T he Federation and the North

Carolina Literary and Historical

Association invite you to attend their

joint annual meeting on Saturday,

November 8, in Raleigh. This year’s

meeting will feature a workshop on

hands- on learning as well as talks by

noted North Carolina writers and

historians.

On Saturday morning, come to the

North Carolina Museum of History in

Raleigh and join Nancy Pennington,

associate curator for programming, as

she talks about how to engage visitors

through activities based on artifacts in

your collection. Ms. Pennington will

show how the Museum of History uses

gallery carts, summer camps, and

distance- learning courses to capture

visitor interest and increase visitor

learning. She will also demonstrate a

variety of craft activities that visitors

can participate in and take home.

Workshop participants will have a

chance to try their hand at some of the

Museum’s hands- on activities as well

as a chance to brainstorm about how

to use object- based learning in their own

sites.

After the workshop, enjoy lunch on

your own at one of the many new

restaurants on “ North Carolina’s

Main Street,” the recently renovated

and reopened Fayetteville Street just a

block from the Museum of History.

Then come to the Raleigh Sheraton

Hotel on Fayetteville Street to hear

talks by Dr. John David Smith, Ms.

Angela Davis- Gardner, Dr. Margaret

Bauer, and Dr. John Shelton Reed.

Dr. Reed will be the keynote speaker

for the evening portion of the program;

his talk is entitled “ Holy Smoke: The

History of North Carolina Barbecue.”

Look for an annual meeting brochure

and registration form to arrive in the

mail later this fall.

Annual Meeting to Feature “ Hands- on History”

Workshop and Talks by N. C. Writers

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

commissions and the Office

of Archives and History to

the mutual benefit of all; and

to promote and support

history education through

sponsorship of the National

History Day program and

other appropriate 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 6

Grant Opportunities 9

History Help 11

Calendar of Events 14

Exhibits 23

Workshops and

Conferences

25

New Publications 31

Inside this issue:

Federation Bulletin

Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies

Volume 28, no. 3 September 2008

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

Web page: www. fnchs. org Editor’s email: Laura. Ketcham@ ncmail. net

Learn about teaching with objects and

crafts during the Federation’s “ Hands- On

History” workshop on November 8. In

the image above, a docent at the N. C.

Museum of History uses reproduction

objects on a gallery cart to teach students

about life in the past. Image courtesy of

N. C. Museum of History.

VOLUME 28, 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 preserv-ing

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 workshops

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. fnchs. org.

Barbara Rowe

Cape Fear Museum

Patricia Suggs

Beaufort Historical Association

Barbara Snowden

Currituck County Historical Society

Leigh Strickland

Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace

Advisory Committee

John Woodard

Historic Murfreesboro

Griselle Woodward

Friends of Haywood Hall

Through 2008

Margie Brooks

Historic Albemarle Tour

Jane Pyle

Chatham County Historical Association

Through 2009

Charles Ingram

Duplin County Historical Society

Jeff Pruett

Gaston County Museum of Art and

History

Through 2010

Jason Harpe

Lincoln County Historical Association

Ernest Dollar

Preservation Society of Chapel Hill

Members of the Federation Advisory Board

FEDERATION NEWS

About the Federation

Nominate Your Organization for the Newsome Award

accomplishments over the past twelve to eighteen

months. Nominations are due by October 1.

Please send your nominations to:

Laura Ketcham

Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies

4610 Mail Service Center

Raleigh, NC 27699- 4610

Recipients will be announced on November 8, during

the annual meeting of the Federation. For more infor-mation,

please call ( 919) 807- 7395.

W ould you like your organization to be recog-nized

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 significant contributions to the

preservation and promotion of local history. Recipients

are given a framed certificate and a $ 250 cash prize.

The award generally recognizes work that has taken

place in the last 12 to 18 months. However, awards

are sometimes given for overall excellence. For instance,

the Lower Cape Fear Historical Society won in 2006

for the important work it has accomplished since its

creation in 1956.

Even if your organization has won before, you can

apply again, as long as you have not won the award

in the previous two years.

To nominate your organization, please write a one- to

five- page narrative describing the organization’s

Encourage a Love of History by Promoting National History Day

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 PAGE 3

FEDERATION NEWS

Federation Bulletin

I s your organization looking for new ways to engage

students in learning history? If so, you might want

to consider promoting National History Day in your

area. National History Day is a program that encour-ages

the learning and teaching of history. It does this

by offering materials and training opportunities for

teachers and by providing students with a way to

present their work to a larger audience. National

History Day operates in 48 states, the District of

Columbia, American Samoa, and Guam. In North

Carolina it is sponsored by the Office of Archives and

History with substantial assistance from the Federation

of North Carolina Historical Societies. It is open to

public, private, and homeschooled students.

How History Day Works

Each year the national office selects a broad theme.

Students choose a topic related to that theme. It may

be a local or state history topic, but it doesn’t have to

be. Students research their topic using both primary

and secondary sources. They take the information

they gather and present their findings in one of five

ways: a traditional historical research paper, an

exhibit, a documentary, a web site, or a performance.

Each project must be accompanied by an annotated

bibliography divided into primary and secondary

sources. For every category except papers, which is

for individuals only, students may choose to work

either alone or in groups of two to five. The projects

are entered into competitions, starting at a district

level. The top projects are chosen to advance to the

next level of competition, culminating with a national

event held in College Park, Maryland. The projects at

each level are reviewed by historians and educators

who provide constructive feedback to the students, so

they may continue to learn from and improve their

work.

Getting Involved

So, how can your organization be involved? If the

schools in your area have a National History Day

program, you can contact teachers and offer to help

students identify and use materials in your collection or

simply guide them in the fundamentals of research. If

there is not a program operating in your area, you

might identify a likely teacher and offer to help him

or her get the program started. Or, you can have an

educator in your organization sponsor History Day as

an after- school program. The educator would direct

students in the same way a classroom teacher would,

by guiding them in their choice of topic, helping them

identify and use sources, reviewing their work as it

progresses, and coordinating their participation in the

competitions. By so doing you not only help students

develop a love of history and develop important life

skills, you also introduce young visitors to the work of

your organization.

To find out whether schools in your area are partici-pating

in National History Day, contact me, Jo Ann

Williford, at ( 919) 807- 7284 or send me an email at

joann. williford@ ncmail. net. I am happy to visit with

interested individuals or groups to explain more

about the program. You may also find more informa-tion

about History Day at www. nchistoryday. org.

By Jo Ann Williford, Education Supervisor, N. C. Office of Archives and History

Send Us Your 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, upcoming programs, new artifacts,

your plans and accomplishments— 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 newsletters and

press releases that are sent to us, as well as by visit-ing

member web pages. You are much more likely to

be mentioned if you send your news directly to us!

Please also consider writing about your organization

for the Focus on a Federation Member series or writing

about a project that others can learn from and 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.

More Useful Books Available from State Library

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 PAGE 4

FEDERATION NEWS

Federation Bulletin

T he State Library has recently acquired some

books that may be of interest to Federation

members:

The Oral History Manual, by Barbara Sommer and

Mary Kay Quinlan, AltaMira Press ( call number:

General Collection 907.2 S697o)

This book is designed to guide anyone interested in

doing oral history research. As the publisher’s web

site states, “ The manual offers step- by- step instructions,

checklists, full- size reproducible forms, sample planning

documents, project descriptions and summary sheets,

sample materials, and extensive illustrations to help

guide readers in taking ideas for an oral history

project and turning them into a successful format.”

Exhibit Makeovers: A Do- It- Yourself Workbook

for Small Museums, by Alice Parman, AltaMira

Press ( GC 069.5 P253e)

According to the publisher, the authors of Exhibit

Makeovers “ use straightforward language, informa-tive

sidebars, fill- in- the- blank forms, and helpful

illustrations to take readers step- by- step through the

exhibit planning process. The workbook offers guidance,

ideas, and examples in a way that will be useful for a

broad spectrum of users, from the enthusiastic volun-teer

with no academic training to the museum director

or professional in need of a practical action plan.”

Build It Once : A Basic Primer for the Creation

of Online Exhibitions, by Sarah Goodwin Thiel,

Scarecrow Press ( GC 021.70285 T431b)

This book is designed to help staff members with

limited exhibit experience or technical support design

online exhibits that are flexible and easy to use.

To obtain copies of these or other books in the State

Library’s General Collection, simply ask your local

public library to request the book through interlibrary

loan.

The State Library periodically lists updates to its col-lection;

to see this list, please visit http:// statelibrary.

dcr. state. nc. us and click on “ New Acquisitions” near

the bottom of the page. The Bulletin will also periodi-cally

mention books that may interest Federation

members.

Work with Elderhostel to Increase Visitation at Your Site

R ecently the Federation learned about a way for

cultural organizations to work with Elderhostel

to bring visitors to their sites.

As noted in a letter from Peter Duggan of Elderhostel,

“ Elderhostel is a not- for- profit and the world’s largest

educational organization for older adults. Each year

more than 150,000 lifelong learners travel with

Elderhostel to all 50 states and 90 countries. We also

offer shorter programs in collaboration with educational

and cultural organizations, as part of our mission to

engage Elderhostel participants in their own commu-nities.

Museums and other institutions enjoy the op-portunity

to engage an important segment of their

local market.

“ We are currently seeking new partners for this ini-tiative,

and with quick turnaround time we are

developing programs for this fall and spring. Elder-hostel

will cover all of your expenses and market

each program to thousands of local participants.

“ If you would like to work with us or want more infor-mation

on the project, please contact me via email or

telephone at the number below. Thanks very much,

Peter Duggan, Manager, Program Partnerships,

Elderhostel- Road Scholar, phone: ( 617) 457- 5401,

email: peter. duggan@ elderhostel. org.”

The Levine Museum of the New South is one Federa-tion

member that is partnering with Elderhostel this

fall. Through Elderhostel, the Museum is offering a

Day of Discovery program several times in Septem-ber,

featuring a talk by a historian; guided tours of

exhibits; and walking tours of downtown Charlotte.

Your Help Needed to Update the North Carolina Gazetteer

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 PAGE 5

FEDERATION NEWS

Federation Bulletin

W illiam S. Powell’s North Carolina Gazetteer,

published in 1968 by the University of North

Carolina Press, was greeted with delight by all with

an interest in everything Tar Heel. The guidebook to

place names, 19,500 in all, has earned its place in

libraries and glove compartments. Professor Powell

spent ten years while employed by the North Caro-lina

Collection in Chapel Hill compiling the inven-tory.

He benefited from the counsel of a host of local

historians, librarians, journalists, and others across

the state.

UNC Press has asked me to edit a new edition of the

Gazetteer, a task which I approach with enthusiasm

but also with hesitation. After all, the indispensable

reference work appears to be complete. That said, I

very much would like to hear from anyone who has

additions, corrections, or other suggestions for the

new edition. The Press has given me the go- ahead to

add up to 2,000 new entries. I have combed maps and

directories in search of new entries and have a list of

potential additions. I would gladly share the list with

anyone who has particular county or region level

expertise. As you would guess, the matter of puzzling

out name derivations is the greatest challenge.

You can reach me, Michael Hill, at Research Branch,

North Carolina Office of Archives and History, 4610

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

michael. hill@ ncmail. net. Many thanks. Please let me

hear from you by December 1, 2008.

By Michael Hill, Research Branch Supervisor, N. C. Office of Archives and History

T he North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh

announces the acquisition of a Confederate battle

flag associated with a major turning point of the Civil

War— the death of Lt. Gen. Thomas J. “ Stonewall”

Jackson. The flag was carried by the 18th Regiment

North Carolina Troops, which was responsible for the

accidental shooting of the Confederate general at

Chancellorsville, Va., on May 2, 1863. Severely

injured by gunfire, Jackson died a week later of

pneumonia.

