Federation bulletin

              Y ou are invited to attend the joint

annual meeting of the Federation

of North Carolina Historical Societies

and the North Carolina Literary and

Historical Association, which will take

place on November 9 and 10 at the

Renaissance Hotel in Asheville. The

conference offers several unique fea-tures,

including a tour of Asheville, a

discussion of the Bill of Rights, talks

by N. C. authors, and a workshop for

Federation members.

On Friday afternoon, enjoy a guided

walking tour of downtown Asheville.

Then, in the evening come to UNC-Asheville

and listen as Justice Willis

P. Whichard talks about the Bill of

Rights, focusing on the right to a jury

trial and to due process. His talk is in

conjunction with the tour of the ex-hibit

Liberty and Freedom: North

Carolina’s Tour of the Bill of Rights.

On Saturday morning take part in a

Federation workshop focusing on devel-oping

a living history program. Then in

the afternoon enjoy talks by Kay Byer,

the N. C. Poet Laureate, and by Ron

Rash, who will talk about his novel

The World Made Straight, which deals

in part with the Shelton Laurel Massa-cre

in Madison County during the Civil

War. In the evening the keynote

speaker, Robert Morgan, will discuss

his new book on Daniel Boone.

The cost for the program varies depend-ing

on what you choose to do. Look for

a brochure with more information in a

separate mailing. You can also find

more information about the Saturday

morning workshop on page 21 of the

Bulletin.

We hope to see you in Asheville!

Make Plans to Attend Annual Meeting The Federation of North

Carolina Historical Societies

is a non- profit organization

operating under the auspices

of the N. C. Office of Archives

and History. Its mission is to

promote the pursuit of local

history in North Carolina

through existing and future

local and regional historical

organizations, societies, and

commissions; to foster coop-eration

between such organi-zations,

societies, and com-missions

and the Office of

Archives and History to the

mutual benefit of all; and to

promote and support history

education through sponsor-ship

of the National History

Day program and other ap-propriate

activities.

The Federation Bulletin is

published quarterly. Submis-sions

for the Bulletin should

be sent to the address at the

bottom of this page and should

be received by November 1,

February 1, May 1, and

August 1.

Federation News 2

Member News 3

Grant Opportunities 6

History Help 7

Calendar of Events 11

Exhibits 18

Workshops and

Conferences

21

New Publications 26

Inside this issue:

Federation Bulletin

Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies

Volume 27, no. 3 September 2007

Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies, 4610 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699- 4610, ( 919) 807- 7280

Web page: www. ah. dcr. state. nc. us/ affiliates/ fnchs/ fnchs. htm Editor’s email: Laura. Ketcham@ ncmail. net

Call for Nominations: The Newsome Award

describing the organization’s accom-plishments

over the past twelve to

eighteen months. Nominations are due

by October 1. Please send your

nominations to:

Laura Ketcham

Federation of N. C. Historical Societies

4610 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699- 4610

Recipients will be announced on Novem-ber

10, during the annual meeting of

the Federation. For more information,

please call ( 919) 807- 7280.

W ould you like your organization

to be recognized for its recent

achievements in preserving local

history? Then consider nominating

your group for the Albert Ray Newsome

Award.

Each year the Federation recognizes

organizations that have made signifi-cant

contributions to the preservation

and promotion of local history. Recipi-ents

receive a framed certificate and a

$ 250 cash prize.

To nominate an organization, please

write a one- to five- page narrative

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 2

T he Federation of North Caro-lina

Historical Societies is a

coalition of societies, associations,

and commissions throughout the

state that are dedicated to pre-serving

and promoting history in

North Carolina. An advisory

board made up of members of

historical organizations oversees

the work of the Federation.

The Federation sponsors work-shops

and meetings; offers loans

to members for the creation of

historical publications, historical/

educational videos or cds, and

special events; offers technical

assistance to members who contact

the Federation with questions;

and more. For more information,

visit the Federation’s web page at

www. ah. dcr. state. nc. us/ affiliates/

fnchs/ fnchs. htm.

Patricia Suggs

Beaufort Historical Association

Griselle Woodward

Friends of Haywood Hall

Barbara Rowe

Cape Fear Museum

Barbara Snowden

Currituck County Historical Society

Leigh Strickland

Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace

Advisory Committee

Through 2007

Merrikay Brown

Lewisville Historical Society

Jason Harpe

Lincoln County Historical Association

Through 2008

Kevin Cherry

Friends of the Archives

Jane Pyle

Chatham County Historical Association

Through 2009

Nyoni Collins

Sankofa Center

Charles Ingram

Duplin County Historical Society

Members of the Federation Advisory Board

FEDERATION NEWS

About the Federation

T wo North Carolinians as well as the North

Carolina Office of Archives and History will be

presented with an Award of Merit at the annual

conference for the American Association for State and

Local History. This conference will be held in early

September in Atlanta.

William Powell won an award for The Encyclopedia of

North Carolina, which he edited. More than 500 con-tributors

submitted articles for this comprehensive

encyclopedia, covering the events, institutions, and

cultural forces that have defined the state. This

highly praised publication includes more than 1,300

pages, 22 maps, and 373 illustrations.

LaRae Umfleet and the North Carolina Office of Ar-chives

and History won an Award of Merit for a report

on the 1898 race riot in Wilmington. The report was a

culmination of years of research by Ms. Umfleet, an

employee of the Office of Archives and History who

worked with the 1898 Wilmington Race Riot Commis-sion.

This commission was established by the state

legislature to develop a historical record of the race

riot and to assess the economic impact of the riot on

African Americans locally and across the region and

state.

Ms. Umfleet and the Office of Archives and History

also won a “ WOW” Award, which recognizes projects

of exceptional creativity, scholarship, and inclusive-ness;

only four of these awards were given in the

nation.

It’s not too early to think about nominations to recog-nize

work accomplished in 2007. Think about an organi-zation

or person you would like to nominate for an

Award of Merit, which is given to recognize excellence

for projects ( including special projects, educational

programs, exhibits, publications, restoration projects,

etc.), individual achievement, and organizational

general excellence. Nominations will be due in

March. Look for more information in the December

issue of the Bulletin.

North Carolinians Receive Honors from AASLH

Federation Bulletin

I f you or a family member

served or traveled on a hospital

train during World War II or the

Korean War, the N. C. Transporta-tion

Museum would like to talk

with you. The museum is plan-ning

an exhibit later this year

featuring a U. S. Army railway

hospital car.

The museum’s 1945 car was used

during World War II and Korea.

During these wars, injured sol-diers

were shipped from overseas

battlefields to American ports,

where railway hospital units

carried them to Veterans Affairs

or civilian hospitals for further

treatment.

The museum is seeking personal

stories to help it plan an interac-tive

exhibit that will be added to

the railway hospital car. If you

have stories to share, please con-tact

Larry Neal, director of visitor

services, at ( 704) 636- 2889, ext.

227, or by email at larry. neal

@ ncmail. net.

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 PAGE 3

FEDERATION AND MEMBER NEWS

A s textile mills close across the state and memo-ries

of growing up in mill villages start to fade,

North Carolina risks losing its rich textile heritage.

To help preserve this history, the Textile Heritage

Center in Cooleemee is calling on public officials and

citizens to commemorate the first annual Textile

Heritage Week during the first week of October.

The Textile Heritage Center is offering a free kit to

help people plan events for the week. The kit contains

a petition calling on public officials to proclaim Textile

Heritage Week in their communities; a model procla-mation;

a model press release; a Power Point presen-tation;

and more. Examples of ways to celebrate the

week include giving talks at local schools, cleaning up

an old mill graveyard, getting in touch with friends

and classmates, and more.

The Center is also offering a lapel pin with the Heri-tage

Week logo for $ 5 plus $ 2 shipping and handling.

Bulk orders of the pin are available to groups and

businesses upon request. In addition, the fourth issue

of The Bobbin and Shuttle maga-zine

will be available by Labor

Day for $ 3, plus $ 2 shipping and

handling.

Shelby became the first town to

proclaim Textile Heritage Week,

noting in its proclamation a de-sire

“ to honor the ingenuity and labors of thousands

of men, women, and children who opened the cotton

bales, carded the fiber, spun the yarn, wove the

cloth, shipped it to the far corners of the world, and

maintained the mill village communities while at

the same time weaving a distinct cultural fabric

which has embossed its influence in all aspects of

our social life.”

For more information about Textile Heritage Week,

email Initiative@ TextileHeritage. org, call ( 336) 284-

6040, or visit www. TextileHeritage. org. Send orders

to THC, PO Box 667, Cooleemee, NC 27014.

A Call to Celebrate Textile Heritage Week

Chatham County Historical Association Pledges $ 25,000 to Library

T he Chatham County Historical Association

( CCHA) recently announced that it is pledging

$ 25,000 to the Chatham Community Library for the

construction and furnishing of an area in the new

library devoted to the local history, heritage, and

genealogy of the county.

The history area is planned as a part of the new

Chatham Community Library to house those books

and items of historic significance kept at the library

for the use of its patrons. These items include county

and family histories, genealogical records, gravesite

registrations, publications on local history, and clipping

files. Many of these items are irreplaceable, and will

receive special handling and attention in this new

library.

The new library will be located on the campus of

Central Carolina Community College, and jointly

operated with the college.

N. C. Transportation Museum Seeks Stories of Hospital Trains

By Susan Alston, Administrator, The Murfreesboro Historical Association

Cashiers Historical Society Studies Heritage Apples

from the area’s early Indian cul-ture,

agricultural life, and ship-ping

industry. One room of the

museum features the Gatling fam-ily

and the famous Gatling gun,

invented by Richard J. Gatling.

Visitors can also tour the Agricul-ture

and Transportation Museum,

which houses a replica of a fasci-nating

invention made by Richard

Gatling’s brother, James. James

Gatling invented and, according to

witnesses, flew an airplane on his

farm in Hertford County in 1873,

well before the Wright brothers’

flight in 1903. MHA volunteers

and volunteers from the Historic

Murfreesboro Commission built a

replica of this unusual machine,

which was powered by hand-cranked

fan blowers. The museum

also houses many old vehicles, such

as early carriages, as well as antique

peanut pickers, an early cotton

gin, and other farm implements.

The Historic District also contains

a Tinsmith Shop, Blacksmith

Shop, Country Store and Law Of-fice,

the Wheeler House, and the

Hertford Academy, an early school

for girls that later became what is

now Chowan University. Associa-tion

volunteers offer tours of the

district every Saturday.

The Association also runs the

Brady C. Jefcoat Museum of

Americana. Located in the 1920s

Murfreesboro High School, it

features eastern North Carolina’s

premier collection of Americana,

including the largest collection of

washing machine equipment, a

wonderful collection of music boxes,

and much more.

In addition, the Association offers

several popular programs, includ-ing

a Christmas Candlelight Tour

of 12 historic buildings and a

monthly Collector’s Forum, focus-ing

on an area collector who talks

about his or her collection.

A vital part of the Murfreesboro

community, MHA relies on its

volunteers to make preservation

a success story. The citizens truly

exemplify the town’s newly

adopted motto, “ A reverence for

the past, a passion for the future.”

T he Murfreesboro Historical

Association ( MHA) was

founded in 1965 to help preserve

and promote the rich history of

Murfreesboro, a restored riverport

town on the banks of the Meherrin

River in northeastern North Caro-lina.

Incorporated in 1787, Murfrees-boro

grew by developing trade and

establishing a “ King’s Landing,”

where a customs- style accounting

of goods was undertaken.

Because Murfreesboro was spared

during the Civil War, many of its

beautiful homes and buildings still

exist. The Murfreesboro Historical

Association has adaptively restored

many of these buildings into a

small historic village, known as the

Historic District. The Association

and its volunteers stay busy,

working year- round to promote

and maintain the buildings, historic

homes, and collections located in

this district; managing a museum

of Americana; and offering popular

programs.

