedurhammuseum wbr org Contents 1 History of the museum 2 Byron Reed Collection 3 Trish and Dick Davidson Gallery Track Level 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksHistory of the museum editIn May 1971 after the establishment of the National Railroad Passenger Corporation now Amtrak Union Pacific Railroad closed Union Station The first suggestion in print that the building be used as a museum appeared in the Public Pulse of the World Herald on April 5 1971 in a letter from John Edward Peterson He suggested that either the City of Omaha or Joslyn purchase the building and develop it into a museum He wrote Maybe the Union Pacific would be willing to sell the station rather cheaply or even donate it 1 The station was donated to the City of Omaha in 1973 and two years later the Western Heritage Museum opened The museum closed from 1995 to 1996 for a 22 million renovation project largely funded by Charles and Margre Durham For their contributions on the project the Western Heritage Museum was renamed the Durham Western Heritage Museum the following year On April 6 2008 the Durham Western Heritage Museum became the Durham Museum The change was driven by recent partnerships with Smithsonian Institution the Library of Congress and the National Archives which have provided the museum with a larger range of exhibits and programming not limited to western heritage 2 The museum is an affiliate within the Smithsonian Affiliations program 3 4 Byron Reed Collection editMain article Byron Reed Collection According to experts Byron Reed was one of the greatest collectors of the 19th century with a reputation as a numismatist that is largely unrecognized 5 According to Larry Wilson a historian and numismatic researcher for the Independent Coin Grading Service The exhibit is an environmental museum where the visitors walk through a replication of the original Byron Reed Library The coins are displayed in beautiful dark wooden cases that give the visitors the sense they are part of the exhibit It gave me the feeling I was back in the 1880s sitting in Byron Reed s library examining his coins with him The exhibit includes an abundance of historical information on Byron Reed and the times I know visitors will be impressed with the quality of the exhibit and the magnificence of the coins displayed 6 Donated to the City of Omaha upon Reed s death today the collection is housed at the Durham Museum 7 Trish and Dick Davidson Gallery Track Level editThe Trish amp Dick Davidson Gallery has a variety of transportation and commerce exhibits Bekins Moving amp Storage restored 1922 Mack flatbed truck and wall displays tell the story of one of Omaha s great companies Buffett Grocery Store replica store front of the original Buffett Grocery Store that opened in 1915 O Scale Model Train has layout with a depot and diorama that represents Union Pacific s double track main line from Omaha to Ogden during the 1950s nbsp Union Pacific train and bell at the Durham Museum The following train cars and locomotives are on display Union Pacific 1243 Steam Locomotive c1890 Union Pacific 25559 Caboose 1962 Union Pacific 1202 Pullman Sleeper National Command 1956 Southern Pacific 2986 Lounge Car 1949 Pullman Observation Car Cornhusker Club 1924 Omaha and Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company Streetcar An authentic streetcar that took people through the neighborhoods of Omaha during the 1940s citation needed See also editHistory of Omaha Union Station Omaha References edit Last Days of a Depot Omaha World Herald April 5 1971 Palmer Jane AT THE DURHAM Museum change reflects broader scope of exhibits Timeline Omaha World Herald April 6 2008 2011 Pulitzer winning photographs on display at The Durham Museum the Fence Post June 15 2011 Retrieved July 15 2011 Historic Timeline The Durham Museum Retrieved March 7 2022 Gibbs W T 2001 Byron Reed Collection worth 7 9m Patterns most valuable portion 1804 dollar is top coin Archived September 6 2005 at the Wayback Machine Coin WORLD July 15 2001 Retrieved 2 1 08 CG is chosen to grade Parmelee Reed Specimen of the 1804 Silver Dollar Original Class I Archived April 11 2008 at the Wayback Machine CoinResource com Retrieved 2 1 08 Winter Doug The REED Collection COINLINK Archived from the original on February 6 2012 Retrieved September 6 2015 External links editDurham Museum41 15 06 N 95 55 42 W 41 25167 N 95 92833 W 41 25167 95 92833 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Durham Museum Omaha Nebraska amp oldid 1176579057, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