That fateful May 2 evening, the 18th North Carolina

was in a line of battle ready to attack retreating

Union troops. Jackson and his staff rode out in front

of the Confederate line on reconnaissance. When they

returned unannounced, firing broke out along the

Southern battle line. In the confusion, soldiers from

the 18th North Carolina fired into the dark woods at

what they believed was Federal cavalry, mortally

wounding Jackson.

The following day, the 18th North Carolina’s battle

flag was captured by Federal soldiers when the regi-ment’s

color- bearer, Cpl. Owen J. Eakins of New

Hanover County, was killed during the Battle of

Chancellorsville.

The existence of the flag was unknown to the N. C.

Museum of History until 1992, when the museum

received a letter from its owner. The postwar history

of the flag is unclear, but it likely had several owners

before it was acquired by Dr. Tom Walsh in the early

1970s. In 1993 the New Jersey college professor

loaned the historic banner to the N. C. Museum of

History, where it was conserved and appeared in a

previous exhibit. Recently, Walsh offered to donate a

partial value of the flag to the museum, and the

museum purchased the remaining value this May. It

is currently on view in A Call to Arms: North Carolina

Military History Gallery.

“ We are deeply grateful to Dr. Walsh for his generous

contribution and for making the purchase of the flag

much more affordable to the museum,” emphasized

Ken Howard, director of the Division of State History

Museums. “ The flag is now a permanent part of our

collection, which ensures that future generations will

see it.”

North Carolina Museum of History Acquires Flag Associated

with Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s Death

Donations will help with the instal-lation

and construction of the

exhibition which will include

interactive elements, photographs,

memorabilia, machinery and

furniture. The exhibition will

examine the history of the relation-ship

between the furniture industry

and the people of High Point.

Donations may be made in honor

of your favorite furniture worker–

parents, grandparents, siblings,

neighbors and friends. Each

honoree will be recognized in the

exhibition. Donations of $ 25 or

more will be sent a commemorative

certificate in acknowledgement of

their honoree.

“ The furniture industry means a

great deal to this community so

we’re encour-aging

everyone

to be part of

High Point’s

Furniture

Heritage,”

Taylor said.

To participate in the campaign,

send a check along with the name

of the honoree as it needs to be

listed in the exhibition. Please

note CHAIR- ity in the memo line

and make the check payable to

the High Point Museum, 1859 E.

Lexington Ave., High Point, NC

27262, by September 30. To learn

more about and to discover what

the High Point Museum is accom-plishing

for the community, call

885- 1859 or visit www. highpoint

museum. org.

T he High Point Museum has

embarked on a fundraising

campaign, CHAIR- ity Begins at

Home, to support the upcoming

furniture exhibition, High Point’s

Furniture Heritage. The campaign

is open to everyone involved in the

furniture industry, from factory

workers to company owners and

to those involved in every aspect

of the furniture industry– veneer,

design, photography, upholstery

and market.

“ This is a way for everyone past

and present to be recognized in

this exhibit,” Barbara Taylor,

High Point Museum President,

said. “ This industry was built

with the hands of so many in our

community and each job was as

important as the next.”

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 PAGE 6

MEMBER NEWS

Federation Bulletin

I n a remarkable case of public- private partnership,

the city of Wilmington, the World War II Wilming-ton

Home Front Coalition ( a Federation member),

Thalian Association, and the Community Arts Center

Accord recently completed an 11- year effort to restore

Wilmingon’s USO club at Second and Orange Street.

Formerly the Community Arts Center and now called

the Hannah Block Historic USO, this USO club is one

of a handful nationwide still standing.

The lobby has been restored to its 1943 appearance

and highlights a home- front museum with reproduc-tion

USO furniture, artifacts, photomurals, and

display cases. The lobby also features the original floor,

wall, fixtures, and paint color. Patrons of the perform-ing

and visual arts have modernized and expanded

facilities for theater, painting, pottery, and dance.

The building is open to the public six days a week.

In addition, Wilmington was recently recognized by

the U. S. Congress as “ America’s World War II City.”

The only city in the country to receive this honor,

Wilmington has been recognized for its contributions

to the war effort and its service to the nation by its

citizens in uniform and on the home front.

During the war, all five armed forces were stationed

in the county and nearby. The shipyard, the state’s

largest employer, constructed 243 cargo vessels. The

airport was a major training facility for P- 47 fighter

crews, and defense industries produced vital materi-als.

The county population nearly tripled. Thousands

of men and women served in uniform, and 248 linked

to the county died. The World War II Battleship

North Carolina Memorial is berthed in Wilmington.

World War II Wilmington Home Front Coalition Helps

Rededicate Historic USO

High Point Museum Kicks Off Fundraising Campaign

By Leslie Keller, Curator of Collections/ Education Coordinator

Maple Grove and Propst House

are both house museums and are

toured each year by over two

thousand Catawba County school-children.

They are available for

tours anytime by appointment.

Hickory Landmarks Society also

holds title to Houck’s Chapel, a

Methodist Church built in 1888

and now located with Hickory’s

Fairview Cemetery. HLS is work-ing

to restore the chapel to its

19th- century appearance and is

considering a range of possible

functional uses. The oldest church

in the city proper, the structure is

one of only ten Hickory properties

individually listed on the National

Register of Historic Places.

Membership in the organization is

available. Hickory Landmarks

Society’s 350 members and their

families enjoy educational programs

such as Heritage Days for local 4th

grades, trips to historic places, a

quarterly newsletter, and annual

events including the Victorian

Harvest Dinner, and the annual

Romance of the Home and Garden

Tour.

The Hickory Landmarks Society

is a funded affiliate of the United

Arts Council of Catawba County.

To learn more, please visit

www. hickorylandmarks. org or call

( 828) 322- 4731.

T he Hickory Landmarks Society

is a non- profit organization

committed to serving the commu-nity

by leading in the protection of

historically or architecturally

significant neighborhoods, indi-vidual

landmarks, and traditions.

It began in 1968 when Frances

Moody organized a small group of

people to save the Propst House

from destruction.

The Propst House is a Second

Empire style cottage built in 1883

by J. Summie Propst for his bride,

Jennie Abernethy Propst. Mr.

Propst was an expert builder and

master carver who built the house

himself. The house was built

along the railroad tracks where

Hickory’s earliest fine homes were

located. In 1970 it was moved to

its present location at Third Ave-nue,

NW, and Sixth Street, NW,

in Shuford Memorial Gardens. In

1975, Hickory Landmarks received

the Ruth Coltrane Cannon Cup for

the restoration of the Propst House.

Maple Grove was donated to the

Hickory Landmarks Society in

memory of the late Wade Hamp-ton

Shuford by his widow. The

Italianate- style farmhouse was

built in 1883 by Adolphus and

Mary Adelaide Shuford with the

back portion of the house having

been built ca. 1870. Restoration of

Maple Grove is an ongoing project.

In recent years the downstairs

bathroom was returned to its 1917

appearance and the parlor, down-stairs

bedroom, and upstairs bed-rooms

were restored to their mid-

1890s appearance, the first years

of the Shuford family occupation

of Maple Grove.

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 PAGE 7

MEMBER NEWS

Federation Bulletin

Focus on a Federation Member: Hickory Landmarks Society

The Hickory Landmarks Society was founded in 1968 to save the 1883

Propst House, seen above, from demolition. The home is now open for

scheduled tours.

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 8

MEMBER NEWS

The ANSON COUNTY HISTORICAL

SOCIETY reports that it is continu-ing

work on the restoration of the

Leavitt House, the oldest commer-cial

building still in use in Anson

County. Built in 1832 as a residence

in the Greek Revival Style, the

building was donated to the society

in 2007 and is now being used as

a museum to house and display

collections. The society also reports

that it recently received a donation

of a 1775 corner cupboard that

was originally built in Anson

County.

The APEX HISTORICAL SOCIETY

has begun a project to capture the

oral history and heritage of the

historical buildings, structures,

and homes of Apex. It is seeking

volunteers to help interview resi-dents,

take photographs, record

conversations, and transcribe the

interviews. For more information,

send an email to apexhistorical

society@ gmail. com.

The CARTERET COUNTY HISTORI-CAL

SOCIETY recently celebrated

the end of its Save Our History

grant project with music, awards,

and the unveiling of the video

“ Reminiscences of Carteret

County During the World War II

Era.” The society worked with

students of Morehead Elementary

at Camp Glenn to interview veter-ans

and civilians about their

World War II memories and to

produce the video.

The CHATHAM COUNTY HISTORI-CAL

ASSOCIATION announced that

the census of the cemeteries of

Chatham County is available

online at http:// cemeterycensus.

com/ nc/ chat/. Information about

cemeteries in surrounding coun-ties

is also available online at

http:// cemeterycensus. com/ nc/

index. htm

The COOLEEMEE HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION reported that a

North Carolina Highway Histori-cal

Marker was unveiled this past

spring in Cooleemee, honoring

preeminent North Carolina histo-rian,

author, teacher, and editor

Hugh T. Lefler. Lefler taught

more than 18,000 students in his

years at NCSU and UNC- Chapel

Hill and co- authored notable

books, including the college text-book

North Carolina: The History

of a Southern State and Colonial

North Carolina: A History. He also

edited North Carolina History

Told by Contemporaries and the

1967 edition of John Lawson’s

New Voyage to Carolina. Lefler

was born in Cooleemee.

The DUKE HOMESTEAD EDUCA-TION

AND HISTORY CORPORATION

reported that it purchased a house

and land adjacent to Duke Home-stead

State Historic Site. The

association is considering plans to

build an artifact storage building

behind the house.

The FRIENDS OF THE NEW HANO-VER

COUNTY LIBRARY reported a

26% increase in sales at its spring

2008 used book sale.

The HISTORIC HOPE PLANTA-TION

was featured by the UNC-TV

show “ Our State” on June 5.

The LINCOLN COUNTY HISTORI-CAL

ASSOCIATION reported that

Lincolnton was recently honored

when First Lady Laura Bush,

Honorary Chair of the Preserve

America initiative, designated it

as one of the nation’s newest

Preserve America Communities.

The Preserve America initiative is

an Administration effort to encour-age

and support community efforts

to preserve and enjoy America’s

cultural and natural heritage.

Cities and towns designated as

Preserve America Communities

are recognized for their efforts at

preserving the past and are eligi-ble

to apply for matching grants to

develop sustainable management

practices and sound business prac-tices

for the continued preservation

and use of their heritage assets.

The MUSEUM OF ASHE COUNTY

HISTORY reported that work is

progressing well on the restoration

of the 1904 courthouse. The

windows have been restored, new

heating and air conditioning systems

have been installed, and work has

begun on re- plastering walls and

returning doors to their original

clear finish. A temporary museum

has been opened across the street

from the courthouse; the museum

is open Tuesdays through Satur-days

through the end of October

and on Saturdays from November

through April.

The NEW BERN PRESERVATION

FOUNDATION has received two

grants from the Harold H. Bate

Foundation to help it restore the

18th- century Byran- Fordham

Cemetery.

PRESERVATION NORTH CARO-LINA

is raising money to repaint

Coolmore, the 1850s plantation of

J. W. and Martha Powell near

Tarboro. Nearly 500 gallons of

paint will be needed to repaint

this National Historic Landmark,

which is owned by Preservation

NC. To contribute to this effort,

please call Shannon Phillips at

( 919) 832- 3652.