Visitors to the district can tour

the Rea Museum, located in the

oldest commercial brick building

still standing in North Carolina.

The museum contains displays

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 PAGE 4

MEMBER NEWS

Federation Bulletin

T he Cashiers Historical Society and the Cashiers

Community Council joined forces recently to

sponsor a first- annual Heritage Apple Day. Speakers

at the March 31 event focused on heritage apples

such as the Junaluska Valley and Limber Twigs, and

participants learned about grafting techniques. Some

brought their own cuttings to graft while others used

cuttings provided by one of the speakers. It is hoped

participants will plant and nurture these grafted

plants and that someday local residents will once

again be able to enjoy these now rare heritage apples.

The program was planned by local horticulturalist

John McCarley and CHS board members Gillis

MacKinnon and Ann Austin. The trio has been research-ing

the apple trees at the Zachary- Tolbert House, and

hopes to revitalize the orchard there as part of the

master landscaping plan for the site.

Focus on a Federation Member: The Murfreesboro Historical

Association The Associa-tion’s

logo

reflects

Murfreesboro’s

maritime

history.

Send Us Your News!

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 5

MEMBER NEWS

B e sure to send in news about your organization so

we can feature you in the Bulletin! Add us to

your newsletter mailing list, or simply email us press

releases and other information. Tell us about your

new exhibits, unique artifacts, upcoming programs,

your accomplishments, your plans— anything you

would like other Federation members to know about!

We try to include information about as many Federa-tion

members as possible, by using the newsletters

that are sent to us and by conducting searches of mem-ber

web pages. You are much more likely to be men-tioned

if you send your news directly to us!

Please also consider writing about your organization

for the Focus on a Federation Member series, or writ-ing

about a project or idea that others can imitate for

the Sharing Ideas series.

Send your newsletters to Laura Ketcham, FNCHS,

4610 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699- 4610,

or send emails to Laura. Ketcham@ ncmail. net.

THE ALLIANCE FOR HISTORIC

HILLSBOROUGH recently received

a grant from the F. M. Kirby

Foundation to develop and install

new exhibit panels in the Orange

County Visitors Center/ Alexander

Dickson House. These panels describe

the history and architecture of the

Dickson House; a significant Civil

War event associated with the

house and farm office; and the role

of historic preservation in Hills-borough.

The grant also helped

the Alliance purchase furnishings

for the visitors center and fund an

improved artifact and furnishing

exhibit in the Dickson Farm Office.

THE CALDWELL HERITAGE

MUSEUM announced that it has

been accepted into the Museum

Assessment Program, offered by

the American Association of

Museums and the Institute of

Museum and Library Services.

THE JOHNSTON COUNTY HERI-TAGE

CENTER in Smithfield reports

that information about Johnston

County residents recorded for the

1920 U. S. Census is now available

for online research via the Heri-tage

Center’s Web site. It took

staff members Joyce Mitchell and

John McPhail two years to tran-scribe

the information into a

searchable database. As a result,

the center now has online data-bases

for census records from 1860

to 1880 and from 1900 to 1920

( national records from the 1890

Census were destroyed by fire).

Staff are currently working on

transcribing the 1930 Census.

THE LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORI-CAL

ASSOCIATION announced it

has been awarded a $ 10,000 grant

by the Marion Stedman Covington

Foundation of Greensboro. The

grant will support a Conditions

Assessment and Feasibility Study

of the Eureka Manufacturing

Company Cotton Mill in Lincoln-ton

by Don Yelverton Architects of

Charlotte. Upon completion of the

study, the Association will begin a

capital campaign to restore the

mill as the new Lincoln County

Museum of History. In addition to

this grant, the Association has re-ceived

grants and funding assis-tance

from BFI/ Allied Waste, the

National Trust for Historic Pres-ervation,

and Walter Clark. The

Association also announced the

launching of its new website,

www. LincolnCountyHistory. com.

On May 4, members and friends

gathered to celebrate the MUSEUM

OF THE ALBEMARLE’s 40th birth-day.

During the evening the

Friends of the Museum of the

Albemarle presented $ 1.5 million

from a recent capital campaign for

the design and construction of

the exhibit “ Our Story,” which will

be completed in 2008.

PRESERVATION NORTH CARO-LINA

( PNC) announced that the

Edenton Cotton Mill Village,

which PNC preserved, has been

named one of the 10 best cottage

communities in the nation by

Cottage Living magazine. In late

1995, shortly after closing the

mill, Unifi Incorporated donated

the 44- acre complex to Preserva-tion

North Carolina. Using low

prices and state tax credits for

historic rehabilitation, PNC has

sold all but 3 of the original 57

worker cottages. In addition, six

new cottages are being built, and

the 1898 cotton mill is being con-verted

to house condominiums.

Member News Briefs

Federation Bulletin

This is a selection of some of the grants available from

private foundations. We welcome your suggestions as

well. Please send us information about other grants

you have found useful.

THE BLUMENTHAL FOUNDATION

The Blumenthal Foundation, based in Charlotte,

focuses the majority of its grants on programs and

projects that have an impact on Charlotte and the

state of North Carolina. According to its web site, the

Foundation “ provides grants for seed money, annual

operating budgets, capital campaigns, conferences

and seminars, special projects and endowments.” One

of its nine areas of focus is Arts, Science, and Culture.

Examples of grants in past include a grant to the Levine

Museum of the New South, a Federation member, for

educational programming; support of the 2002 Ocra-folk

Art and Music Festival; and more. One aspect of

this foundation that makes it stand out from many

others is its belief in the importance of providing help

for operating expenses. There are no grant deadlines;

applications are reviewed at quarterly board meet-ings.

For more information, visit wwwblumenthal

foundation. org.

HERITAGE PRESERVATION

Conservation Assessment Program

Deadline: October 15, 2007

Heritage Preservation is working with the Institute

INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUMS AND

LIBRARY SERVICES

Conservation Project Support

Deadline: October 1, 2007

This IMLS program awards grants

to help museums identify collections

needs and priorities and to perform

activities to safeguard their collec-tions.

Grants are available for many

types of collections activities, such

as surveys, training, research,

treatment, and environmental

improvements. For more informa-tion,

visit www. imls. gov/

applicants/ grants/ conservProject.

shtm.

Grants from Public Organizations

Museums for America

Deadline: November 15, 2007

Museums for America grants support

projects and ongoing activities that

build museums’ capacity to serve

their communities. As the IMLS

web page notes, “ Museums for

America grants are designed to be

flexible: funds can be used for a

wide variety of projects, including:

ongoing museum work, research

and other behind- the- scenes activi-ties,

planning, new programs,

purchase of equipment or services,

and activities that will support

the efforts of museums to upgrade

and integrate new technologies.”

Federation member Historic Hope

Plantation received a grant in 2006

to develop a new exhibit exploring

the lives of the enslaved African

Americans who lived on the plan-tation

and the lives of the Tuscarora

Indians who lived on nearby lands

until the early 1800s. For more

information, visit www. imls. gov/

applicants/ grants/ forAmerica. shtm.

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 PAGE 6

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Grants from Private Organizations

for Museum and Library Services to provide the Con-servation

Assessment Program ( CAP) to help muse-ums

care for their collections. As the website states,

“ CAP provides a general conservation assessment of

your museum's collection, environmental conditions,

and site. Conservation priorities are identified by pro-fessional

conservators who spend two days on- site

and three days writing a report. The report can help

your museum develop strategies for improved collec-tions

care and provide a tool for long- range planning

and fund- raising.” Most museums are assigned a con-servator

to assess the museum’s collections, while

museums with a historic structure may also get an

architectural assessor. Though the program allocates

money to help cover the costs of the assessors, muse-ums

need to be prepared to pay any costs that go above

the allocation. ( Heritage Preservation estimates these

costs could be between $ 400 and $ 900, depending on

how many assessors are assigned, their fees, the cost

of lodging, mileage traveled, etc.). You must join Heri-tage

Preservation’s mailing list to receive an applica-tion,

which will be mailed in October; to be added to

the mailing list, contact the CAP staff at cap@ heritage

perservation. org or call ( 202) 233- 0800. For more infor-mation,

visit www. heritagepreservation. org/ CAP/

index. html. Many museums who take part in this

program later apply for an IMLS Conservation Project

Support grant to implement recommended changes

( see a description of this grant above).

HISTORY HELP

N C LIVE ( North Carolina

Libraries for Virtual Educa-tion)

provides N. C. residents and

students with access to high qual-ity

information online— searchable

collections of magazine, newspaper,

and journal articles ( many with

full text holdings); electronic books

and audiobooks; primary sources;

maps; and much more— covering a

wide range of topics. NC LIVE

offers many excellent resources

for history professionals and lay-people.

And, best of all, it’s free to

N. C. residents; all you need is a

library card. NC LIVE is funded

through an appropriation from

the N. C. General Assembly and by

members of the N. C. Independent

Colleges and Universities.

How Does NC LIVE Work?

Visit your library’s web site or

contact the staff to get its NC

LIVE password. Then go to www.

nclive. org and log in. You can then

search multiple databases simul-taneously

using the EZ Search on

the home page or the Advanced

Search, which is also available

from the home page. If you want

to narrow your search to specific

databases, the History & Geneal-ogy

link on the left column under

‘ Browse by Subject’ is a great

place to start.

How Does It Help Historians?

NC LIVE offers access to valuable

historical databases, such as:

• American Slavery: A

Composite Autobiogra-phy,

a collection of the life

histories of former slaves

in the United States com-piled

through nearly 4,000

interviews with ex- slaves.

Useful Resources: NC LIVE for Historians

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 7

By Beth Crist, E- Learning Consultant, State Library of North Carolina

“ NC LIVE ( North Carolina Libraries for Virtual

Education) provides N. C. residents and students

with access to high quality information online—

searchable collections of magazine, newspaper, and

journal articles ( many with full text holdings);

electronic books and audiobooks; primary sources;

maps; and much more….”

• Annals of American

History, over 1,500 pri-mary

documents impor-tant

in American history;

it also includes photo-graphs

and multimedia as

well as introductory infor-mation

to provide context.

• Daily Life through His-tory,

a set of detailed por-trayals

of what life was like

for ordinary people in 26

cultures throughout history.

• HeritageQuest, a collec-tion

of research materials

for tracing family history

and American culture; it

includes original page

images, more than 25,000

books, the entire U. S. Fed-eral

Census, and more.

• Historic Events of the

20th Century, five source-books

on important time

periods in U. S. and world

history; teacher lesson

plans are included.

• North American

Women’s Letters and

Diaries, a set of over

150,000 pages of letters

and diaries depicting the

personal experiences of

over 1,000 women from

the Colonial times to 1950.

• North Carolina Sanborn

Maps, a group of more

than 11,000 large- scale

digital maps of 158 North

Carolina towns and cities

from 1867 to 1970.

Other great resources include

several Encyclopedia Britannica

products and general academic

databases including EBSCOhost’s

Academic Search Elite and Mas-terFile

Premier. These last two

resources include indexes for and

many full text articles from hun-dreds

of history journals, includ-ing

Military History, Oral History

Review, Teaching History, and

American 19th Century History.

What If I Have Questions?

Check the Help tab from any NC

LIVE page for FAQs and support

materials. Staff at your local library

can give you assistance, too, or

you can go to NCknows at www.

ncknows. org to contact a helpful

librarian online, around the clock.

Editor’s Note: This article is part

of the Useful Resources series,

which explores helpful resources

on the Web.

HISTORY HELP

The Web is a wonderful resource

for historical organizations, offering

a wide range of museum- or

history- related sites to visit. In

this section, we’ll review sites that

might interest you. We welcome

suggestions as well; please let us

know of any sites you think might

interest other Federation members.