Member News Briefs

Federation Bulletin

HERITAGE PRESERVATION

Conservation Assessment

Program

Deadline: December 1, 2008

Heritage Preservation and the

Institute for Museum and Library

Services provide the Conservation

Assessment Program ( CAP) to

help museums and historic sites

care for their collections. As the

website states, “ CAP provides a

general conservation assessment

of your museum’s collection, envi-ronmental

conditions, and site.

Conservation priorities are identi-fied

by professional conservators

who spend two days on- site and

three days writing a report. The

report can help your museum

develop strategies for improved

collections care and provide a tool

for long- range planning and fund-raising.

”

Most museums are assigned a

conservator 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,

museums need to be prepared to

pay any costs that go above the

allocation. ( Heritage Preservation

estimates these costs could be be-tween

$ 400 and $ 900, depending

on how many assessors are as-signed,

their fees, the cost of lodg-ing,

mileage traveled, etc.). Please

note that CAP offers a general

conservation assessment, not

object- by- object surveys.

You must join Heritage Preserva-tion’s

mailing list to receive an

application, which will be mailed

in October. To be added to the

mailing list, contact the CAP staff

at cap@ heritageperservation. org

or call ( 202) 233- 0800. For more

Grants from Public or Museum- Related Organizations

information, visit www. heritage

preservation. org/ CAP/ index. html.

Many museums that take part in

this program later apply for an

IMLS Conservation Project Support

grant to implement recommended

changes.

INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM AND

LIBRARY SERVICES

American Heritage Preservation

Program

Deadline: September 15, 2008

Bank of America is partnering

with IMLS to provide grants of up

to $ 3,000 to small museums, librar-ies,

and archives. The grants will

raise awareness and fund preser-vation

of treasures held in small

museums, libraries, and archives.

Grants will help to preserve specific

items, including works of art, arti-facts,

and historical documents

that are in need of conservation.

Applicants will build on completed

conservation assessments of their

collections, to ensure that the

Bank of America/ IMLS grants are

used in accordance with best prac-tices

in the field, and to under-score

the importance of assess-ment

planning. Grant programs

that provide assistance with conser-vation

planning and assessment

include the Conservation Assess-ment

Program ( described above)

and the National Endowment for

the Humanities’ Preservation

Assistance Grants. For more in-formation,

visit www. imls. gov/

collections/ grants/ boa. htm.

Conservation Project Support

Grant

Deadline: October 1, 2008

This IMLS program awards

grants to help museums identify

collections needs and priorities

and to perform activities to safe-guard

their collections. Grants are

available for many types of collec-tions

activities, such as surveys,

training, research, treatment, and

environmental improvements.

This grant does require matching

funds on a 1: 1 basis. For more

information, visit www. imls. gov/

applicants/ grants/ conservProject.

shtm.

Museums for America

Deadline: November 1, 2008

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

strengthen a museum’s ability to

serve the public more effectively

by supporting high- priority activi-ties

that advance the institution’s

mission and strategic goals. Muse-ums

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

activities, planning, new

programs, purchase of equipment

or services, and activities that will

support the efforts of museums to

upgrade and integrate new tech-nologies.”

Please note that appli-cation

forms and guidelines for

the current fiscal year are made

available a few months before the

grant deadline. Until that time,

applications and guidelines from

the previous year are available for

your reference, but you must use

the current fiscal year application

when you apply. For more infor-mation,

visit http:// www. imls. gov/

applicants/ grants/ forAmerica. shtm.

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE

American Battlefield Protection

Program

Deadline: Dec. 31, 2008

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 PAGE 9

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 10

GRANT OPPORTUNITIES

Grants from Private Organizations

NATIONAL TRUST FOR HISTORIC PRESERVATION

Preservation Funds

Deadline: October 1, 2008; February 1, 2009; and

June 1, 2009

The Preservation Funds provide two types of assis-tance

to nonprofit organizations and public agencies:

1) matching grants from $ 500 to $ 5,000 for preserva-tion

planning and educational efforts, and 2) inter-vention

funds for preservation emergencies. Matching

grant funds may be used to obtain professional exper-tise

in areas such as architecture, archeology, engi-neering,

preservation planning, land- use planning,

fund raising, organizational development, and law as

well as to provide preservation education activities to

educate the public.

Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation

Deadline: February 1, 2009

The Johanna Favrot Fund for Historic Preservation

provides nonprofit organizations and public agencies

matching grants ranging from $ 2,500 to $ 10,000 for

projects that contribute to the preservation or the

recapture of an authentic sense of place. Funds may

be used for professional advice, conferences, workshops,

and education programs.

Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic

Interiors

Deadline: February 1, 2009

The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Fund for Historic

Interiors provides nonprofit organizations and

public agencies matching grants ranging from

$ 2,500 to $ 10,000 to assist in the preservation,

restoration, and interpretation of historic interiors.

Funds may be used for professional expertise,

print and video communications materials, and

education programs.

Please note that the selection process for the above

grants is very competitive. Applicants are encour-aged

to develop proposals carefully and to complete

the application form with the guidance of the

National Trust regional office serving their state.

For more information, visit www. preservationnation.

org/ resources/ find- funding/ grants. To contact the

Southern Office of the National Trust, call ( 843)

722- 8552 or email soro@ nthp. org.

The American Battlefield Protection

Program ( ABPP) promotes the

preservation of significant historic

battlefields associated with wars

on American soil. The goals of the

program are 1) to protect battle-fields

and sites associated with

armed conflicts that influenced

the course of our history, 2) to

encourage and assist all Americans

in planning for the preservation,

management, and interpretation

of these sites, and 3) to raise

awareness of the importance of

preserving battlefields and related

sites for future generations. The

ABPP focuses primarily on land

use, cultural resource and site

management planning, and public

education. Individual project

funding has ranged from $ 5,000 to

more than $ 64,000, with most

grants averaging about $ 30,000.

The program encourages, but does

not require, matching funds or

in- kind services. ABPP invites

applications once a year; applica-tions

are due before January. The

ABPP encourages potential appli-cants

to contact the ABPP staff

and discuss proposed projects

before preparing an application.

Contact the ABPP Grants Manager

by email at kristen_ mcmasters@

nps. gov or at ( 202) 354- 2037 for

more information. For lists of

previous winners and other infor-mation,

visit www. nps. gov/ history/

hps/ abpp/ funding. htm.

Grants from Public Organizations ( continued)

HISTORY HELP

In this section, we review museum

or history- related sites that might

interest you. We welcome your

suggestions as well.

Cultural Resource Management

http:// crm. cr. nps. gov/ issue

index. cfm

The National Park Service publishes

Cultural Resource Management, a

useful magazine that is available

online. This web site allows you to

search issues dating back to 1978.

Each issue of the magazine focuses

on a theme; samples of issues that

may interest Federation members

include “ Preservation Planning:

Ensuring a Future for Our Past”

( vol. 23, no. 7); “ Cultural Resource

Management and Emergency

Preparedness” ( vol. 24, no. 8);

“ Museum Issues and Trends” ( vol.

23, no. 5); and “ Altogether Fitting

and Proper: Saving America’s

Battlefields” ( vol. 20, no. 5).

Ethics Guide for Nonprofits

www. aaslh. org/ ethics. htm

The Panel on the Nonprofit Sector

has issued Principles for Good

Governance and Ethical Practice:

A Guide for Charities and Foun-dations,

which is available as a

free download from AASLH’s web

site. The publication outlines

thirty- three practices to help

board members and staff improve

operations. These practices involve

legal compliance and public disclo-sure;

effective governance; strong

financial oversight; and responsi-ble

fundraising. While visiting

AASLH’s web site, be sure to also

read AASLH’s “ Statement of Pro-fessional

Standards and Ethics,”

which offers historical organizations

standards relating to historical

resources; access; interpretation;

management; conflict of interest;

social responsibility; revenue

producing activities; and intellec-tual

freedom.

Free Online Listing of Your

Museum

www. museumsusa. org

This web site offers a free listing

for your museum. Visitors to the

site can search for museums by

category, such as “ history,” and by

state and city. This site also allows

you to list special programs and

exhibits under “ Events.”

Online Historical Resources

www. historyguide. de

As its web site notes, “ The Network

Subject Gateways History provides

access to scholarly relevant web

sites and digital texts in history

via the special subject gateways

History Guide.” Visitors to this

site can search for web resources

on a wide range of places and time

periods. Researching 19th- century

America, for example, brings up a

list of more than 200 web sites,

ranging alphabetically from an

1895 atlas of the country to the

World of 1898. Through these web

sites you can visit online exhibits;

read original primary sources

such as books, letters, and journals;

read scholarly articles; and more.

Most of the web sites listed offer

free access to their resources,

though some do require paid

subscriptions.

Ordering Copies of Docent

Educator Newsletter

www. museum- ed. org/ joomla/

content/ view/ 16/ 45/

The Docent Educator was a news-letter

published from 1991 to 2003.

According to the Museum Ed web-site,

“ The journal was developed

to provide practical solutions to

teaching with the collections of

museums, historic sites, zoos,

parks, and gardens.” The newsletter

covered topics such as “ Engaging

the Senses” “ Working with Stu-dents

in Grades 6 through 9,”

“ Touring Walk- Ins and the Gen-eral

Public,” “ Hands- on!”

“ Preventing Burn- Out: Incentives

and Benefits” and more. Each issue

is approximately 20 pages long;

copies cost $ 9 per issue.

Employment Laws Assistance

for Workers and Small

Businesses

www. dol. gov/ elaws

Elaws stands for “ employment

laws assistance for workers and

small businesses.” This Web site

was developed to help employers

and workers understand their

rights and responsibilities under

the federal employment laws

administered by the U. S. Depart-ment

of Labor. Topics covered

include issues relating to pay and

benefits; safety and health; work-place

posters; youth employment;

and more. As the web site states,

“ Please note that there is not an

elaws Advisor for every DOL law

or regulation. Therefore, the list of

Advisors you receive after making

your selections may not be a

comprehensive source of informa-tion

on all laws and regulations

related to your situation. DOL

plans to continually develop new

Advisors to further assist America’s

employment community.”

Information from the IRS

www. irs. gov/ pub/ irs- pdf/

p557. pdf

The IRS recently updated Publica-tion

557, which offers information

on how to apply for 501( c) 3 status;

how to acknowledge donations;

what forms an organization has to

file, and more.

Useful Resources

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 11

HISTORY HELP

T he National Register of Historic

Places, the most widely

known avenue for preservation in

the United States, has become

increasingly popular in recent

years. People are more interested

in historic properties for their

style, sense of history, and “ green”

appeal. Historic properties that

are listed in the National Register

also have the potential to receive

tax credits for qualified rehabilita-tion

work, a very desirable benefit

that is driving the rising interest

in National Register listing.

History of the Preservation Act

Preservation on the national level

began in the United States with

the National Historic Preservation

Act of 1966, which was created to

ensure that significant properties

are considered in the planning of

federal projects and to encourage

historic preservation initiatives.

( More information about this act

can be found at www. hpo. dcr. state.

nc. us/ nhpa. htm.)

Along with this legislation came

the creation of the National Regis-ter

of Historic Places. A historic

preservation office ( HPO) in each

state was also mandated by the

National Historic Preservation

Act to provide assistance for pres-ervation

efforts at the statewide

level. The North Carolina HPO

has a central office in Raleigh, as

well as offices in Asheville and

Greenville. The staffs of these

offices have assisted in the listing

of over 2,600 properties in North

Carolina, including more than 450

historic districts.