“ Documenting the American

South”

http:// docsouth. unc. edu

The University Library at UNC-CH

sponsors this fascinating web

page, “ Documenting the American

South,” which offers access to a

wide range of primary sources

about the South. To quote the web

page, “ Documenting the American

South... provides Internet access to

texts, images, and audio files re-lated

to southern history, litera-ture,

and culture. Currently Doc-

South includes ten thematic col-lections

of books, diaries, posters,

artifacts, letters, oral history in-terviews,

and songs.”

One example of its collections is

“ The North Carolina Experience,”

which offers online text for twenty

oral history interviews, 30,000

pages of text from fiction and non-fiction,

and more than 3,000 im-ages,

all focusing on the state’s

social and cultural history.

Other online collections include

“ North Carolinians and the Great

War: The Impact of World War I

on the Tar Heel State,” “ Oral His-tories

of the American South,”

“ True and Candid Compositions:

Antebellum Writings” ( featuring

writings of UNC- CH students),

“ Library of Southern Literature,”

“ North American Slave Narra-tives,”

“ The Southern Homefront,

1861- 1865,” “ The Church in the

Southern Black Community,” and

“ The First Century of the First

State University.”

Information on Starting a

Nonprofit

www. ncnonprofits. org/ faq/

HowToStartA501( c)( 3)

Nonprofit. pdf

The North Carolina Center for

Nonprofits offers this useful 22-

page information packet about

starting a 501( c)( 3). Included in

the packet are steps in establish-ing

a nonprofit, descriptions of the

duties of board members, a list of

helpful resources, and sample by-laws.

Software for Nonprofits

www. techsoup. org/ stock

Do you need to buy software for

your computer but believe you

can’t afford it? Then plan to visit

the web page for TechSoup, a non-profit

that sells software to 501( c) 3

nonprofits at low prices. TechSoup

is able to sell software so cheaply

because the software has been

donated by companies such as

Microsoft, Adobe, and more; Tech

Soup simply charges an adminis-trative

fee. Be sure to click on

“ TechSoup Stock at a Glance” in

the Getting Started part of the

web page to learn more about how

to register your nonprofit and how

to place orders. You may also

want to click on the Learning

Center tab at the top of the web

page to read articles on a wide

range of topics including fund

raising, volunteers, databases,

training, and more.

A Web Site that Gives Money

to Nonprofits

www. goodsearch. com

Imagine earning money for your

registered nonprofit just by surf-ing

the web. According to articles

in the New York Times and For-tune

magazine, going to www.

goodsearch. com can help you do

just that. Each time a person uses

goodsearch. com to search the web,

approximately a penny is donated

to that person’s charity of choice.

Over time, these pennies add up.

For instance, if 200 people use

this search engine 5 times a day

for a year for the benefit of the

same nonprofit, that organization

would receive approximately

$ 3,650. So consider telling your

members and supporters about

this web site— they can help you

with just a click of the mouse!

Useful Resources

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 8

UNC’s Documenting the American

South website offers access to thou-sands

of primary sources, including

diaries, letters, interviews, publica-tions,

images, and posters like this

one, part of its collection on World

War One.

HISTORY HELP

A s noted in Part One of this

article in the June issue,

the second generation of Web

technologies, generally called Web

2.0, has particular promise for

those involved in the historical

enterprise. Below is a continuation

of a list of some basic Web 2.0

tools along with examples of how

they might be used by a local

historical group.

Photo Sharing Services

Whether they are using high- end,

high- resolution cameras or their

cell phones, almost everyone

seems to be taking digital photo-graphs

these days. A number of

Web- based sites have developed

that allow individuals to share

their images with friends and

family— or with the world at large.

Most of these sites allow viewers

to comment on the images and

contributors to make connections

between their images and those

provided by other contributors.

While these are nice features, the

true value of these photo sharing

sites may be the sheer number of

viewers that they attract and the

ability for these viewers to search

across the captions provided by

the contributors. A person might

search for images of his or her

hometown and find current views

of downtown being posted by locals,

or discover turn- of- the century

views being shared by individuals

living on the other side of the

world.

The most popular of these photo

sharing sites is Flickr, located at

www. flickr. com. It was developed

in 2002 and is now owned by Yahoo.

Here is one measure of its use:

there are approximately 300 images

bearing the tags “ Old Well” and

“ Chapel Hill.”

Many local history organizations

hold image collections, and they

are usually seeking to add to

these materials. Web- based photo

sharing services can be used to

advertise the existence of image

collections, solicit additions to

those collections, and seek infor-mation

about images for which

little is known. “ Do you know this

man?” can be a useful caption,

and a number of institutions post

“ unknown photographs” from

their holdings on their own Web

site, as well as on photo sharing

sites, in the hopes of gathering

more information about the

unidentified image. ( Institutions

do need to remember to post only

those photographs which are in

the public domain or whose copy-right

they own.)

Often, the comments left by viewers

provide information and context

for an image that even the most

experienced and knowledgeable

local historians might miss. (“ The

date of the picture you have must

be wrong; the bicycle in the back-ground

was not manufactured

until . . . ”) As more and more

amateur photographers are posting

their images to these sites, local

groups might use these online

photo sharing resources to iden-tify

potential donors to their

collection. Choice images placed

on popular photo sharing sites can

also be used as “ teasers,” directing

Web traffic from the more general

photo sharing site to the historical

society or local history collection’s

own Web site.

For example, the Kent Historical

Society has uploaded a handful of

its old images to flickr. See www.

flickr. com/ photos/ kenthistory/.

Podcasting/ Audiovisual

Streaming. Podcasting refers to

the creation of audio or video con-tent

that can be downloaded from

the Internet to an iPOD ( a player

much like the old walkman but

one that can hold much more

information than its non- digital

predecessors). Audiovisual

streaming is the posting of videos

and audio to the Web that can be

How History Organizations Are Using New Web Technologies

( Part Two of a Three- Part Series)

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 9

By Kevin Cherry, President of the Federation and Past President of Friends of the Archives

“ Many local history organizations hold image

collections, and they are usually seeking to add to

these materials. Web- based photo sharing services

can be used to advertise the existence of image

collections, solicit additions to those collections,

and seek information about images for which little

is known.”

HISTORY HELP

watched or listened to by almost

anyone with a connection to the

Internet. Taken together, podcast-ing

and streaming bring radio-and

television- like technology to

the Web— but the “ shows” run

when the viewer wants to watch

or listen to them and not on any

particular programming schedule.

Because audiovisual materials

take up a lot of computer storage

space, they have been cost

prohibitive for most Web creators.

Now there are podcasting and

online video sharing Web sites

that allow anyone to post audio-visual

materials to the Web for free.

The best known video site is www.

youtube. com Featuring every-thing

from lip- syncing teenagers

to the random, verbal meanderings

of the town eccentric, Youtube has

it all. Podcasts of all sorts can be

found at podcast directory sites

such as Podcast. net, Podcastalley.

com, and Yahoo Podcasts. ( A direc-tory

of podcast directories is located

at www. podcast411. com/ page2.

html. The education podcast

network is especially useful for

schools.) A quick search on

“ history” at the Podcastalley. com

site brought back productions on

subjects ranging from high school

advanced placement history to

baseball history to one on the use

of new technology in genealogy.

Historical societies often find

themselves video- or audio- taping

some event of local significance,

such as speakers at annual meet-ings.

They might even do a form of

documentary work, videotaping

activities that were once common

but that have disappeared from

everyday life, such as the milking

of cows by hand. Societies could

post a copy of these types of audio-visual

materials to one of the free

video or audio hosting sites and

then provide a link from their own

Web page to that video or audio.

Doing this would save local com-puter

storage space and expand

the potential audience for their

materials.

A simple search on “ Carolina and

Museum” on the www. youtube.

com site shows that visitors to our

state’s cultural institutions are

already making their own films

documenting their visits to the

state’s historical institutions, and

individuals from all over the

world are viewing these “ tourist-made”

productions.

One example of a history organi-zations

using audiovisual stream-ing

is the Hafferreffer Museum of

Anthropology at Brown Univer-sity,

which has posted a demon-stration

of Viking sword fighting

on www. youtube. com. A number

of statewide historical agencies

are now producing podcasts.

North Carolina is no exception.

The Department of Cultural Re-sources

maintains a list of its pod-casts

at www. ncculture. org/

podcast. asp. Programs include

historic site audio tours and

lectures and interviews on a

number of North Carolina- related

topics

Editor’s note: The third part of

this article will appear in the

December issue of the Bulletin.

How History Organizations Are Using New Web Technologies

( continued)

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 10

The N. C. Department of Cultural

Resources is one example of a

cultural organization using pod-casting

to inform web users about

its offerings. Podcasts include

historical lectures, tours of historic

sites, and more.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Williamsburg, will present his

unique, rare, and free program

played on the wooden flute.

Fall Fundraising Party

Saturday, Oct. 20, 6: 30 p. m.

The Beaufort Historical Associa-tion’s

Annual Fall Fundraising

Party will be held in the water-front

home of Mr. and Mrs. Robert

Logel located at 1107 Front

Street. The party will feature art-work

from Mike Hoyt, catering by

Beaufort Grocery Company, and

smooth jazz music that adds up to

a party that’s not to be missed.

The public is welcome to join the

annual event, which raises funds

for the preservation and educa-tional

programs of the Associa-tion.

Tickets: $ 75 per person.

Please call or visit the web page

for more information.

Historic District Double

Decker Bus Tour

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays,

and Saturdays, September-

October, 11 a. m. and 1: 30 p. m.

Hop aboard and see Beaufort’s

historic district from atop our

1967 English double- decker bus.

Local narrators tell tales of Beau-fort’s

rich past of pirates, star-crossed

lovers, and Confederate

spies. Tickets: $ 8 for adults, $ 4 for

children. Charters are available

year- round.

Jumble Sale

Saturday, Nov. 17, 9 a. m.- 3 p. m.

The Jumble Sale is an event that

harkens back to the English coun-tryside

of the 1800s where vil-lages

held these events during fes-tivals.

Based on this historic

premise, the grounds of the Beau-fort

Historic Site will be filled

with vendors selling antiques and

collectibles, fine art, pottery, jew-elry,

crafts, tag sale items, can-dles,

books, food, holiday gift

items, and more. Held rain or

shine, it’s a great time to do some

Christmas shopping.

Community Thanksgiving Feast

Sunday, Nov. 18,

11: 30 a. m.- 1: 30 pm

Enjoy a traditional tur-key

dinner provided by

some of the area’s finest

restaurants. Served at

the Beaufort Historic

Site, dinners are avail-able

for take- out or to enjoy under

a heated tent. Tickets: $ 17 in ad-vance,

$ 20 the day of the event.

Historic Buildings Tour

Monday- Saturday, throughout the

year, 10 a. m., 11: 30 a. m., 1 p. m.,

and 3 p. m.

All prized for their period collec-tions

and furnishings, these historic

homes run the gamut from the

rustic, ca. 1778 Leffers Cottage,

and the elaborately furnished

Victorian Josiah Bell House, ca.

1825, to the award- winning resto-ration

of the Federal- style John C.

Manson House, ca. 1825. The

historic buildings include the

Carteret County Jail, ca. 1829,

the Apothecary Shop and Doctor’s

Office, ca. 1857, containing price-less

pharmaceutical and medicinal

artifacts used in early Beaufort,

and the Carteret County Court-house

of 1796, which is the only

remaining wood- framed English

Circuit courthouse left intact in

North Carolina. Each building

depicts a different period or aspect

of life in historic Beaufort. Historic

buildings tours consist of three

buildings. Tickets: $ 8 for adults,

$ 4 for children.

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CALDWELL COUNTY HISTORICAL

SOCIETY ( Lenoir)

( 828) 758- 4004

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ALLIANCE FOR HISTORIC

HILLSBOROUGH ( Hillsborough)

www. historichillsborough. org

Museum's Golden Anniversary

Saturday, Nov. 10, 11 a. m.- 4 p. m.

Join the Board of Directors and

staff in this celebration of the

50th Anniversary of the Orange

County Historical Museum's official

opening on November 10, 1957.

See a special exhibit on the found-ing

and development of the museum,

and enjoy some cake!

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AYCOCK BIRTHPLACE ( Fremont)

www. ah. dcr. state. nc. us/ sections/

hs/ aycock/ AYCOCK. HTM,

( 919) 252- 5581

Living History Wednesdays

Wednesdays, October- November,

9: 30 a. m.- 12: 30 p. m.

Costumed interpreters will dem-onstrate

chores typically done on

a 19th- century eastern North

Carolina farm.

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BEAUFORT HISTORICAL ASSOCIA-TION

( Beaufort)

www. beauforthistoricsite. org

( 252) 728- 5225

Popular Music of the Colonial

Era

Saturday, Sept. 1, 11 a. m.

Come to the Carteret County

Courthouse of 1796, located on the

Beaufort Historic Grounds, 130

Turner Street, for a morning of

music from 17th and 18th- century

America. Herbert Watson, a

member of the “ Governor’s Musick,”

gives about 100 concerts every

year at the colonial capitol build-ing,

the Governor’s Palace, and

other locations. Dressed in period

clothes, Watson, from Colonial

Open House

Sunday, Sept. 9, 2 p. m.- 5 p. m.

Come to the Caldwell Heritage

Museum to learn more about the

Historical Society and to enjoy the

museum exhibits. Free, but dona-tions

are accepted.

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CARTERET COUNTY HISTORICAL

SOCIETY ( Morehead City)

www. thehistoryplace. org,

( 252) 247- 7533

Downeast Bus Tour

Wednesday, Sept. 19

Enjoy this bus tour, led by Rodney

Kemp, and learn the history behind

the beautiful areas Downeast

while having a great time. Seating

is limited. Call ( 252) 247- 7533,

ext. 106 for details.

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CATAWBA COUNTY HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION ( Newton)

www. catawbahistory. org

Murray's Mill Harvest Folk

Festival

Saturday, Sept. 29, 10 a. m.- 5 p. m.,

and Sunday, Sept. 30, 1 p. m.- 5 p. m.

This festival celebrates Catawba

County’s agricultural heritage

with an array of exhibits, crafts-men,

and activities, including

petting zoos, antique

cars, tractors, and

farm machinery, as

well as traditional food

preparations such as

molasses making. En-joy

bluegrass, country,

and gospel music, as well as a

tour of the mill, which is still pro-ducing

flour. Cost: $ 5. Directions

are posted on the website.

Hart Square

Saturday, Oct. 27

This privately owned, recreated

19th- century village features the

largest collection of original his-toric

log buildings in the United

States and is open to the public

only one day each year. Dating

from 1782 to 1873, the seventy log

structures are all furnished, and

around 220 volunteer artisans

will demonstrate the period tech-niques

of flax breaking and hack-ling,

spinning, weaving, herb dying,

open- hearth cooking, wheel-wrighting,

and more. Tickets cost

$ 25 each and go on sale at 9 a. m.

on Oct. 1. They may be purchased

in person at the Catawba County

Museum of History in Newton or

over the phone, with a credit card,

at ( 828) 465- 0383. Directions are

included with the tickets.

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C. GRIER BEAM TRUCK MUSEUM

( Cherryville)

www. beamtruckmuseum. com

( 704) 435- 3072

Old Trucks and Art in the Park

Saturday, Sept. 9, 10 a. m.- 3 p. m.

The fourth- annual festival features

a display of original art outside on

the grounds of the museum as

well as a juried art show inside

the museum. The art is available

for purchase.

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DURHAM COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY

( Durham)

( 919) 560- 0190

Friends of the Durham Library

2007 Book Sale

Friday, October 5, 4 p. m.– 7 p. m.

Saturday, Oct. 6, 10 a. m.- 4 p. m.

Sunday, Oct. 7, 2 p. m.- 5 p. m.

Discover fascinating books to add

to your collection, all while support-ing

the Durham County Public

Library! The October 5 sale is

open to members only; member-ships

will be sold at the door.

Everyone is welcome on

October 6 and 7, with books

offered for $ 7 per bag on

October 7. All sales take

place at the Main Library, 300 N.

Roxboro St.

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DUKE HOMESTEAD STATE

HISTORIC SITE ( Durham)

www. dukehomestead. nchistoric

sites. org, ( 919) 477- 5498

The Tobacco Harvest and

Hornworm Festival

Saturday, Sept. 8, 10 a. m.- 4 p. m.

Discover how 19th- century

farmers like Mr. Duke primed

and prepared their tobacco for

curing. Join costumed interpret-ers

as they prime, or harvest,

tobacco; take part in a looping

contest as you tie the tobacco

leaves to tobacco sticks; and enjoy

tours of the Duke family’s 1852

home. The festival will also offer a

humorous “ celebration” of the

hornworm, with hornworm races

and games. Free.

An Evening at the Homestead

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2 p. m.- 6 p. m.

Join the Duke Homestead junior

interpreters for an afternoon pro-gram

featuring traditional music,

wagon rides, fall foods, and 19th-century

games. Free.

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HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

GROUP ( Kinston)

www. historicalpreservationgroup.

org

Fifth Annual Wil King Antebel-lum

Ball

Saturday, Sept. 29, 7 p. m. Social,

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

8 p. m. Dance

Enjoy music and dancing in the

Tara Ball Room of the King’s Res-taurant

in Kinston. Period clothing

“ will be admired, but not required.”

Proceeds go toward the preserva-tion

of Civil War battlefields in

Lenoir County. Cost: $ 25. Contact

Jane Phillips for more information

at diamondgp@ suddenlink. net.

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LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION ( Lincolnton)

www. lincolncountyhistory. com

( 704) 748- 9090

Making Faces with Michael Ball

Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a. m. to 2 p. m.

This program offers everyone from

novice to professional an opportu-nity

to put their own hand- sculpted

face on various forms made by Ca-tawba

Valley potter Michael Ball.

Ball will be available to assist you

with the application of crafting

your own work of art. Upon com-pletion,

Ball will glaze the pieces

in a traditional Catawba Valley

alkaline glaze and fire them in his

wood- fired groundhog kiln. The

Association will hold a special re-ception

at a later date, at which

time they will display the pieces.

Registration due by Oct. 1; cost

depends on type of object you

select ( such as vase, half- gallon

jug, etc.) Please see the website

for a registration form.

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LOWER CAPE FEAR HISTORICAL

SOCIETY ( Wilmington)

www. latimerhouse. org

( 910) 762- 0492

Secret Garden Tour

Friday and Saturday, Sept. 7 and 8

Mark your calendars now for the

fourth- annual Secret

Garden Tour, which

features beautiful

private gardens not

usually open to the public. Tickets:

$ 18 per person. Refreshments will

be available at the Latimer

House; bag lunches catered by

Jester's Java will also be available

for purchase.

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MOORE COUNTY HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION ( Southern Pines)

www. moorehistory. com

( 910) 692- 2051

Historic Equestrian Lecture

Series

Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007, 2 p. m.

This special event will cover the

fascinating history of the Boyd

family and the formation of the

equestrian community in the Sand-hills.

This one- hour program will

take place in the Southern Pines

Civic Club and will conclude with

refreshments and an opportunity

to speak with the guest lecturers.

Free.

Historic Equestrian Photo

Exhibit Opening

Friday, Sept. 21, 2007, 3 p. m.- 4 p, m.

The Moore County Historical

Association will unveil its annual

Historic Photo Exhibit based on

the equestrian com-munity

of the Sandhills.

Members of the eques-trian

community and

MCHA trustees will be

welcoming guests at

the Southern Pines

Planning Office. Free.

Mystery Day Tour

Friday, October 5, 2007

Join us for a fun, one- day Mystery

Tour. We can’t say where we are

going, just that everyone will

enjoy the ride and the surprise

when we get there. The tour

departs from the Shaw House in

Southern Pines. Cost: $ 30 MCHA

member/$ 40 non- member. Please

call for reservations and more

information.

47th Annual Antiques Show

and Sale

Friday, Nov. 2 10 a. m.- 7 p. m.,

Saturday, Nov. 3, 10 a. m.- 5 p. m.,

Sunday, Nov. 4, 12 noon- 5 p. m.

Find the treasure of your dreams

at the Moore County Historical

Association’s 47th Annual Antique

Show and Sale. Antique dealers

from New York to Florida will fill

the Fair Barn at the Pinehurst

Harness Track with thousands of

items for sale— maybe with the

right gift for someone on your

special holiday list. Cost: $ 6 per

person, $ 11 for a 3- day pass.

Tickets are also available for a

private preview party and sale on

Thursday, Nov. 1, with proceeds

benefiting the association; call for

more information.

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MOUNT AIRY MUSEUM OF RE-GIONAL

HISTORY ( Mount Airy)

www. northcarolinamuseum. org/

mountairyevents. aspx

( 336) 786- 4478

“ Falling” into Winter

Saturday, Oct. 27, 10 a. m. - 2 p. m.

Enjoy family- friendly fall festivi-ties

at the museum: take a ride in

a wagon drawn by draft horses,

make a fall scarecrow, and craft a

cornhusk doll. Enjoy musical

entertainment and light refresh-ments.

“ They Call Me Aunt Orlene”

Sunday, Nov. 11, 3 p. m.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Join Phyllis Stump as she presents

her one- woman show about the life of

Orlene Hawks Puckett, a South-western

Virginia midwife and local

legend of this region. ( Her parents

were married in Surry County.)

Aunt Orlene is famous for having

successfully delivered more than a

thousand babies in her 49- year

career, although none of her own

24 children lived past infancy.

Tickets: $ 5 for museum members,

$ 10 for non- members.

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MUSEUM OF THE ALBEMARLE

( Elizabeth City)

( 252) 335- 1453, moa@ ncmail. net

( All programs are free.)

Historic Albemarle Roundtable

Thursday, Sept. 6, 7 p. m.

Dr. Rebecca Seaman will present

the talk “ Native Americans of the

Albemarle Region.”

Day on the River

Saturday, Sept. 15, 10 a. m.- 3 p. m.

Enjoy a day on the river explor-ing

the nautical history of

the Albemarle region, and

watch the annual Moth Boat

Regatta. Kids will love the

pirate- themed activities.

Historic Albemarle Roundtable

Thursday, Oct. 4, 7 p. m.

Hear Paul Clancy discuss his book

Ironclad: The Epic Battle, Calami-tous

Loss and Historic Recovery of

the USS Monitor. A book signing

follows the program.

Cemetery Walk

Saturday, Oct. 20, 1 p. m.- 4 p. m.

As you walk through a local ceme-tery,

you will be greeted by ghosts

of the deceased, who will be por-trayed

by Junior Docents.

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MUSEUM OF THE CAPE FEAR

HISTORICAL COMPLEX

( Fayetteville)

( 910) 486- 1330, mcf@ ncmail. net.

Festival of Yesteryear

Saturday, Sept. 8, 10 a. m.- 5 p. m.

Did you know that Fayetteville,

N. C., was the first American city

named in honor of Revolutionary

War hero Maj. Gen. Marquis de

Lafayette? Help the city celebrate

Lafayette’s 250th birthday with

crafts, colonial trades, music,

reenactors, games, and food. The

Festival of Yesteryear recalls a

time when small- town colonial

America offered a multitude of

sights, sounds, and smells.

Volunteer Orientation Day

Monday, Sept. 10

10 a. m.- noon or 6 p. m.- 8 p. m.

This two- hour session offers

everything you need to know

about volunteering at the museum.

Live! At the Arsenal

Sunday, Sept. 23, 1- 5 p. m.

These guided tours of the Fayette-ville

Arsenal will include black-smithing

and woodworking dem-onstrations.