Properties in the National Regis-ter

include buildings, structures,

objects, sites, and districts, each

fifty years or older, with significance

based on an association with a

significant event, person, architec-ture,

or archaeology. These prop-erties

must also appear much as

they did historically, with little or

no alteration. Some properties,

such as churches, cemeteries, and

those that have been moved, must

also meet additional requirements.

In the United States, more than

85,000 properties have been listed

since the inception of the National

Register.

There are many impetuses for

seeking National Register listing,

from nostalgia to economics. The

owner of the Leslie- Taylor House

in Moore County listed the property

to document the architectural

significance of this exuberant

Gothic Revival- style house. The

Ware Creek School, a Rosenwald

school in Beaufort County, was

listed with the help of community

and alumni support to raise

awareness of the school’s signifi-cance.

The Summerfield Historic

District in Guilford County was

an effort by this small town to

give the community a greater

sense of separate identity from

nearby and growing Greensboro.

The National Register listing of

the American Tobacco complex in

Durham allowed the developer to

rehabilitate an important indus-trial

complex, by enabling him to

take advantage of the tax credit

program. The American Tobacco

project spurred the revitalization

of a once busy section of the city.

How To Apply for a National

Register Listing

In North Carolina, the National

Register listing process begins

with an application to the North

Carolina Study List. Applications

can be requested from HPO staff

and can be completed by the prop-erty

owner, an interested member

of the public, or a paid consultant.

The application is fairly simple,

including a physical description of

the property and a short explana-tion

of its historical significance.

Properties may also be identified

for the Study List by consultants

conducting architectural surveys.

The North Carolina National

Register Advisory Committee

( NRAC), which meets three times

a year in Raleigh, evaluates

whether a property is worthy of

further study for its potential to be

listed in the National Register. If

the property is approved for the

Study List, the applicant may

then proceed with the submission

of a National Register nomination

form.

The National Register nomination

includes information like that

Listing a Property in the National Register: A Beginner’s Guide

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 12

By Jessica Dockery, National Register and Survey Specialist, State Historic Preservation Office

“ Historic properties that are listed in the National

Register . . . have the potential to receive tax credits

for qualified rehabilitation work, a very desirable

benefit that is driving the rising interest in National

Register listing.”

HISTORY HELP

found in the Study List application

but in much greater detail, similar

to a college- level term paper. HPO

staff recommends the hiring of a

consultant to complete the nomi-nation,

because nominations

involve much research and must

be prepared according to state and

federal guidelines. A list of

consultants who have completed

nominations for successfully listed

properties is kept by the HPO and

is available to the public. Upon

completion, nominations go

through a series of reviews before

a property can officially be listed

in the National Register.

Once a property or district is listed

in the National Register, the

owners receive a certificate from

the HPO. The owners also become

eligible to apply for tax credits for

qualified rehabilitation. National

Register listing has also become

an important tool for ongoing

preservation efforts by owners and

local governments to maintain and

encourage a sense of place and

history in our communities.

There are many myths about the

ramifications of National Register

listing, the most common being

that an owner will not be able to

make any changes to a property

once it has been listed. National

Register listing is an honorary

recognition of the significance of

the property. Listing places no obli-gations

or restrictions on a property

unless there is a federal or state

project that affects the property.

If applying for tax credits, the reha-bilitation

work needs to meet the

Secretary of the Interior Standards

for Rehabilitation. HPO staff is

available to help coordinate projects

to meet those standards.

For more information about the

National Register of Historic

Places and how to apply for a list-ing,

please see the HPO’s website

at www. hpo. dcr. state. nc. us or

contact us at ( 919) 807- 6587. For

more information about archaeology,

please see the Office of State

Archaeology’s website at www. arch.

dcr. state. nc. us or contact them at

( 919) 807- 6550.

Listing a Property in the National Register ( continued)

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 13

The ca. 1879 Leslie-

Taylor house in Moore

County is one of more

than 2,600 properties in

North Carolina on the

National Register.

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

Fall Civilian Living History

Program

Saturday, October 4, 10 a. m.- 4 p. m.

Costumed living historians will

demonstrate a variety of mid- 19th

century domestic skills such as

open hearth cooking, sewing,

natural dyeing, spinning, and

knitting. There will also be discus-sions

throughout the day regarding

the hardships that the common

southern woman endured as she

did her best to provide for her

family during the Civil War.

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BEAUFORT HISTORICAL ASSOCIA-TION

( Beaufort)

www. beauforthistoricsite. org

( 252) 728- 5225; ( 800) 575- 7483

Fall Fundraising Party

Saturday, October 18, 6: 30 p. m.

This gala fundraising party will

be held in a beautiful Beaufort

home featuring the works of a

selected artist. Artwork is avail-able

for purchase. Admission charge.

Jumble Sale

Saturday, November 22, 9 a. m.-

3 p. m.

The Beaufort Historic Site turns

into a community market with

art, handmade crafts, holiday

gifts, pre- loved treasures, antiques,

clothing, food, and much more.

Free.

Community Thanksgiving

Feast

Sunday, November 23, 11: 30 a. m.-

1 p. m.

Enjoy a traditional

turkey dinner

provided by some

of the area’s finest

restaurants.

Served at the

Beaufort Historic

Site, dinners are

available for take- out or to enjoy

under our tent. Admission charge.

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BLADENBORO HISTORICAL

SOCIETY

( 910) 863- 4707

Historical Society Fun Day

Saturday, Sept. 6, 7: 00 a. m.- 9: 30

a. m. for breakfast, with other

activities starting at 10 a. m.

Come to the Historical Building at

818 South Main Street in Bladen-boro

to enjoy the society’s annual

Fun Day. The Bladenboro Rotary

Club will host a pancake break-fast

from 7 a. m. to 9: 30 a. m., and

other activities will start taking

place outside at 10 a. m. There will

be food, festivities, and fun— bake

sale, country store, kids games,

vendors, entertainment, and

much more. Museums will be

open. All proceeds will be used for

maintenance and upkeep of the

Historical Building. Everyone is

welcome— please come!

* * * * * * *

CALDWELL COUNTY HISTORICAL

SOCIETY

www. caldwellheritagemuseum. org

( 828) 758- 4004

The Cherokee Removal

Oct. 10, 7 p. m.

Come to the Caldwell County

Public Library in Lenoir to hear

Dr. Bill Anderson talk about the

Cherokee removal in the 1800s.

Open House

Sunday, Sept. 14, 2 p. m.- 5 p. m.

Come tour the Caldwell Heritage

Museum, enjoy refreshments, and

learn more about the Historical

Society.

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VOLUME 28, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 14

APEX HISTORICAL SOCIETY

http:// apexhisoc. freeservers. com/

Christmas Home Tour

Sunday, Dec. 7, 1 p. m.- 5 p. m.

Get in the holiday spirit during

this twenty- second annual tour of

homes in Apex. Tour three private

homes, the historic train depot,

and the Maynard- Pearson House,

where you can enjoy refreshments

and an old- fashioned sweet shop

with homemade candy. Tickets

cost $ 10 in advance, $ 12 on the

day of the tour, and can be

purchased starting in mid-

November at the Apex Chamber

of Commerce; Antiques on Salem;

Pineapple Tea Room; and the

Rusty Bucket. All proceeds benefit

the Historical Society.

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ASHE COUNTY HISTORICAL

SOCIETY ( West Jefferson)

www. ashehistoricalsociety. org

info@ ashehistoricalsociety. org

Ashe County Antique’s Fair

and Appraisal

Friday- Saturday, Sept 19- 20

This fair offers you a chance to

bring in a favorite antique to find

out what it’s worth or where it

came from. Ken Farmer of Antiques

Roadshow will be a special guest.

Location, time, and other details

to be announced; please visit the

web site for more details. All

proceeds will benefit the Ashe

County Historical Society and the

Museum of Ashe County History.

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BENTONVILLE BATTLEFIELD

STATE HISTORIC SITE ( Four Oaks)

www. bentonvillebattlefield.

nchistoricsites. org

( 910) 594- 0789

CAPITAL AREA PRESERVATION

( Raleigh)

www. cappres. org, ( 919) 833- 6404

Annual Anthemion Awards

Ceremony

Thursday, September 11, 5: 30 p. m.

Come to the Pilot Mill Complex in

Raleigh and join Capital Area

Preservation in recognizing out-standing

dedication and commit-ment

to excellence in historic

preservation in Wake County.

Call for more information.

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CARTERET COUNTY HISTORICAL

SOCIETY ( MOREHEAD CITY)

www. thehistoryplace. org

( 252) 247- 7433

Lunch with a Dash of History

Monday, Sept. 15, and Fridays,

Sept. 26, Oct. 10, Oct. 24, and

Nov. 7

Join Rodney Kemp for his popular

talks about local history. On Sep-tember

15 he will talk about the

1933 hurricane. The topics for the

other fall lunches have yet to be

announced; please check the web

site for updates. Tickets: $ 9 with

lunch, $ 4 without lunch. Reserva-tions

must be made and tickets

paid for before Wednesday prior to

each lecture by calling ( 252) 247-

7533 ext. 106.

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CATAWBA COUNTY HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION

http:// www. catawbahistory. org/

( 828) 465- 0383

Murray’s Mill Harvest Folk

Festival

Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a. m.- 5 p. m.,

and Sunday, Sept. 28, 1 p. m.- 5 p. m.

This annual festival celebrates

Catawba County’s agricultural

heritage with an array

of exhibits, craftsmen,

and activities, includ-ing

petting zoos, antique

cars, tractors, farm machinery,

and traditional food preparations

such as molasses making. Enjoy

bluegrass, country, and gospel

music as well as a tour of

Murray’s Mill, whose original

millstones are still producing bags

of flour.

Hart Square

Saturday, October 25, 10 a. m.-

5 p. m.

For one day each year the public

is welcome to visit 70 furnished

log structures dating from 1782 to

1873 that have been collected by

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hart of Hick-ory.

The day’s events include more

than 200 artisans demonstrating

period techniques of flax breaking

and hackling, spinning, weaving,

open- hearth cooking, broom and

shoe making, shingle riving,

wheelwrighting, tinsmithing, and

more. Tickets cost $ 25 and go on

sale on Monday, Oct. 6; groups of

15 or more may purchase tickets

in advance from September 1

through September 28 by calling

( 828) 465- 0383. Note that tickets

are limited and are sold on a first-come,

first- served basis.

* * * * * * *

CHATHAM COUNTY HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION ( Pittsboro)

www. chathamhistory. org

Historic Lecture Series

Sunday, Nov. 16, 2: 30 p. m.

Enjoy a presentation on an aspect

of Chatham County history, and

enjoy refreshments afterward.

Subject and location to be

announced; check web site for

details.

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CUPOLA HOUSE ASSOCIATION

( Edenton)

www. cupolahouse. org

250th Anniversary Celebration

Saturday- Sunday, Sept. 27- Oct. 4

Come celebrate the 250th anniver-sary

of the 1758 Cupola House

during this week- long celebration.

Enjoy lectures and demonstrations

on colonial art and local maritime

history; a lecture and concert of

colonial music; a display and

discussion of fine colonial furni-ture;

guided tours of the Cupola

House and gardens; trolley tours;

and more. For more information,

please visit the web site or write

the association at PO Box 311,

Edenton, NC 27932.