The tours depart from

the museum lobby at 1: 15 p. m.,

2 p. m., 3 p. m., and 4 p. m.

Exhibit Tour

Saturday, Oct. 20 , 2 p. m.

Join a special tour of the exhibit

From Our Hands: Carolina Quilts

led by Kathryn Beach, historian

at the Museum of the Cape Fear

Historical Complex.

Family Day: From Our Hands

Sunday, Oct. 28 , 1 p. m.- 5 p. m.

Take one last look at the exhibit

From Our Hands: Carolina

Quilts. Enjoy freshly squeezed ci-der

and play games at the 1897

Poe House.

Old- time Music at the Museum

Wednesdays, Sept. 12 and 26,

Oct. 10 and 24, 7 p. m.

Hear old- time pickers play a variety

of traditional music.

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NEW BERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

( New Bern)

( 252) 638- 8558, www. newbern

historical. org

Haunted Evening: A Historical

Drama in New Bern

Every Saturday night, September-

October 20, 7: 30 p. m. and 8: 30 p. m.

Enjoy a haunted, candlelit, guided

tour of the 19th- century Attmore-

Oliver House. Learn about spirits

from the past, southern funeral cus-toms,

life after the Civil War, and

recent paranormal investigations of

the house. Tickets: $ 12. Advanced

purchase is recommended as space

is limited to 20 people per tour. A

special Drama/ Dinner package is

also available for $ 37 per person

with dinner provided at the Chelsea

Restaurant before or after the

performance.

Lunch & Learn: Tales of a Ghost

Walk “ Ghost”

Thursday, Sept. 13, 11: 30 a. m.

Join John Leys, an active

participant in the Histori-cal

Society’s annual Ghost

Walk, for an amusing look

into the adventures and

misadventures of being a

“ ghost.” In his years of tak-ing

part in the program, Leys has

portrayed ghosts; created ghost cos-tumes;

researched and written

ghost speeches; found places to

“ haunt,” and more. Tickets cost

$ 13.50 and must be purchased in

advance; the cost covers a buffet

lunch at the Chelsea Restaurant.

The Fires of Freedom: Abraham

Galloway’s Civil War

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Sunday, Sept. 23, 2 p. m.

Join author and scholar Dr. David

Cecelski as he talks about the

fascinating life of Abraham Gallo-way.

Galloway was an African

American man from coastal North

Carolina who escaped slavery in

1857, became an abolitionist

speaker, and later served as a

Union spy in Virginia and North

Carolina during the Civil War. He

also became a political leader,

pushing for better treatment of

African American soldiers during

the war; after the war, he organ-ized

a freedmen’s convention and

served in the state’s constitutional

convention. This free program will

be held in the Masonic Theater

and will be followed by a reception

at the Attmore- Oliver House.

Ghostwalk in Haunted New

Bern: The Civil War Years

Friday and Saturday, Oct. 26 and

Oct. 27

Take a self- guided tour of New

Bern at night to hear stories by

Confederate and Union soldiers,

spies, and other “ spirits” as they

talk about life in New Bern during

the Civil War. Guides at each site

will share the history of historic

homes, while “ ghosts” tell the

story of the 1862 Battle of New

Bern. The society is also offering a

special preview of the haunted

cemetary on Thursday, Oct. 25.

Cost: $ 15 in advance, $ 20 day of

tour; tickets are good for all three

days. On Saturday, from 10 a. m.-

4 p. m., you can also enjoy presen-tations

by Civil War reenactors,

historical displays, and tours of

the New Bern Civil War Battle-field.

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NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF

HISTORY ( Raleigh)

www. ncmuseumofhistory. org

( 919) 807- 7900

( All programs are free, unless oth-erwise

noted. For more informa-tion

or a complete list of events,

please call or visit the web page.)

North Carolina and World

War II

Thursday, Sept. 20, 9 a. m.- 5 p. m.

Enjoy a sneak peek of

Ken Burns’ epic World

War II documentary

series “ The War,” before

its premiere on UNC-TV

on Sunday, Sept. 23.

Watch 45 minutes of

“ The War” at 11 a. m.,

1 p. m., and 3 p. m. Tour a

new exhibit about World War II.

While you’re at the museum, be

sure to see North Carolina’s origi-nal

copy of the Bill of Rights.

Remembering World War II:

North Carolinians at Home

and Abroad

Saturday, Sept. 29, 11 a. m.- 4 p. m.

During this Family Day event,

learn about this period in our

state’s history through first-person

accounts, period music,

and hands- on activities. Meet

World War II veterans, and find

out how the realities of World War

II affected all North Carolinians.

UNC- TV is a media sponsor of

this event.

History à la Carte: The First

American Coloring Book

Wednesday, Oct. 10, 12: 10 p. m.

Bring your lunch; beverages pro-vided.

Engraver Theodor de Bry is best

known for his series of illustrated

volumes chronicling many of the

earliest expeditions to the Ameri-cas.

Join Larry Tise, professor of

history at East Carolina Univer-sity,

and learn how de Bry’s 1590

volume brought the New World to

life for the European public.

Curator’s Tour: A New World:

England’s First View of America

Saturday, Oct. 20, 2 p. m.

The paintings of John White gave

the Elizabethan world its first

glimpse of America. Join exhibi-tion

curator Kim Sloan, Curator of

British Drawings and Watercol-ours

before 1880 and Francis

Finlay Curator of the Enlighten-ment

Gallery at the British

Museum, for a special look at

White’s remarkable works. A

ticket to Mysteries of the Lost Col-ony

and A New World: England’s

First View of America is required.

Cost: $ 10 for adults; $ 8 for stu-dents,

senior citizens, active mili-tary

personnel, and adult groups

of 10 or more; free for Associates

members. Call for more information.

Historic Plants of Colonial

America

Thursday, Oct. 25, 2 p. m.- 4 p. m.

The program will take place at the

Doris Duke Center, Sarah P. Duke

Gardens, Durham. To register,

call 919- 730- 2503.

Botanists John Clayton, André

Michaux, and John and William

Bartram were instrumental

in discovering many plants in

North America and introduc-ing

them to colonial and

European gardens. Join Mark

McVicker, nursery manager

at the Thomas Jefferson Cen-ter

for Historic Plants, as he

discusses the impact and signifi-cance

of their finds. The program

is presented in conjunction with

the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. Cost:

$ 15, $ 10 for Associates members.

What Happened to the Lost

Colony?

Saturday, Oct. 27, 2 p. m.

To register, call 919- 807- 7997 by

Oct. 24.

The Lost Colony is North Carolina’s

legendary whodunit. Join David

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LaVere, professor of history at

UNC- Wilmington, as he presents

his theory about this centuries- old

unsolved mystery.

Twelfth Annual American

Indian Heritage Celebration

Saturday, Nov. 17, 11 a. m.- 4 p. m.

Celebrate North Carolina’s Ameri-can

Indian heritage at this excit-ing

festival! The Museum of His-tory

and Bicentennial Plaza will

overflow with music, dancing,

story- telling, hands- on activities,

and food. See artists demonstrate

their skills at pottery, basketry,

beadwork, stone carving and other

crafts. Watch dancers perform

traditional dances to the rhythms

of northern- and southern- style

drum groups. Make crafts, play

games, and listen to stories and

legends presented by Indian sto-rytellers.

It’s fun for the entire

family!

This event is supported by the

N. C. Commission of Indian Affairs;

the N. C. Museum of History Asso-ciates;

and United Arts Council of

Raleigh and Wake County, with

funds from the United Arts cam-paign

and the N. C. Arts Council,

an agency funded by the State of

North Carolina and the National

Endowment for the Arts.

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NORTH CAROLINA RAILROAD

MUSEUM/ NEW HOPE VALLEY

RAILWAY ( New Hope)

www. nhvry. org, ( 919) 362- 5416

Double- Headed Thunder

Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 3, 4,

10, and 11 at 11 a. m., 12: 15 p. m.,

1: 30 p. m., 2: 45 p. m., and 4 p. m.

The New Hope Valley Railway

will host guest steam locomotive

Flagg Coal # 75 to join our very

own # 17 for some very exciting

double- headed excursions. This

special event will feature the two

Vulcan 0- 4- 0 tank engines pulling

our passenger excursion trains

through the piney woods of the

New Hope Valley and up the hill

Sherron Harris grade

Ghost Trains

Saturday, October 27

See ghosts and ghouls

during this Halloween-themed

ride on the New

Hope Valley Railway.

Halloween rides are pre-sold

at participating ticket outlets;

check the website in October for

more information.

PRESERVATION DURHAM ( Durham)

www. preservationdurham. org

( 919) 682- 3036

Walking Tours of Durham

2nd- 4th Saturdays, Sept.- Nov.

10 a. m.

Join a tour guide at Preservation Dur-ham’s

sign at the Durham Farmers

Market in Central Park, on Foster

Street. These one- to two- hour walks

focus on different aspects of Durham’s

history. Tours on second Saturdays of

the month focus on Durham’s tobacco

heritage, while tours on third Satur-days

focus on Durham’s civil rights

legacy, and tours on fourth Saturdays

highlight Durham’s architecture and

urban landscape. There is no charge

for these tours, and no reservations

are required.

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THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF

CHAPEL HILL ( Chapel Hill)

www. chapelhillpreservation. com

( 919) 942- 7818

Lunchbox Lectures

Wednesdays, Sept. 26, Oct. 17,

and Nov. 7, noon

Bring your lunch, sit in the historic

dining room of the Horace Williams

House, and listen to captivating,

informative, and entertaining dis-cussions

led by staff and local ex-perts

on a variety of subjects. On

September 26 join Dick Baddour,

Athletics Director of UNC- CH, as

he talks about “ UNC Athletics:

Past and Present.” On Oct. 17, Dr.

Douglas MacLean will discuss

“ Why Whould We Care? Under-standing

Preservation.” On Nov.

7, Tom Magnuson will talk about

“ The Roads and the Founding of

Chapel Hill.” Space is limited; call

to reserve your seat by noon of the

day before the event. There is a

suggested donation of $ 5.

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ROANOKE ISLAND FESTIVAL PARK

( Manteo)

www. roanokeisland. com

( 252) 475- 1500

( For a complete view of programs,

visit www. roanakeisland. com; for

a complete view of programs offered

at the Maritime Museum on Roa-noke

Island, visit obxmaritime. org.)

History, Arts, and Fun

Programs

September 1- 30, October 1- 31

Enjoy daily programs aboard the

Elizabeth II, a sixteenth century

representative sailing ship. Visit

the Settlement Site and experience

blacksmithing, woodworking and

games. Explore 400 years of Outer

Banks history in the interactive

Roanoke Adventure Museum. Ad-mission

charged.

Simple Rigging

Thursday, September 20,

10 a. m.- noon

Learn basic rigging techniques,

including whipping and splicing

and three strand line. Students

can bring dock lines to splice in

this class. Cost: $ 30 members /

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$ 40 non- members. Class limit is

10. Call the Maritime Museum for

more information at ( 252) 475- 1750.

Build a Boat in a Day

Thursday, Sept. 27 and Oct. 25,

9: 00 a. m. until 5: 00 p. m.

Build an 8- foot plywood boat in a

day, using the stitch- and- glue

method. Workshop cost includes

all materials and finished boat at

end of the day. Cost: $ 275 mem-bers/$

300 non- members. Minimum

age is 8 years old with adult.

Workshop limit is five teams. Call

the Maritime Museum for more

information at ( 252) 475- 1750.

Elizabethan Tymes: A Country

Faire

Saturday and Sunday, October 6

and 7, 10 a. m.- 5 p. m.

Enjoy this two- day fair at the Out-door

Pavilion. A Faire Parade, be-ginning

at 10 a. m. on Saturday,

will feature the Baronial Court

arriving at the Town of Manteo

docks. The Court will be escorted

across the Cora Mae Basnight

Bridge to open the day’s festivities

at Roanoke Island Festival Park.

The admission price to the Faire

is included in Roanoke Island Fes-tival

Park’s general admission

ticket and is good for both days of

the event. For more information

call ( 252) 475- 1500.

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TRYON PALACE HISTORIC SITES

& GARDENS ( New Bern)

www. tryonpalace. org

( 800) 767- 1560

Stanly- Spaight Duel Re-enactment

September 3, 2007

1 p. m. - 4 p. m. – Academy Tours

4 p. m. – Due Re- enactment

Tour the New Bern Academy and

then watch the spectacle of the

September 5, 1802 Stanly- Spaight

Duel unfold before your eyes.

African American Historic

Downtown Walking Tour

September 16, 2007, 2 p. m.

Reservations are required; call

( 252) 514- 4900

Learn about 300 years of African-

American history on a walking

tour of New Bern’s historic dis-trict.

This tour lasts approxi-mately

90 minutes and covers 16

blocks. This program has a mini-mum

of 10 people. Cost: $ 4 for

adults, $ 2 for students.

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WESTERN N. C. HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION ( Asheville)

www. wnchistory. org, 828- 253- 9231

Tour of the Asheville City

Building

Saturday, Sept. 7, 9 a. m.- 2 p. m.

Join historic- preservation consult-ant

William Flynn Wescott in a

behind- the- scenes tour of this

1928 Art Deco building. Tickets:

$ 25 for WNCHA members, $ 35 for

non- members.

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BEAUFORT HISTORICAL ASSOCIA-TION

( Beaufort)

www. beauforthistoricsite. org

( 252) 728- 5225

Paintings by Hsi Mei Yates

September 1- 30, 2007

Come to the Mattie King Davis

Art Gallery, the oldest art gallery

in Carteret County, to see paintings

by Hsi Mei Yates. Yates’ oriental

brush stokes are unique, every

stroke becoming an extension of

her hand creating beautiful and

tranquil artwork. Her style includes

Sumi- e ink and watercolor. Her

reverence for different landscapes,

flowers, birds, insects, and fish

have inspired her paintings and

have resulted in many awards

from the local communities where

she has lived. The gallery is open

from 10a. m. to 4p. m., Monday

through Saturday, and is located

at Beaufort Historic Site.

Paintings by Jim Wood

Nov. 1- Dec. 31, 2007

Enjoy acrylic artwork by Jim

Wood throughout the months of

November and December. An

opening reception will be held on

November 3, from 3 p. m. to 5 p. m.

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CALDWELL HERITAGE MUSEUM

( Lenoir)

www. caldwellheritagemuseum. org

( 828) 0758- 4004

A Caldwell County Christmas:

An Art Show

Nov. 21- Dec. 31, 2007

This exhibit, sponsored by the

museum and the Caldwell Arts

Council, features photographs and

works of art that were submitted

as part of a contest. Vote for your

favorite and help choose the

winner, whose work will be

featured on the museum’s 2008

Christmas card.

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HIGH POINT MUSEUM ( High Point)

www. highpointmuseum. org

( 336) 885- 1859

Back by Popular Demand

Sept. 28, 2007- April 1, 2008

Like so many museums, the High

Point Museum can only display a

small percentage of its artifacts at

any given time. For this exhibit,

the museum gave community

members a chance to nominate

favorite artifacts to be shown

again. Objects ranging from vintage

toys to archaeological findings are

on exhibit, accompanied by stories

of what they mean to community

members.

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THE LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORI-CAL

ASSOCIATION ( Lincolnton)

www. lincolncountyhistory. com

( 704) 748- 9090

A Summer of Woodcarving:

Hettie Smith King’s Collection

Opens Aug. 1, 2007

Visit the C. R. Jonas Public Library

in Lincolnton in August to see a

unique collection of more than

three dozen wood carvings,

created by a Lincoln County

native more than 80 years ago. In

1920 25- year- old Hettie Smith

King began carving images from

the natural world and from her

daily life, including snakes, frogs,

lizards, knives, spoons, shovels,

baby dolls, axes, bowls, rolling

pins, and more. She even carved a

miniature figure of a neighbor and

clothed it in a hand- stitched linen

outfit. Though she lacked formal

training, Mrs. King’s intricate

carvings reflect an attention to

detail and a connection to the rural

world in which she lived. This ex-hibit

marks the first time that

this collection, which was given to

the Lincoln County Museum of

History in the 1990s, has been on

display. The exhibit will be on dis-play

in the library until the end of

August, then will be displayed in

the museum through 2007.

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THE LEVINE MUSEUM OF THE

NEW SOUTH ( Charlotte)

www. museumofthenewsouth. org

( 704) 333- 1887

Rhythm & Roots: Music Tradi-tions

of the American South

Aug. 31- Dec. 23, 2007

Explore both the traditional roots

of southern music and the evolving

music brought to the region by

immigrants from Asia, the Carib-bean,

and Latino communities.

Created by the

Southern Arts Fed-eration

in Atlanta,

this exhibit high-lights

one NEH

Folk Heritage

Award winner from

nine southern states, creating a

portrait of the South's musical

traditions. In addition to featur-ing

artifacts, information, and pho-tos,

the exhibit also offers musical

interactives so that visitors can

enjoy samples of southern music.

Comic Stripped: A Revealing

Look at Southern Stereotypes

in Cartoons

Aug. 31, 2007- April 6, 2008

Cartoons have long shaped the

public’s perception of the South.

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This exhibit will feature cartoons

and comics from the 1860s to the

present day as well as interactives

to help visitors explore the idea of

Southern stereotypes. Some of the

stips featured include Lil’ Abner,

POGO, and Kudzu.

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NORTH CAROLINA MARITIME

MUSEUM, ( Beaufort)

( 252) 728- 7317, maritime@ ncmail. net

Masters of Realism

Sept. 1- Oct. 28, 2007

See coastal scenes painted by

artists Larry Burge, R. B. “ Bob”

Dance and Joe Seme in this ex-hibit,

marking the first time these

North Carolina artists have

presented their work together. The

exhibit features approximately 30

paintings, with subjects ranging

from waterfowl and wild horses to

sports themes.

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NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF

HISTORY ( Raleigh)

www. ncmuseumofhistory. org,

( 919) 807- 7900

( All exhibits are free except Myster-ies

of the Lost Colony and A New

World: England’s First View of

America.)

Pleasing to the Eye: The Deco-rative

Arts of North Carolina

Opens Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007

For the first time, the N. C. Museum

of History will feature a long- term

exhibit gallery devoted to decora-tive

arts. Visitors will see a wide

variety of objects that reveal the

craftsmanship and artistic expres-sion

of generations of North

Carolinians. The gallery

will include paintings, pot-tery,

furniture, needle-work,

silver, costumes, and more.

Transformations: Cherokee

Baskets in the 20th Century

Aug. 18, 2007- March 16, 2008

This traveling exhibit from the

Asheville Art Museum examines

Cherokee basketmaking over the

past century. The exhibit appears

in the gallery Pleasing to the Eye.

Liberty and Freedom: North

Carolina’s Tour of the Bill of

Rights

Sept. 17- 23, 2007

Take advantage of a rare opportu-nity

to see North Carolina’s original

copy of the Bill of Rights, taken

from the State Capitol in 1865,

and recovered in an undercover

operation in

2003. This pre-cious

document,

also known as

the first ten

amendments to

the U. S. Consti-tution,

is one of

thirteen copies

circulated to the

states.

Everybody's War: North

Carolina and World War II

Sept. 18, 2007- March 17, 2008

The artifacts, images, and stories

in this exhibit chronicle the

contributions of North Carolinians

during wartime.

Mysteries of the Lost Colony

and A New World: England’s

First View of America from the

British Museum

Oct. 20, 2007- Jan. 13, 2008

Explore one of history’s most

astonishing unsolved mysteries

in the major exhibition Mysteries

of the Lost Colony and A New

World: England’s First View of

America from the British Museum.

The exhibition is presented

through the collaboration of the

N. C. Museum of History and the

British Museum in London.

Mysteries of the Lost Colony will

examine England’s first attempts

at a permanent settlement in

America and what may have hap-pened

to the colonists at Roanoke

Island. At its heart is A New

World: England’s First View of

America, a traveling exhibition

from the British Museum. This

exhibition focuses on more than

70 original watercolors made by

John White on his voyages to

Virginia ( now North Carolina) in

the 1580s. This is the first time in

over 40 years that the complete

collection of White’s original

watercolors will be shown outside

of England. Initial exhibition

sponsors are Blue Cross/ Blue

Shield, GlaxoSmithKline, the

Josephus Daniels Foundation and

Time Warner Cable.

Tickets are $ 10 for adults; $ 8 for

students, senior citizens, active

military personnel and adult

groups of 10 or more; $ 5 for children

ages 5 to 12 and youth groups

ages 5 to 18; free for children ages

4 and under and for Associates

members. Purchase tickets at the

Museum Shop, online at www.

etix. com or through ncmuseumof

history. org or ncmuseumofhistory

shop. com. ( Service charges apply

for etix purchases.) Most major

credit cards are accepted. For

more ticket information, call ( 919)

807- 7900. In conjunction with this

exhibit, the N. C. Museum of History’s

hours will temporarily change.

From Oct. 20, 2007, to Jan. 13,

2008, the Museum’s hours will be

Monday through Saturday, 9 a. m.

to 5 p. m., and Sunday, noon to 5 p. m.

To schedule tours for groups of 10

or more, call the Capital Area

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Visitor Center at ( 919) 807- 7950

or ( 866) 724- 8687. Reservations

are required for groups of 10 or

more.

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PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF

CHAPEL HILL ( Chapel Hill)

www. chapelhillpreservation. com

( 919) 942- 7818

Recent Works by Lyde Zavaleta

Aug. 19- Sept. 16, 2007

Come see these works in mixed

media by Zavaleta, a native of

Peru who received an MFA degree

from UNC- Chapel Hill.

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ROANOKE ISLAND FESTIVAL

PARK ( Manteo)

www. roanokeisland. com

( 252) 475- 1500

Henry Applewhite Photography

Retrospective

September 3- October 26, 2007

Monday- Friday, 9 a. m. to 5 p. m.

This show in the Art Gallery honors

the creative endeavors of Henry

Applewhite, photographer. Enjoy

the opening reception on Septem-ber

2 from 4 p. m. to 6 p. m., during

which Professor James Applewhite

and daughter Lisa Applewhite will

offer a poetry reading.

WESTERN N. C. HISTORICAL ASSO-CIATION/

THE SMITH- MCDOWELL

HOUSE MUSEUM

www. wnchistory. org, 828- 253- 9231

Victorian Mourning: A Death

in the Family

September 1 - November 10, 2007

Discover how people in this region

viewed death in the 19th century,

starting with the wrapping of the

porch railings of the Smith-

McDowell House to announce that

the family had suffered a loss.

Victorian Christmas Celebration

Nov. 15, 2007 - Jan. 6, 2008

Celebrate Christmas the old-fashioned

way. The Museum's

timeline of authentically

decorated period rooms show-cases

the evolution of Christmas

celebrations and includes hand-crafted

decorations and live trees.

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This is a selection of some of out-of-

state exhibits that may interest

Federation members. We welcome

your suggestions as well.

AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CENTER

( Richmond, VA)

www. tredegar. org, ( 804) 780- 0264

In the Cause of Liberty

In the Cause of Liberty is a perma-nent

exhibit in the new American

Civil War Center, which opened in

the fall of 2006 in the historic Tre-degar

Iron Works, a former gun

foundry for the Confederacy. The

exhibit’s goal is to present the

causes and legacies of the war

from the viewpoints of Unionists,

Confederates, and African Ameri-cans.

Cost: $ 8 for adults, $ 6 for

students and seniors, with special

rates for children.