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DUKE HOMESTEAD STATE

HISTORIC SITE ( Durham)

www. dukehomestead. nchistoric

sites. org, ( 919) 477- 5498

Tobacco Harvest Festival

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

Come see costumed interpreters

demonstrate tobacco harvesting,

stringing, and curing in the

morning, and in the afternoon

hear the sounds of the only tobacco

auction left in Durham. You can

even enjoy hornworm races and a

Moon Pie eating contest. Free.

An Evening at the Homestead

October 18, 2 p. m.- 6 p. m.

Join the Duke Homestead Junior

Interpreters as they prepare the

Homestead for winter.

This afternoon program

features traditional

music, wagon rides, fall

foods, and 19th- century

games. Bring a picnic for

dinner on the grounds.

Free.

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CALENDAR OF EVENTS

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Federation Bulletin

CALENDAR OF EVENTS

DUPLIN COUNTY HISTORICAL

SOCIETY ( Rose Hill)

www. duplinhistory. com

info@ duplinhistory. com

Honoring Duplin County

Vietnam War Dead

Saturday, Nov. 1, noon

Come to the Agricultural Audito-rium

at Duplin Commons for a

ceremony honoring men from

Duplin County who were killed

during the Vietnam War. General

Dan Kelly McNeill, U. S. Army, a

native of Warsaw who lost a

brother in the war, has been

invited to be the principal

speaker. The event will begin with

a catered lunch, which will cost

approximately $ 10 per person.

After lunch, the program will

include biographical sketches of

each man killed and recognition of

their surviving family members.

The Historical Society hopes to be

able to present to Duplin County a

marble or other appropriate

monument, containing the names

of each man, to be displayed in

the Court House, as a permanent

memorial to these Duplin citizens

who made the supreme sacrifice.

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GREENSBORO HISTORICAL

MUSEUM

www. greensborohistory. org

( 336) 373- 2043

Five by O’Henry

Sept. 5, 6, 13, 13 at 8 p. m.

Sept. 7, 13, and 14 at 3 p. m.

See five plays based on stories by

O. Henry, who was born in

Greensboro. Tickets: $ 12 for gen-eral

admission; $ 10 for members,

seniors, and students; $ 20 for

opening night champagne reception.

Good Night and Good Luck

Movie Screening

Sunday, October 19, 2: 30 p. m.

See the George Clooney film and

talk about it afterwards with

UNC- G professors. Call for free

reservations.

Ghost Stories in the Graveyard

With Cynthia Brown

Saturday, October 26,

noon

Bring a blanket and

youngsters and be

ready for fun.

Ghoulash— Haunted Cemetery

Walk

Saturday, October 26, 5 p. m.- 9 p. m.

You never know who you’ll meet

from Greensboro’s past. Call for

more information.

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HIGH POINT MUSEUM

www. highpointmuseum. org

( 336) 883- 3022

Blacksmithing Demonstration

in the Historical Park

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

Sundays, Sept. 7 and 21, 1 p. m.- 4

p. m.

Come to this drop- in program and

watch our costumed blacksmith in

action as he crafts various iron

pieces. All ages welcome. Free.

Day in the Park in City Lake

Park

Saturday, Sept. 20, 11 a. m.- 5 p. m.

Our historical park will be closed

this day so that our interpreters

may participate in the folk- life

demonstrations at City Lake

Park. Day in the Park is a multi-cultural

event featuring entertain-ment,

crafts, and food.

Furniture: What’s Up

Tuesday, Sept. 23, 6: 30 p. m.- 8 p. m.

Come to the La- Z- Boy Conference

Room in Norton Hall at High

Point University to learn more

about the state’s furniture business.

This month’s topic will focus on

style matters and furniture design.

Preserving the Harvest

Saturday, Oct. 18, 10 am to 4 pm,

Sunday, Oct. 19, 1 p. m.- 4 p. m.

Early Quaker settlers to this area

relied on techniques like drying

and pickling to preserve their

summer and fall harvest for the

winter. Come help our costumed

interpreters with this seasonal

chore during this drop- in program.

All ages welcome. Free.

Furniture: What’s Up

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 6: 30 p. m.- 8 p. m.

Come to High Point University and

join Brian Casey of the High Point

Market Authority to discuss the

High Point market, then and now.

Open Hearth Cooking Demon-stration

Saturday, Nov. 15, 10 a. m.- 4 p. m.

Come to this drop- in program and

watch our costumed interpreters

cook a traditional fall harvest

meal over an open hearth in the

Hoggatt House. Free.

Furniture: What’s Up

Tuesday, Nov. 18, 6: 30 p. m.- 8 p. m.

Come to the High Point Museum

for this monthly discussion on the

furniture industry. This month’s

topic will be veener.

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HISTORIC BETHANIA

www. historicbethania. org

( 336) 922- 0434

Black Walnut Festival

Sunday, Oct. 25, 10 a. m.- 4 p. m.

Meet craftspeople, suttlers, and

traders and enjoy traditional foods

during this unique fall festival.

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HISTORIC BURKE FOUNDATION

( Morganton)

www. historicburke. org,

( 828) 437- 4104

Revolutionary Weekend 2008

Saturday- Sunday, Sept. 27- 28

Historic Burke Foundation will

hold its annual Revolutionary

Weekend the last weekend in

September. Call for more informa-tion.

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HISTORIC ROSEDALE ( Charlotte)

www. historicrosedale. org

( 704) 335- 0325

Metalworking in Antebellum

Mecklenburg

Sunday, Sept. 27, 11: 30 a. m.- 1 p. m.

Join Dr. Hugh Dussek, Steve

Gore, John McPherson, and

James Bazen, all from Central

Piedmont Community College, in

a discussion of metalworking and

social and economic developments

in the local area. Learn about

plans to reconstruct the old

smithy at Historic Rosedale plan-tation.

Cost: $ 8 for adults ($ 5 for

early registration by Sept. 19) and

$ 5 for students and seniors. Visit

the web site to buy tickets or call

for more information.

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LEVINE MUSEUM OF THE NEW

SOUTH

www. museumofthenewsouth. org

( 704) 333- 1887

Gospel Shout! 2008

Tuesday, September 9, 7: 30 p. m.

Levine Museum and Center City

Partners present a free

concert at the United

House of Prayer for All

People, showcasing the

powerful music of local

gospel and shout bands.

Global Dish: New South BBQ

Tour

Friday, September 12, 6: 00 p. m.

What’s more Southern than BBQ?

You'll look at that question differ-ently

when you travel Charlotte’s

new ethnic suburbs with Dr. Tom

Hanchett!

Free Day!

Saturday, Sept. 13 , 10 a. m.– 5 p. m.

Visit the museum for free on this

day.

Elderhostel’s Day of Discovery

Thursday, Sept. 18, Saturday,

Sept. 20, and Friday, Sept. 26, 9

a. m. - 3: 30 p. m.

Enjoy this exciting 1- day program

exploring Charlotte and the New

South

Culture and Cookies: Story-telling

through Quilts

Sunday, September 21 , 2 p. m.

Join us as we take a free guided

tour through the Corapeake exhibit

and learn more about oral history.

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LOWER CAPE FEAR HISTORICAL

SOCIETY ( Wilmington)

www. latimerhouse. org

( 910) 762- 0492

Secret Garden Tour

Friday- Saturday, Sept. 19- 20,

10 a. m.- 4 p. m.

This fifth annual tour features

many gardens never before open

to the public. Most of the gardens

are in easy strolling distance

within the historic district, bordered

by the Cape Fear River. Tickets

cost $ 15 through Sept. 15 and $ 18

thereafter. To reserve a lunch that

you can enjoy in Tabitha’s Tea

Room or the Latimer House

Gardens, please pre- order by

September 5 by calling ( 910) 762-

0492. For more information, please

call the society or visit the society’s

web site.

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MOORE COUNTY HISTORICAL

ASSOCIATION ( Southern Pines)

www. moorehistory. com

( 910) 692- 2051

Antiques Appraisal Fair

Saturday, Sept. 27, 10 a. m.- 4 p. m.

The Moore County Historical

Association is organizing its own

version of the “ Antiques Road

Show” at the Shaw House in

Southern Pines. Have your old

furniture, jewelry, silver, fine art,

Japanese prints, Asian porcelain,

coins, old photos, and documents,

military items, NC pottery, and

other items appraised by experts:

$ 25 for every 3 items ( verbal ap-praisals

only). Please call for more

information.

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MOORES CREEK NATIONAL

BATTLEFIELD ( Currie)

www. nps. gov/ mocr, ( 910) 283- 5591

Constitution Day

Wednesday, Sept. 17, 3 p. m.- 4 p. m.

Enjoy a short program about the

signing of the Constitution.

Jaeger Korps Encampment

Saturday- Sunday, Nov. 15- 16

Learn about the German troops

who fought in the Revolution.

Autumn Candlelight Tours

Saturday, Nov. 15, 7 p. m.- 9 p. m.

See the battlefield by candlelight

and learn more about the events

that led to the battle of Moores

Creek. Tours are free but reserva-tions

are required. Reservations

may be made starting November 1.

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MT. AIRY MUSEUM OF REGIONAL

HISTORY

www. northcarolinamuseum. org

( 336) 786- 4478

Ghosts of Carolina

Tuesday, October 28, 4 p. m.

( children’s program), 7 p. m. ( adult

program)

Award- winning author Terrance

Zepke will share several spine-tingling

tales from her ghost books.

The afternoon program will be

suitable for school- age kids, while

the evening program is just for

adults and will feature the sto-ries

in greater depth as well as an

opportunity for discussion. Cost: $ 4.

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MUSEUM OF THE CAPE FEAR

( Fayetteville)

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

( All programs are free.)

Old- Time Music

Wednesdays, Sept. 10 and 24, Oct.

8 and 22, Nov. 12 and 26, 7 p. m.

This program is for musicians who

are interested in preserving and

performing tunes of 19th- and

early 20th- century America.

Musicians of all ages and skill

levels are welcome.

North Carolina Quiz Bowl

Thursday, Sept. 25, 7 p. m.

Test your knowledge of the Tar

Heel State. All ages are welcome;

participation is limited to twenty

contestants. Register at the door

or call to register. Spectators are

welcome!

Live! At the Arsenal

Sunday, Oct. 26 , 1 p. m.- 5 p. m.

Craftsmen will demonstrate 19th-century

skills and trades that

were common when the North

Carolina Arsenal was under con-struction.

Guided tours of Arsenal

Park will be offered at 1: 15 p. m.,

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

Arsenal Roundtable: War

Game with Miniatures

Thursday, Nov. 20 , 7 p. m.

Come listen, learn, and participate!

1897 Poe House

Tuesday, Nov. 25 through Jan. 11,

2009

Tour the 1897 Poe House to see

how homes were decorated for the

holidays around the turn of the

20th century.

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NEW BERN HISTORICAL SOCIETY

www. newbernhistorical. org

( 252) 638- 8558

Sincere Forms of Flattery:

Blacks, Whites and American

Popular Music

Sunday, Sept. 28, 2 p. m.

Come to the Scottish Rite Temple

and hear Billy Stevens, worldwide

lecturer and musician, talk about

American popular music. Enjoy a

reception afterwards at the Atmore-

Oliver House. This free program

is sponsored in partnership with

the North Carolina Humanities

Council.

Ghostwalk: “ Spirits of the

Neuse”

Friday- Saturday, Oct. 24- 25, 5 p. m.-

9 p. m.