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JAMESTOWN SETTLEMENT

MUSEUM, ( Williamsburg, VA)

www. historyisfun. org/ Jamestown-

Settlement. htm, ( 888) 593- 4682

The World of 1607

April 27, 2007 – April 2008

Part of the 400th anniversary of

the settlement at Jamestown, this

special exhibit places America’s

first permanent English colony in

a global context, portraying a

larger world of discovery, strife,

expansion, innovation, artistic

expression, and cultural exchange.

The exhibit features major arti-facts

from museums, libraries,

and private collections from more

than 10 countries.

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SMITHSONIAN NATIONAL MUSEUM

OF NATURAL HISTORY

( Washington, D. C.)

www. mnh. si. edu/ exhibits

( 202) 633- 1000

Out- of- State Exhibits

Emissaries of Peace: The 1762

Cherokee and British Delegations

June 27, 2007- November 25, 2007

This exhibit presents vivid images

of Cherokee and British society in

the eighteenth century, as seen

through the eyes of the British

lieutenant and diarist Henry

Timberlake and of three Cherokee

leaders who accompanied Timber-lake

to England to meet King

George III. The exhibit provides

new insights into the complex

interactions between Native and

European societies on the eve of

the American Revolution, brought

to life by a variety of items from

their daily lives— weapons, peace

pipes, eyeglasses, clothing, table-ware,

and jewelry. Emissaries of

Peace is a “ We the People” exhibit

sponsored by the National Endow-ment

for the Humanities and pro-duced

by the Museum of the

Cherokee Indian, Cherokee, North

Carolina. Free.

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

DUKE UNIVERSITY ( classes offered

throughout the state)

Duke Nonprofit Program

Year- round

Part of Duke

University’s

Continuing

Studies

program, the

Duke Nonprofit Program aims to

strengthen the capacities of people,

networks, and organizations within

the nonprofit sector. Participants

in this program can take classes

in the Nonprofit Management

Program, attend a Leadership

Institute, or pursue an Advanced

Leadership Certificate. By taking

50 hours of classes in the Nonprofit

Management Program, participants

can earn a Nonprofit Management

Certificate. No specific classes are

required for this certificate; rather,

you can choose which classes best

suit your needs. In addition, there

are no exams or grades; the only

requirement is that you attend

every class meeting. In an effort

to make this program accessible to

everyone, the Nonprofit Manage-ment

Program offers 400 classes

in 17 sites across the state, from

Murphy to Manteo; some classes

are even offered online. Examples of

class topics include fund raising,

marketing, management, leader-ship,

legal issues, public relations,

board relationships, human

resource issues, and more. Tuition

is $ 16 per hour, plus any materials

fee, with a $ 2 fee added to each

course. Visit www. learnmore. duke.

edu/ certificates/ nonprofit/ index. asp

or call ( 919) 668- 6742 for more

information.

LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION ( Lincolnton)

www. lincolncountyhistory. org

( 704) 748- 9090

Cemetery Preservation: Making

Good Choices

Friday- Saturday, Sept. 21- 22

During this workshop, presented

by the Chicora Foundation, Inc,

you can learn about the different

kinds of cemeteries, the basics of

developing a preservation plan,

and issues that every cemetery

must consider. Find out how to

determine what monuments need

immediate intervention, which

monuments you can tackle safely

yourself, and which ones need a

professional conservator. You’ll

also explore different monument

styles, discover the meanings of

cemetery symbolism, learn how to

properly record cemeteries for

maximum data, and more. Cost:

$ 15 for registration before Sept. 3.

Register by phone or visit the web

page for a registration form.

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In- State Workshops

H ave you ever thought about creating a living

history program for your site, but wondered how

to do it? Do you already have a living history program,

and would you like to share some of your successes

and struggles? Then plan to attend the Federation’s

workshop, “ Bringing History to Life: Developing a

Living History Program,” during the Federation’s

annual meeting in Asheville on November 10.

Chris Morton, assistant site manager at the Thomas

Wolfe Memorial State Historic Site, will discuss how

the site developed its living history program, which

features costumed interpreters acting as boarders

and workers in the boarding house run by Thomas

Wolfe’s mother. Jo Ann Williford, Education Super-visor

of the N. C. Office of Archives and History, will

talk about how she developed a successful first-person

interpretation of the occupation of the State

Capitol during the Civil War. Rachel Dickens, Educa-tions

Programs Coordinator for the N. C. Museum of

History, will describe some of the challenges and

benefits posed by both first- person and third- person

interpretation.

The workshop will also include a question and answer

period as well as time for you to share your own sugges-tions

or stories. The workshop will end with a tour of

the Thomas Wolfe Memorial, with costumed staff and

volunteers presenting first- person interpretation.

The cost for the workshop for Federation members is

$ 10. Please note that if you pay the $ 40 registration

fee to attend the annual meeting’s Saturday evening

program, the cost for the workshop will be included.

Look for a brochure to be mailed in the fall with more

information about the annual meeting and with a

registration form.

Federation to Host Workshop on Living History Programs

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY

Annual Meeting ( Atlanta, GA)

September 5- 8, 2007

Organized around the theme of

“ Relevance = The Bottom Line,”

the 2007 AASLH annual meeting

will emphasize the necessity to

make historical societies relevant

and important to the communities

they serve, both through the edu-cational

services they provide as

well as practices they utilize to

make themselves financially sus-tainable.

Cost: $ 265 for members,

$ 365 for non- members, with lower

rates for one- day registration. For

more information, visit www.

aaslh. org/ anmeeting. htm.

SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS

CONFERENCE

Annual Meeting ( Little Rock, AK)

October 2- 6, 2007

With the theme “ Making Your

Museum Matter,” workshops will

focus on innovative ways muse-ums

can make a difference in

their community. Examples of

topics include how to use innova-tive

technologies such as wikis

and podcasting; techniques for

writing appealing labels; informa-tion

on grants from the Institute

for Library and Museum Sciences;

ways to use oral histories to bring

generations together; and more.

For more information, visit www.

semcdirect. net. Cost: $ 250 before

Sept. 10, $ 300 after Sept. 10; $ 150

for single- day registration before

Sept. 10, and $ 175 for single- day

registration after Sept. 10.

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In- State Conferences

NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF

HISTORY ( Raleigh)

Bill of Rights Symposium

September 17, 2007

Sessions begin at 2: 30 p. m. and 7 p. m.

In conjunction with the museum’s

hosting of the exhibit Liberty and

Freedom: North Carolina’s Tour of

the Bill of Rights, the museum will

hold a free symposium focusing on

this historic document. At 2: 30 p. m.,

Charlene Bickford, editor of the

papers of the First Federal Congress

at George Washington University,

will speak on the origins of the

Bill of Rights and her role in iden-tifying

North Carolina’s copy.

Then Dale Talbert and Karen

Blum, attorneys with the N. C. At-torney

General’s Office, will discuss

the history of this copy of the Bill

of Rights from 1789 to the present

and their role in representing the

state’s claims to the document. At

7 p. m., Professor Walter E.

Dellinger III of Duke University

Law School will speak about the

Ninth Amendment. For more infor-mation,

call ( 919) 807- 7900.

NORTH CAROLINA CENTER FOR

NONPROFITS

2007 Summit for the Nonprofit

Sector ( Raleigh)

October 24- 26, 2007

This summit, hosted by the N. C.

Center for Nonprofits, the Non-profit

Risk Management Center,

and NCGives, features workshops

on a variety of topics of interest to

nonprofits, such as fraud preven-tion,

risk management, nonprofit

accounting basics, human resource

legal issues, and more. For more

information, visit www. ncnonprofits.

org/ conference. asp.

OLD SALEM MUSEUMS & GARDENS

( Winston- Salem)

Lost Landscapes/ Preserved

Prospects: Confronting Natural

and Human Threats to the

Historic Landscape

September 27- 29, 2007

Out- of- State Conferences

Every year important Southern

landscapes are imperiled or suc-cumb

to threats that include

natural disasters, human apathy,

greed, haphazard development,

and unmanaged growth. This con-ference

examines the threats

and the solutions, addressing

successful means of preserving the

grounds of southern history. Cost:

$ 325, with a reduced rate of $ 295

for members of Old Salem. For

more details, contact Martha Ash-ley

at ( 336) 721- 7360.

PRESERVATION NORTH CAROLINA

Annual Conference ( Raleigh)

October 25- October 27, 2007

This year’s theme is “ Home!

Sweet Home! Preservation of Our

Historic Homes and Neighbor-hoods.”

Learn how to build public

will for historic preservation, how

to understand preservation tax

credits, and more. For more infor-mation,

visit www. presnc. org.

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E njoyed it!” “ Wonderful presentations! “ Great job!

Especially impressed with the enthusiasm!”

These were some of the comments from participants

in the Federation’s spring workshop series, “ Putting

Your Best Foot Forward: Creating Attractive Exhibits

on a Budget, and the Basics of a Good Web Page.”

Linda Jacobson, Assistant Keeper of the North Caro-lina

Collection at UNC- Chapel Hill, and Jill Wagy,

Reference Assistant of the North Carolina Collection,

presented the workshops in Fayetteville, Lincolnton,

and Washington, N. C.

Though this article cannot serve as a replacement for

attending a workshop, it is intended to summarize

many major points of the workshops and thus serve

as a refresher for those who were able to attend and

as a source of basic information for those who could not.

Creating Attractive Exhibits

In talking about how to create attractive exhibits, Ms.

Jacobson started with a description of basic supplies

for making an exhibit. These supplies included

• card stock paper, on which to print labels;

• Foamboard/ Fome- Cor ® , on which to mount labels;

• 3M spray adhesive, to attach labels to Foamboard;

• X- Acto knives for cutting out labels and cut-ting

Fome- Cor;

• Gatorfoam ® / Gatorboard ® , used as panels on

which labels and other elements are mounted;

• box cutters, for cutting Gatorfoam;

• glue guns, to mount elements to panels;

• latex paint, to paint Gatorfoam;

• contact paper, to add color; ( optional)

• large vinyl or wooden letters, for titles; ( optional)

• museum/ conservation board;

• electronic clip art, for pictures; and

• props, to add life to an exhibit.

A cutting surface, such as a table, is also needed; the

table should be covered by layers of conservation or

museum board to protect the surface underneath.

Ms. Jacobson also talked about some of the special

features of these basic supplies. Because Gatorfoam is

thicker and sturdier than Foamboard, it won’t warp

or bend, making it perfect for use as a panel that

hangs on a wall. Gatorfoam can be reused many

times, and it can be painted, so that the colors can

change as needed for use in different exhibits. One

should use latex paint and use a roll- on brush to paint

the panels. In addition, glossy or semi- glossy paint is

preferable to flat paint, because it doesn’t show finger-prints

as much as flat paint does. One can clean a

painted panel simply by wiping it with a damp cloth.

Ms. Jacobson noted that Foamboard comes in differ-ent

colors, in addition to white; when labels are

mounted to the Foamboard, one could leave a large

margin of the Foamboard around the label to add

color. She also noted that because museum and con-servation

board are acid free, they can be placed be-tween

an artifact and its stand; this protects the arti-fact

if the stand itself is not acid free.

Examples of Attractive Design

Ms. Jacobson showed photos of exhibits and panels

from the North Carolina Collection as examples of

ways to create attractive exhibits on a budget. One

simple way to add visual interest to a display is to

incorporate images. In addition to using copies of

historical photographs that they own, museums can

photocopy images from books ( if the book is out of

copyright) or use clip art. The North Carolina Collec-tion

often enlarges images for visual impact; images

can be mounted onto Foamboard ( if small enough), or

they can be mounted onto museum board or Gatorboard.

Images mounted onto museum board or Gatorboard

can even be cut out, by cutting around the outline or

silhouette of the image. One would use scissors to cut

out an image on museum board or use a jigsaw to cut

out an image on Gatorboard. By having a cut- out

image rather than an image mounted on a square or

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Highlights from the Federation’s Recent Workshops

One way to add visual interest

to an exhibit is to use images.

This image was photocopied

and enlarged, hand colored

with color pencils, mounted onto

Gatorboard, and cut out with a

jigsaw. Its size, its use of color,

and the fact that it has been cut

out, rather than simply displayed

on a rectangular backing, make

the surrounding display more

appealing.

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rectangular piece of Fome- Cor, the N. C. Collection

avoids having a display that consists entirely of

square and rectangular shapes. In addition, to add

color before an image is mounted and cut out, Ms. Jacob-son

said she often hand- tints copies of drawings and

clip art by using color or watercolor pencils.

In addition to using images, one can also use copies of

historical documents to make a panel more attractive.

These documents can be photocopied and enlarged for

more impact. Ms. Jacobson demonstrated ways to

make a photocopy appear old, including crumpling

the paper and brushing on a mixture of mineral spir-its

and wood stain to add a brown color to the paper.

An accompanying label should, of course, state that

this image is a reproduction.

Ms. Jacobson also talked about ways to display an

original document. To avoid using any adhesive on a

document, one could use clear photo/ holding corners

to hold the document in place. The document should

rest on an acid- free backing, and if it is being placed

in a picture frame, there should be an acid free mat

around the document, to prevent the glass from

touching the document.

Another way to add visual interest to an exhibit is to

use contact paper on a panel. Contact paper comes in

a variety of colors; one type of contact paper even

looks like marble. The N. C. Collection has used strips

of contact paper on a panel to underline a title or to

make a line near the bottom of the panel, with an im-age

placed across that line. One example Ms. Jacob-son

showed included a thick black line near the top of

a red panel, with the exhibit title “ Civil War Cur-rency”

in white vinyl letters on this black background.

Ms. Jacobson added that it is possible to buy online

large vinyl, acrylic, or wood block letters to spell out a

title; these large letters add interest and a sense of

permanence, and the wooden ones can even be painted.

Another way to add interest to a panel is by placing

some labels at a different height from the others; this

gives a sense of dimension. Instead of mounting all

the labels to a panel at the same level, Ms. Jacobson

said she often adds strips of FomeCor to the back of

some labels or images before attaching them to the

panel, to make them stand out at a different height.

Artifacts in a display case

can also be presented at

different heights, again to

add interest.

Props also can make an

exhibit more appealing,

especially when there are

few artifacts on display.

Ms. Jacobson said she has

recently gone to Michael’s

to purchase props such as

artificial food and plants to go along with exhibit topics

such as cooking or scenes of nature.

Tips for Creating Labels and Panels

Ms. Jacobson offered several tips for when one is

actually creating the exhibit. For items such as panels,

labels, and artwork that will be attached to a wall,

the horizontal center should be five feet, two inches

from the floor. Labels on shelves or display cases will

often need to be propped at an angle, rather than lying

flat, to make them easier to read. One can support

labels at an angle by cutting out triangles of FomeCor

and gluing them to the back of a label.

When cutting FomeCor for labels, Ms. Jacobson rec-ommends

holding the X- Acto knife at an angle, so the

FomeCor will be cut on a bias. She also recommends

using 3M spray adhesive to attach labels to their

FomeCore backing; this should be done in a well-ventilated

room. She then recommended applying hot

glue from a glue gun on the back corners of the Fome-

Cor to attach the labels to a panel. Waiting until the

glue on the FomeCor becomes a bit cloudy before

attaching a label to a panel will make it easier to remove

the label from the panel when the exhibit is over.

Ms. Jacobson also distributed a list of suppliers for

basic exhibit building supplies. Some vendors include

Michael’s for Fome- Cor ® and X- Acto knives and blades;

Tri- Dee Distributors for FomeCor and Gatorboard

( www. tri- dee. com); Walmart, Kmart, and Target for

contact paper; Jerry’s Artarama for conservation/

museum board ( www. jerrysartarama. com/ art- supply-stores/

online/ 4973); and Light Impressions for clear

hold corners ( www. lightimpressionsdirect. com/ servlet/

OnlineShopping). Ms. Jacobson is willing to answer

questions; you can reach her at ljacobso@ email. unc. edu.

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Highlights from the Federation’s Recent Workshops ( continued)

The use of large, textured

wooden letters that are painted

gold and the use of contact

paper to underline the title

all help make this top part of

a panel visually interesting.

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The Basics of a Good Web Page

In the second part of the Federation’s workshop, Jill

Wagy talked about the basics of a good web page as

well as some of the tools needed to create a web page.

Of special interest to museums would be the free soft-ware

she mentioned: N- vu, for creating a web page

( available at www. nvu. com/ download. php), and GIMP

( www. gimp. org), to change picture sizes and crop pic-tures

as needed. She recommended several books for

people creating a web page, such as The Non- Designer’s

Web Book and Teach Yourself Visually HTML.

Ms. Wagy pointed out that the majority of people visit-ing

a web site are doing so for very basic information;

they want to know where an organization is located,

what its hours are, if there’s an admission fee, and

how to contact that organization ( by phone and email).

She strongly recommended having this information

clearly presented on the first page of a web page.

Ms. Wagy also noted that a good way to learn about

web site design is to visit many web sites and notice

design elements that you like and may want to imi-tate

as well as design elements that you would like to

avoid. She then reviewed several web sites to offer

examples of both bad and good design.

Examples of Poor Design

Ms. Wagy talked about several problems she saw in

The Florida Historical Society’s web page ( www.

florida- historical- soc. org). The use of a repeating im-age

in the background was distracting, as was the use

of text that scrolled across the screen. In addition, the

scrolling text slowed down the process of downloading

the page, which can frustrate viewers. Since people

typically spend about five seconds reviewing a web

page, many viewers will simply lose patience and

leave a website that is slow to download fully.

Ms. Wagy discussed some other problems of the soci-ety’s

website, especially the fact that different pages

of the society’s web page had a completely different

look, with a different background color and format.

Web pages should have a consistent look from page to

page, so viewers won’t wonder if they have acciden-tally

left the web site they are interested in. Having a

consistent format— for example, having a menu that

appears at the same location on each page— helps

viewers know where to go to find more information.

Ms. Wagy also noted that one page used a piece of

clip art as an image. She recommended that historical

societies and museums use historical photographs or

images of the museum or historic house, rather than

clip art, because visitors to these kinds of web sites

are interested in history.

Examples of Good Design

Some good websites that Ms. Wagy highlighted included

the Wisconsin Historical Society ( www. wisconsinhistory.

org) and the Alabama Historical Association ( www.

archives. state. al. us/ aha/ aha. html.) Both of these sites

have a consistent look from page to page and use

photographs to enhance the page. The Hubbard

House Underground Railroad Museum ( www.

hubbardhouseugrrmuseum. org) also has a consistent

look and layout, and it has its location, phone num-ber,

hours, and admission price on the first page.

Ms. Wagy pointed out that some organizations offer

online exhibits, which can catch visitor interest and

can highlight a unique aspect of an

organization’s collection. The U. S.

Archives, for example, has an online

display of photographs of the

unusual meeting between Elvis and

President Richard Nixon ( www.

archives. gov/ exhibits/ nixon- met-elvis/

main. php).

To end her presentation, Ms. Wagy

discussed how to keep visitors

returning to a web page by having a

feature that is updated with new

information. Possible features

include blogs, information about

recently acquired artifacts, infor-mation

about this day or month in

a community’s history, and more.

The N. C. Collection web page ( www.

lib. unc. edu/ ncc/) is a good example

of a web page that keeps visitor

interest by frequently adding new

information. The web page has a

blog, in which staff write short arti-cles

about a topic in N. C. history; a feature called

“ This Month in North Carolina History;” and a fea-ture

entitled “ What’s New in the N. C. Collection?”

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Highlights from the Federation’s Recent Workshops ( continued)

Some web sites offer

changing features to

encourage repeat visi-tation.

The N. C. Col-lection

at UNC- CH

offers a link to “ This

Month in North

Carolina History,” to

encourage web users

to return to the site

each month and

learn more about the

state’s past.

petitions, and public opinion; dealing with public offi-cials;

strategizing for public hearings; and winning

the vote for district designation.”

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

www. aam- us. org/ bookstore/ index. cfm, ( 877) 226- 3034

Collection Conundrums: Solving Museum Regis-tration

Mysteries, by Rebecca Buck and Jean

Allman Gilmore, $ 40 ( members), $ 55 ( non- members)

According to the AAM website, this text, written by

museum registrars, “ offers solutions to the problems

of old loans, undocumented objects found in collec-tions,

items lost in inventory, supplementary collec-tions

and more, as well as guidelines on how to keep

problems from occurring in the first place.” The book

also features “ a history of registration methods and

the standards for collection documentation and care,

along with sample documents such as loan agree-ments,

co- tenancy agreements, storage agreements

and deed of gift.”

NEW PUBLICATIONS

The HISTORICAL PRESERVATION

GROUP and the Lenoir County

Colonial Commission announce

the publication of The First of

Patriots and The Best of Men:

Richard Caswell in Public

Life. This book is based on a Ph. D.

dissertation written by Clayton

Brown Alexander in 1930, and is

the only book- length study of

Caswell, a Patriot during the

Revolutionary War and the state’s

first governor. The publication

has been edited by Dr. Keats

Sparrow, former dean of ECU’s

Harriot College of Arts and Sciences.

Cost: $ 26, plus $ 6 shipping. For

more information, contact Martha

Mewborn Marble at 58mar-ble@

sudden link. net. or send a

check ( made out to the Lenoir

County Colonial Commission) to

the Lenoir County Colonial Com-mission,

Caswell Book, PO Box

1734, Kinston, NC 28503.

PRESERVATION NORTH CAROLINA

is offering Southern Built:

American Architecture, Regional

Practice, by Catherine Bishir.

The essays collected in this volume

represent three decades in the

career of Catherine Bishir, a

leader in the fields of both regional

architectural history and historic

preservation. The essays included

here think globally while reaching

locally. Cost: $ 35 for members,

$ 42 for non- members. For more

information, visit www. presnc.

org/ shopping/ Books. html.

The TEXTILE HERITAGE CENTER

is now offering The Bobbin &

Shuttle # 4, featuring stories from

Carolina mill hills and textile

towns across the South. Cost: $ 3,

plus $ 2 shipping and handling. The

Center is also offering a special on

the first three issues for $ 8, plus $ 3

shipping and handling.

The Center is also

offering Saving

Our Legacy: Stories of the Van-ishing

World of the Southern

Cotton Mill People: A “ How To”

Manual, by Lynn Rumley &

Sarah Bryan. This publication is

based on the authors’ eighteen

years of experience in Cooleemee,

NC, and is written for people in-terested

in undertaking a mill

town preservation project. The ap-pendix

includes model interview

permission form, model “ deed of

gift”, technical tips on interview-ing

elders, and the 23- page “ Mill

Family Life Survey.” Cost: $ 20

plus $ 5 shipping and handling.

This publication was made possi-ble

by a grant from the North

Carolina Arts Council.

VOLUME 27, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 26

Other Publishers

This is a selection of new books by other publishers

that may interest Federation members. We welcome

your suggestions as well. To find these books on the

publishers’ web page, type the title into the search field.

ALTAMIRA PRESS

www. altamirapress. com ( 800) 462- 6420

( Altamira gives a 15% discount for online orders.)

The Politics of Historic Districts: A Primer for

Grassroots Preservation, by William E. Schmickle,

$ 24.95 ( paperback). According to Altamira’s web

page, “ This how- to guide will give citizens who are

fighting to designate a local historic district the politi-cal

know- how to win the support of fellow residents

and city hall. Everything is here: learning to think

politically; mastering the political process; planning

and strategy; campaign organizing and leadership;

framing a practical vision; anticipating and handling

the opposition; conducting community meetings; skir-mishing

with property rightists; managing issues,