This popular fund- raiser for the

society features a different theme

each year. This year’s theme

focuses on the Neuse and its influ-ence

on New Bern. Tour Union

Point Park, Cedar Grove Cemetery,

the Historic Masonic Lodge, New

Bern Civic Theater, and other

locales to see character actors

portraying ghosts from New

Bern’s past. A special “ Agony Alley”

on the grounds of the Attmore-

Oliver House is designed for

children. Meals will be available

for sale at local churches open on

the tour days. Tickets: $ 15 in

advance, $ 20 on day of tour, with

special prices for military personnel

and children. Tickets can be

purchased online or by calling the

society.

Lunch and Learn

Thursday, Nov. 13, 11: 30 a. m.-

1 p. m.

Come to the Chelsea

Restaurant in historic

downtown New Bern to

hear Buzz Mead talk

about “ Experiencing the

Appalachian Trail— One

Step at a Time.” Take

an exciting adventure

with Buzz as he relates his adven-tures

both good and bad. Please

call the historical society to make

your reservation; prepaid reserva-tions

are required and cost $ 14 for

members, $ 16 for non- members.

America Without Indians: An

Imaginary Journey.

Wednesday, Nov. 19

In honor of American Indian

Heritage Month, the New Bern

Historical Society, the New Bern-

Craven County Library, and the

North Carolina Humanities Council

are pleased to present this fascinat-ing

program about what might

have happened when the Europe-ans

came to America if they found

no one at home! Dr. David LaVere

will speak at the New Bern-

Craven County Library on Johnson

Street. Free.

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NEW HOPE VALLEY RAILWAY

( New Hill)

www. nhvry. org

( 919) 362- 5416

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tery; and the video “ War Zone:

World War II Off North Carolina’s

Outer Banks.”

The Secrets of Blackbeard

Thursday, Oct. 9, 2 p. m.

The museum’s nautical archaeolo-gist

David Moore will present a

lecture about the infamous pirate

and the recovery of artifacts from

the shipwreck Queen Anne’s

Revenge.

Women Pirates

Wednesday, Oct. 22, 2 p. m.

Connie Mason will present a lecture

about women pirates, such as

Anne Bonny and Mary Read.

Fright Night at the Museum

Tuesday, Oct. 28, 5: 30 p. m.- 7: 30 p. m.

Enjoy a family event at a “ haunted

museum” with spooky activities,

crafts, and a children’s costume

contest. Cost: $ 2 per person.

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NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF

HISTORY ( Raleigh)

www. ncmuseumofhistory. org

( 919) 807- 7900

( All programs are free. For more

information or a complete list of

events, please call or visit the Web

page.)

Preserving Your Family Photos

Saturday, Sept. 6, 10 a. m.- 11: 30

a. m.

Join Kim Andersen Cumber, Non-

Textual Materials Archivist at the

N. C. State Archives, and learn

how to protect your family’s visual

history at this introductory work-shop

covering the basics of photo

preservation and storage. You’ll

also get tips on identifying historic

photographs. The program is co-sponsored

by N. C. State Archives.

Please call ( 919) 807- 7992 by

Sept. 4 to register.

History à la Carte: Horse Sense

Wednesday, Sept. 10, 12: 10 p. m.-

1 p. m.

Bring your lunch; beverages

provided.

Mystery and controversy have

long surrounded the Shackleford

Banks wild horses. Carmine Prioli,

Director of Graduate Studies,

Department of English, N. C. State

University, will talk about the

herd’s natural and cultural signifi-cance,

possible origins, hardiness

in the face of hurricanes, and

complex relationship with humans.

Voting Counts: My Voice, My

Choice

Saturday, Sept. 13, 10 a. m.- 2 p. m.

11 a. m.- 12: 30 p. m. Candidates’

Forum

Get involved in the electoral

process as you enjoy patriotic

crafts and other hands- on activities.

Middle- and high- school students

can attend the 2008 Candidates’

Forum, featuring individuals

running for statewide offices. The

program is co- sponsored by Kids

Voting NC Wake County. For ages

10 and up; to register, please call

( 919) 341- 2398 or email info@ kids

votingwake. org.

Summer Performance Series:

Alan Hoal

Sunday, Sept. 21, 3 p. m.- 4 p. m.

North Carolina’s storytelling tra-dition

is as old as the Blue Ridge

Mountains. Come hear legendary

Jack tales that have been passed

down for generations in Appala-chia.

Family Day: Colonial North

Carolina

Saturday, Sept. 27, 11 a. m.- 4 p. m.

Celebrate and explore North

Carolina’s past, from colonization

to the American Revolution, during

this fun- filled and educational

event. Play colonial games, meet

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All Aboard!

Sundays, Sept. 7, Oct. 5, Nov. 2,

11 a. m., 12: 15 p. m., 1: 30 p. m.,

2: 45 p. m., 4 p. m.

Come experience the thrill

of riding the rails and see,

hear, and feel history. The

New Hope Valley Rail-way

at the North Caro-lina

Railroad Museum has

monthly ride days in season from

May to December, with activities,

themes, and events for visitors of

all ages to enjoy. The themes will

be “ Old Bonsal Day” ( Sept. 7),

“ Ecology of the New Hope Valley”

( Oct. 5), and “ Fall Harvest Festi-val”

( Nov. 2). Tickets: $ 9 per

adult, $ 6 per child age 2 to 12.

Tickets can be purchased online.

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NORTH CAROLINA MARITIME

MUSEUM ( Beaufort)

www. ncmaritimemuseum. org

( 252) 728- 7317

Cinema by the Sea

Friday, Sept. 12, 7 p. m.

The summer outdoor film series at

Gallants Channel concludes with

“ Transformers” ( PG13). Tickets are

$ 10 per car and $ 2 for walk- ins.

Gates open at 7 p. m. so you can

enjoy the view and refreshments

before the movie begins at sunset.

The ticket price includes the ex-hibit

Our Sunken History at the

Repository, open from 7 p. m. to 8

p. m.

The Last Days of Black Beard

the Pirate

Thursday, Oct. 2, 2 p. m.

Researcher, author, and filmmaker

Kevin Duffus will discuss his book

The Last Days of Black Beard the

Pirate. The author’s maritime

North Carolina works include

Shipwrecks of the Outer Banks;

The Lost Light: A Civil War Mys-

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Revolutionary War re- enactors,

make crafts, churn butter and

grind corn, dress in period cloth-ing,

and experience much more.

Make it, Take It: Batter Up

Saturday, Oct. 4, 1 p. m.- 3 p. m.

Come to this drop- in

program and learn

about famous North

Carolina baseball play-ers,

from high school

standouts to major

league stars. See and

touch reproduction

baseball items, play an early

version of the game, and make a

baseball craft to take home.

History à la Carte: History and

Memory: Oakwood Cemetery

Wednesday, Oct. 8, 12: 10 p. m.-

1 p. m.

Bring your lunch; beverages

provided.

Founded in 1869, Historic Oak-wood

Cemetery provides a final

resting place for many area citizens,

including prominent city, state,

and national leaders. Learn about

Raleigh’s history and families

through their stories during this

talk by Bruce Miller of Friends of

Historic Oakwood Cemetery.

Music of the Carolinas: Suzanne

and Jim: Ballot Box Ballots

Sunday, Oct. 12, 3 p. m.- 4 p. m.

Get ready for the upcoming election

at this rousing program of presi-dential

campaign songs dating

from the days of North Carolina-born

Andrew Jackson ( 1829- 1837)

into the 20th century. PineCone

co- sponsors the performance.

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OLD SALEM

www. oldsalem. org

( 888) 653- 7253

Tannenberg Organ Recital

Sunday, October 5, 3 p. m.

Join us for the special recital

program featuring Jannet Fishell,

chair of the keyboard department

at ECU, as organist. The recital

will take place in Gray Auditorium

in the Visitor Center. Tickets: $ 8.

Harvest Day: A- Peeling Apples

Saturday, Oct. 18

Join us for an entertaining look at

apples. Enjoy hands- on

activities, talks on heir-loom

apples, and

demonstrations with

the cider mill. An All-in-

One ticket is

required.

Halloween Organ Recital

October 22, noon

Come for this recital in the Visitor

Center. Free.

Saturday Seminars: Piedmont

North Carolina Furniture

Saturday, September 13

Join us as June Lucas speaks

about furniture produced in North

Carolina in the 18th and 19th

century. Pre- registration is recom-mended.

Saturday Seminars: Piedmont

North Carolina Earthenware

Saturday, November 1

Learn about the master potters in

Salem and North Carolina as we

discuss 18th and 19th century

ceramics. Pre- registration is

recommended.

Moravian Christmas Crafts for

All

Thursday, Nov. 13, 6 p. m.

Join us and learn how to make

Moravian Christmas decorations

including candles and ornaments.

$ 20 per adult, $ 16 for Friends.

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PITT COUNTY HISTORICAL

SOCIETY ( Winterville)

www. pittcountyhistoricalsociety.

com

Open House

Saturday, Oct. 11

Come to the Historic Red Banks

Primitive Baptist Church in

Greenville to learn more about the

historical society. Time to be

determined; please visit the web

site for more information.

Ghost Walk

Friday, Oct. 17

Enjoy a ghost walk in Cherry Hill

Cemetery in Greenville. Time to

be determined; please visit the

web site for more information.

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PRESERVATION DURHAM ( Durham)

www. preservationdurham. org

( 919) 682- 3036

Weekly Walking Tours

2nd, 3rd, and 4th Saturdays, October-

November

Enjoy free guided walking tours

through Durham’s history on most

Saturdays this fall. On second

Saturdays, tours focus on Durham’s

tobacco heritage and feature oral

histories, photographs, and stories

of life in the factories and in the

home for workers who supplied

tobacco products known through-out

the world. On third Saturdays,

tours focus on Durham’s civil

rights legacy; this tour features

the contributions of ordinary

Durham residents to the struggle

for equality as well as the work of

local leaders like Floyd McKissick

and national figures like Dr.

Martin Luther King, Jr., who

brought America’s attention to the

campaign for civil rights in the

Bull City. On fourth Saturdays,

take a tour of Durham’s architec-

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ture and urban landscape as you

learn how the city has grown and

changed from an industrial center

to the City of Medicine. No

reservations are required for

these tours; simply meet your

guide at 10 a. m. at Preservation

Durham’s sign at the Durham

Farmers Market in Central Park,

on Foster Street just north of

downtown. The tours take approxi-mately

1 to 2 hours and return to

the Farmers Market. Tours can

also be arranged at other times by

appointment.

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PRESERVATION GREENSBORO/

BLANDWOOD ( Greensboro)

www. blandwood. org

( 336) 272- 5003

Bluegrass at Blandwood

Sundays, Sept. 7, 14, 21, and 28,

2 p. m.- 5 p. m.

Join us every Sunday in

September as we cele-brate

Bluegrass at Bland-wood.

Bring your chair or

your blanket and sit on

the shady backyard as

you listen to bluegrass

music and enjoy southern delica-cies

such as Stamey’s BBQ, Natty

Greene’s beer, and Cheerwine!

Ghost Stories at Blandwood

October 18 and 25, 2008. 7 p. m.

Local storyteller Cynthia Moore

Brown treats families to ghostly

tales of spine- tingling spookiness

in Blandwood’s front parlor. This

is one of the rare opportunities to

enjoy the mansion’s interior at

night. Space is limited. Doors

open at 6: 45 pm. Seating is on the

floor and first come is first served.

All children must be accompanied

by an adult. Stories are school age

appropriate. Admission charged.

THE PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF

CHAPEL HILL ( Chapel Hill)

www. chapelhillpreservation. com

( 919) 942- 7818

Lunchbox Lectures

Wednesdays, Sept. 24 and Oct. 22,

and Friday, Nov. 21, noon

Bring your lunch, sit in the historic

dining room of the Horace Williams

House, and listen to informative

and entertaining discussions led

by staff and local experts on a

variety of subjects. On September

24, tribal historian Forest Hazel

will discuss “ Orange County’s

Native Americans: The Occa-neechi.”

October 22 Tim McMillian

will discuss “ Black and Blue:

African- Americans and the UNC

Campus.” On November 20,

Stephen Moore will talk about

“ The Right to Bear Arms: The

History of Heraldry and How to

Acquire a Personal Coat of Arms.”

Space is limited; please call to

reserve your seat by noon of the

day before the event. Suggested

donation: $ 5.

Restless Souls: A Modern Victo-rian

Séance

Friday- Saturday, Oct. 24- 25, 9 p. m.

Enjoy this theatrical event with

visits from ghosts of local historical

crimes. Limited seating available.

Tickets: $ 30.

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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.)

Simple Rigging

Sept. 18, 10 a. m.- noon.

Come to the Roanoke Island Mari-time

Museum and learn basic

rigging techniques. Cost: $ 30

members, $ 40 non- members.

Class limit is 10. Call ( 252) 475-

1750 for more information.

Build a Boat in a Day

September 25, 9 a. m.- 5 p. m.

Work in a team to build an 8- foot

plywood boat using the stitch and

glue method. Workshop cost includes

all materials and finished boat at

end of the day. Cost: $ 275 members,

$ 300 non- members. Minimum

age is 8 years old with adult. Call

( 252) 475- 1750 for more information.

The Ravel Trio

September 28, 4 p. m.

Come to the Art Gallery to enjoy

chamber music by the Ravel Trio.

The price of admission is included

in the general admission ticket to

the Park.

Elizabethan Tymes

Oct. 11 and 12, 10 a. m.- 5 p. m.

The Guilde of St. Andrew will

take the lead in bringing Elizabe-than

England to life. The admis-sion

price to the Faire is included

in Roanoke Island Festival Park’s

general admission ticket and is

good for both days of the event.

For more information, call ( 252)

475- 1500.

Chris Norman Ensemble

October 26, 4 pm

Hailed as one of the finest flute

players of our time, Chris Norman

has brought the wooden flute to

the forefront as an alternative

voice to the modern orchestral

instrument. He has forged a syn-thesis

of traditional and classical

styles that has been embraced by

audiences, scholars, and critics.

The price of admission is included

in the general admission ticket

price to the Park.

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THE WHALEHEAD CLUB ( Corolla)

www. whaleheadclub. com

( 252) 453- 9040

Haunted Corolla Village

Friday- Saturday, Oct. 24- 25, 6: 30

p. m.- 9 p. m.

Currituck Heritage Park will be

haunted for two days. Come and

join us for a ghoulishly good time!

If you dare to explore the spooky

park grounds, you may unravel

the clues and discover the hidden

treasure that was mysteriously

buried many years ago. For the

more faint- at- heart, a Haunted

Hayride through Historical Corolla

Village awaits: Take a slow trot on

the hay cart through the village

listening to ghostly stories of

yester- year. Meet at the Outer

Banks Center for Wildlife Educa-tion

to buy your tickets: $ 6.00 per

person ( one ticket covers both the

hayride and the treasure hunt).

Grab an eerie treat at the Bake

Sale. Please remember to bring

your own flashlight! For more

information, call ( 252) 453- 0221.

Black Friday Porch Sale

Friday, Nov. 28, 9 a. m.- 5 p. m.

Do you have a holiday gift list of

family and friends who are hard

to buy for because they have every-thing?

Then come to the Black

Friday Porch Sale where you can

purchase a variety of gifts and

take advantage of the once- a- year

discount on the Whalehead Club’s

Copper Collection. Enjoy music,

apple cider and home- baked

treats while you shop. Plus you

can be the first to see this holiday

season’s decorations in the Whale-head

Club inspired by Mr. Knight’s

etchings from the 1920s.

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WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA AIR

MUSEUM ( Hendersonville)

www. wncairmuseum. com

Monthly Meetings

Thursdays, Sept. 25 and Oct. 23,

5: 30 p. m.

The public is welcome to attend

these monthly meetings that are

held in the air museum hangar.

Enjoy a social hour and an all- you-can-

eat, hot- off- grill hamburger and

hot dog dinner. Cost: $ 5 per person.

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EXHIBITS

CALDWELL HERITAGE MUSEUM

( Lenoir)

www. caldwellheritagemuseum. org

( 828) 758- 4004

Swing Your Partner

July- September 2008

Enjoy this collection of square

dance memorabilia.

Cast Your Vote

Oct.- Nov. 2008

Just in time for election

season, this exhibit

features political campaign

buttons from years gone

by.

Away in a Manger

December 2008

This collection of nativity scenes

will help get you in the Christmas

spirit.

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CAPE FEAR MUSEUM OF HISTORY

AND SCIENCE ( Wilmington)

www. capefearmuseum. com

( 910) 798- 4350

Cape Fear Volunteers

Opening Nov. 6, 2008

Highlighting the century of service

offered by the Cape Fear Chapter

of the American Red Cross, this

exhibit will include artifacts and

photos to tell the story of the

chapter, from its inception by a

group of dedicated women in

1908, through two World Wars,

and into the 21st century. The

exhibit will focus on the role

women played in establishing the

culture of volunteerism that exists

in the Lower Cape Fear region

and will encourage visitors to

reflect upon the importance of

voluntary service in their commu-nity.

DUKE HOMESTEAD STATE

HISTORIC SITE ( Durham)

www. dukehomestead. nchistoric

sites. org, ( 919) 477- 5498

“ Anyone in Need of an Ashtray?”

Come see a variety of unique

smoking stands, made by home

hobbyists between 1920 and 1955.

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HIGH POINT MUSEUM

www. highpointmuseum. org

( 336) 883- 3022

Growing Seasons: An American

Farm Family at the Beginning

of the Twentieth Century

Sept. 23, 2008 – Jan. 25, 2009

This educational exhibit depicts a

slice of American history and

showcases a year in the life of a

rural farm family through casein

paintings, pen- and- ink vignettes,

and artifacts. This exhibit offers

visitors the opportunity to learn

what life was before electricity

and indoor plumbing and when

everything was powered by hand.

* * * * * * *

LEVINE MUSEUM OF THE NEW

SOUTH ( Charlotte)

www. museumofthenewsouth. org

( 704) 333- 1887

Corapeake

July 10- Dec. 28, 2008

In 1995, multi- media artist Kendall

Messick took a trip with his best

friend to the town of Corapeake. A

small crossroads community located

just inside the North Carolina line

from Virginia and along the edge

of the Great Dismal Swamp, the

town is geographically, economi-cally

and socially isolated, not

unlike many parts of rural America.

Messick’s original intent was to

simply photograph his friend’s

aging relatives. But after spending

time in the town and with the

people, Messick realized there were

stories to preserve and share,

stories that were both “ unique

and fundamentally representative

of small town life all over the

South.”

The result of Messick’s seven- year

endeavor: an inspiring documen-tary

film and powerful exhibit

that presents the rich cultural and

personal history of Corapeake. The

exhibit features his photographs

and the stories of the African-

American people living in

Corapeake. Visitors will get to

know the people and the commu-nity

of Corapeake, and be prompted

to reflect on their own cultural

experiences and traditions. As part

of the exhibit, the documentary

film will be continuously shown in

the gallery.

* * * * * * *

NORTH CAROLINA MARITIME

MUSEUM ( Beaufort)

www. maritime. org

( 252) 728- 7317

Knights of the Black Flag

Through Dec. 28, 2008

Learn about infamous pirates,

such as Blackbeard, Anne Bonny,

Mary Read, Jack Rackman, and

Stede Bonnet, in this exhibit on

rogues who plied the waters along

the East Coast and the Caribbean

during the golden age of piracy.

Learn about the life of a pirate,

the golden age of piracy, and

modern- day piracy through life-sized

replicas of pirates dressed in

period clothing. See replica cannons

and period weapons, including

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In- State Exhibits

EXHIBITS

flintlock pistols, swords and

muskets. The exhibit will also

feature paintings of pirate scenes

by Don Maitz.

Our Sunken History: Archaeo-logical

Treasures From North

Carolina Shipwrecks

Tuesdays at 2 p. m. and Thursdays

at 10 a. m.

Tour the Repository at Gallants

Channel. See a diorama of the

Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck

and artifacts from Civil War

blockade- runners, gunboats, and

rams. Tickets are $ 5 for adults, $ 2

for children. Reservations must be

made by noon the day before your

visit. Please call to schedule groups.

* * * * * * *

NORTH CAROLINA MUSEUM OF

HISTORY ( Raleigh)

www. ncmuseumofhistory. org

( 919) 807- 7900

Museum Sleuths:

Whatchamacallits and

Thingamajigs

Opens Monday, Sept. 22

This small exhibit features an

interactive look at unique and

unusual objects from the collection,

with information on how the

mysteries behind artifacts are

uncovered. The exhibit will be

located in the museum lobby.

Elected to Serve: North Caro-lina’s

Governors

Opens Saturday, Oct. 25

Explore how governors have helped

shape our state and contributed to

areas such as agriculture, industry,

and education while defining their

roles as leaders. See a variety of

artifacts, portraits and photographs

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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.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF AMERICAN

HISTORY ( Washington, D. C.)

Reopening November 21

The Smithsonian’s National

Museum of American History will

open its doors to the public Friday,

November 21, providing a new

look at the almost 200- year- old

Star- Spangled Banner and a rare

chance to see the White House

copy of President Lincoln’s Gettys-burg

Address. The reopening will

mark the completion of a two-year,

$ 85 million renovation of the

building’s center core.

Visitors will enter a five- story

sky- lit atrium, surrounded by

artifact displays filled with more

than 400 objects showcasing the

breadth and depth of the Museum’s

collection. The state- of- the- art

Star- Spangled Banner gallery is

adjacent to the atrium and forms

a centerpiece of the Museum. Visitors

will also get a rare chance to see

the White House copy of President

Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address,

which will be on view in the

Museum through January 4, 2009.

Throughout its reopening year,

the museum will present new exhib-its

and programs, with one high-light

being the 8,000- square- foot

exhibition, “ On the Water: Stories

Out- of- State Exhibits

from Maritime America,” which

opens in spring 2009. The Susan

and Elihu Rose Gallery, also

opening in 2009, will feature

changing exhibitions. Programming

will take center stage with visitors

able to encounter historic charac-ters

every weekend and on federal

holidays as well as tours, theater,

and popular song programs. A list

of 2008- 2009 exhibitions and

programs will be available in

October.

In- State Exhibits

associated with the lives and

times of our state’s leaders. Other

exhibit topics include inaugural

traditions, the contributions of

first ladies, and the history of voting

in North Carolina.

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PRESERVATION SOCIETY OF

CHAPEL HILL ( Chapel Hill)

www. chapelhillpreservation. com

( 919) 942- 7818

Woodcuts by Merrill Shatzman

September 21- October 12

Photographs by Ellen Giam-portone

October 19- November 16

Tapestries by Guest Artist Silvia

Heyden

November 23- December 21

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

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Workshops

In- State

FEDERATION OF NORTH CARO-LINA

HISTORICAL SOCIETIES

Hands- on History: Object-based

Learning and Craft

Activities

Saturday, November 8, 9: 30 a. m.-

11: 30 a. m.

Come to this hands- on workshop

and discover how to engage your

visitors through activities based

on the artifacts in your collection.

Adults and children alike are

intrigued by the “ real stuff” of

history, the artifacts that tell

stories about life in the past.

Object- based learning builds on

that interest by giving people the

tools to investigate an artifact and

find how it connects to themselves

as well as the larger world.

Nancy Pennington, an associate

curator for programming at the

North Carolina Museum of History,

will offer an introduction to object-based

learning. She will show how

the Museum uses on- site gallery

carts, summer camps, and distance-learning

courses to capture visitor

interest and increase visitor learn-ing.

She will also demonstrate a

variety of craft activities that visi-tors

can participate in and take

home.

Workshop participants will have a

chance to try their hand at some

of the Museum’s hands- on activities

as well as a chance to brainstorm

about how to use activities at

their own museums or sites.

Cost: $ 10 per person. Registration

information will be mailed in a

separate brochure and will also be

made available at www. fnchs. org

under the Services page.

NORTH CAROLINA PRESERVATION

CONSORTIUM

Film Preservation Workshop

Friday, Sept. 19, 9: 30 a. m.- 4: 30 p. m.

Come to the William Madison

Randall Library at UNC- Wilmington

and learn basic skills to identify,

assess, preserve, and provide access

to motion picture film. Topics will

include: identification of various

film elements, gauges, and stocks;

assessment of film decay and dam-age;

proper handling and storage

practices; preservation priorities

and potential funding sources; and

possibilities for access and exhibi-tion.

The instructors will combine

visual examples, hands- on instruc-tion,

and discussion to highlight

each topic and special emphasis

will be placed on institutions

working with limited budgets. The

workshop will also briefly review

copyright issues, film preserva-tion

in the digital age, recommended

vendors, and resources for further

education. This is an introductory

workshop for those who have had

little to no film handling experience.

Participants will leave with the

skills needed to identify, assess,

preserve, and provide access to

film materials and the confidence

required to integrate motion pic-ture

film into outreach and collec-tion

development initiatives. Cost:

$ 30 for NCPC members, $ 60 for

non- members. Registration forms

are available under “ Events” at

www. ncpreservation. org.

Disaster Planning for Heritage

Collections

Sept. 26, Oct. 14, Oct. 24

Cultural collections face a variety

of threats from natural disasters;

from facility breakdowns such as

broken water pipes and leaking

roofs; and even from vandalism

and terrorism. This workshop

addresses establishing disaster

teams; identifying risks; prioritiz-ing

collections; emergency response;

damage assessment; salvage

methods; and more. The Septem-ber

26 workshop will be offered

the Outer Banks History Center

in Manteo; the October 14 work-shop

will be held at UNC- Charlotte;

and the October 24 workshop will

be held at UNC- Asheville. Cost:

$ 15. For more information, visit

www. ncpreservation. org/

Disaster_ Workshops_ 2008. doc

Cultural Respect in Preserva-tion

and Conservation

Thursday, November 20, 8: 30 a. m.–

4: 30 p. m.

Come to the William and Ida

Friday Center for Continuing

Education in Chapel Hill and join

other personnel from libraries,

museums, archives, and historic

sites to learn about issues of

cultural respect. Objects of mate-rial

culture often hold intangible

values for the community of origin.

Do collection institution leaders

honor these values with policies

of respect and community collabo-ration?

Some artifacts may not be

intended for use or view by the

public. Do collection institution

caretakers place restrictions on

access and exhibition? Some

communities may wish to use

artifacts in traditional ceremonies

and rituals. Do collection institution

stewards approve such requests?

Some communities believe their

cultural objects should deterio-rate

naturally. Do preservation

and conservation professionals

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Workshops ( continued)

permit this to happen? Cost: $ 60

for employees of NCPC member

institutions and individual NCPC

members, $ 75 for non- members.

Please register before November 1.

A registration form is available at

www. ncpreservation. org under

“ Events.”

Online

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY

Board Development 101

Nov. 3- Dec. 5, 2008

Learn the characteristics of a good

board and good board members,

including day- to- day management

and legal, ethical, and financial

responsibilities. Methods and

techniques for training, engaging,

and rewarding board members for

their service will also be discussed.

Registration opens one month

prior to workshop dates. It will

take approximately 5 to 10 hours

to complete this workshop.

Cost: $ 85 members, $ 95 non-members.

Visit www. aaslh. org/

workshop. htm to register.

NONPROFIT RISK MANAGEMENT

CENTER

Selecting the Best Employees

for the Job: The Screening

Process in a Nutshell

September 3, 2 p. m.– 3 p. m.

Screening is critical to the selec-tion

process, but too often short-cuts

are taken or basic steps over-looked

that can make the differ-ence

between a great hire and a

future lawsuit. This Webinar will

review the basics and delve into

the details of effective screening

procedures to help your nonprofit

be confident that you are doing

your best to hire good staff.

This workshop is designed to help

you determine whether your

organization’s current selection

methods for staff and volunteer

positions take advantage of avail-able

methods of screening and

background checking; identify

which paid and volunteer positions

responsibly require which types of

screening methods; identify which

federal and state laws impact the

use of various types of background

checks; and learn about available

tools to help your organization

with its selection and screening

process. Cost: $ 59.

Managing Fundraising Risks

November 5, 2 p. m.- 3 p. m.

Attend this Webinar to refresh

yourself about regulatory require-ments

that govern registration,

solicitation language and disclo-sure

in various states as well as

fundraising on the Internet, and

learn more about specific challenges

that emerge when nonprofits

hired professional fund raisers,

partner with other organizations

to raise funds, and solicit gifts for

annual, capital and endowment

campaigns. Cost: $ 59.

To register for these workshops or

to see a complete list of work-shops,

visit http:// nonprofitrisk.

org/ training/ webinars/ webinars-descrp.

shtml# 070208

Out of State

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY

Digitizing Audio Collections

Tuesday- Thursday, October 22- 24

Workshop participants will be

introduced to the range of issues

associated with converting analog

recordings ( particularly oral history

collections) into digital audio. You

will review CDP Digital Audio

Best Practices and current audio

metadata standards. Participants

will discuss audio recording, file

formats, storage, playback, and

delivery. The workshop will be

held at the Metro Davidson

County Archives in Nashville,

Tennessee. Cost: $ 200 members/

$ 250 nonmembers. Please visit

www. aaslh. org/ workshop. htm to

register.

SOUTHEASTERN MUSEUMS

CONFERENCE

Jekyll Island Management

Institute

Jan. 20- Jan. 27, 2009

This 8- day training program in

Jekyll Island, Georgia, was designed

to help museum administrators

learn current methods in the field

and build networks with other

museum professionals. JIMI offers

opportunities for participants to

learn management skills through

presentations, small group discus-sions,

projects, and participatory

exercises. Topics to be covered

include volunteer management,

collections management, public

relations, developing exhibits,

and more. Cost: $ 600 for SEMC

members, $ 650 for non- members.

Applicants should have at least

two years of full- time museum

experience. Applications are due

by Oct. 10, 2008. Visit

www. semc_ direct. net and look

under “ Education and Programs”

to download the application form

or contact Nichole Alexander at

SEMC Central Office at ( 404)

378- 3153 for more information.

WORKSHOPS AND CONFERENCES

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Conferences

In- State

OLD SALEM/ MUSEUM OF EARLY

SOUTHERN DECORATIVE ARTS

New Findings in Southern

Decorative Arts and Material

Culture

Thursday- Saturday, Oct. 9- 11

Join scholars of American studies,

decorative arts, folk life, historic

preservation, and more as they

discuss the latest findings on

Southern decorative arts and

material culture from 1600 to 1850.

For more information, contact

Martha Ashley at ( 336) 721- 7360.

PRESERVATION NORTH CAROLINA

Annual Meeting

Thursday- Saturday, Oct. 9- 11

Come to Winston- Salem for this

annual meeting and learn more

about being a historic home owner;

reusing industrial, commercial,

and institutional buildings; protect-ing

older neighborhoods; and

appreciating the state’s built heri-tage.

Sessions will cover a variety

of topics, such as tax credits; infill

in historic districts; new solutions

for house museums; architectural

history; and more. The conference

will also feature a keynote address

on why historic preservation

matters; a showing of the new film,

Moving Midway, about moving a

former plantation home in Wake

County; and tours of historic dis-tricts.

Cost: $ 195 for full registra-tion.

with lower costs for individ-ual

activities. Visit www. presnc.

org for more information and to

register, or call ( 919) 832- 3652.

Out- of- State

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR

STATE AND LOCAL HISTORY

Annual Meeting

Tuesday- Friday, Sept. 9- 12

Join more than 800 history profes-sionals

from across the country in

Rochester, New York, for this

annual meeting, which will feature

dozens of history- related workshops.

Cost: $ 300 members, $ 400 non-members.

For more information,

visit www. aaslh. org.

COLONIAL WILLIAMSBURG

Oxen in the Old and New World

Thursday- Saturday, Oct. 30- Nov. 1

Relied upon for strength and intelli-gence,

as well as serving as a food

source, oxen have been invaluable

to mankind through the centuries.

Oxen remained the main beasts of

burden until late in the 19th

century when horses and mules

replaced them. Join us for this

symposium to learn how oxen

have been used over time and to

explore the practical aspects of

their use today. The program will

include lectures, demonstrations,

and panel discussions featuring

oxen experts from around the world.

Registration: $ 195 per person.

The Many- Layered Meanings

of Costume

Friday- Sunday, October 31- Nov. 2

This annual symposium of the

Southeastern Region of the Costume

Society of America will feature

juried paper presentations and

exhibits; behind- the- scenes tours

of host facilities; new Preserving

Our Past workshops; an All Hallows’

Eve costume dinner, and more.

Metalworking for Revolution:

Equipping the American Army

Sunday- Wednesday, Nov. 16- 19

Designed for metalworkers and

others who want to broaden their

understanding of 18th- century

metalworking and its products,

this program explores the role of

blacksmiths, founders, silver-smiths,

gunsmiths, tinsmiths,

and toolmakers in supplying the

equipment needed to fight the

American Revolution. It will focus

on materials, technologies, and

skills. Participants’ comments

and questions are welcomed

throughout, and speakers will be

available during morning breaks

and afternoon demonstration.

Registration: $ 295 per person.

Visit www. history. org/ history/

institute/ institute_ about. cfm for

more information about these

workshops.

NATIONAL UNDERGROUND

RAILROAD FREEDOM CENTER

( Cincinnati)

Lincoln’s Era: The Role of

Religion in the Underground

Railroad

Thursday- Saturday, Nov. 6- 9

Focusing on the role of churches

and people of faith working

against the institution of slavery

in the 1800s, this conference will

feature talks by prominent theo-logians

and scholars; bus tours of

historic faith sites on the Under-ground

Railroad; genealogy assis-tance;

panel discussions; reenact-ments

of worship services of the

era; and a musical performance of

spirituals. Registration: $ 125 for

the entire conference, with an

extra fee for the bus trip. Tickets

are also available for individual

events. For more information,

contact Ernest Britton at ( 513)

333- 7511 or ebritton@ freedom

center. org.

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Federation Workshop Highlights: Collections Care ( Part Two)

P art One of the article on the

Federation’s recent spring

workshops focused on protecting

artifacts from deterioration by

providing proper storage and display

conditions. This article will focus

on other aspects of collections care

such as cleaning textiles; polishing

metals; flattening folded documents;

and safely handling artifacts. Please

note that the article cannot serve

as a replacement for attending the

workshop; instead, it attempts to

summarize the main points.

Cleaning Artifacts

Ms. Rowe noted that the goal of

conservation should be to stabilize

an artifact, not to restore it to its

original state. Signs of wear and

tear reflect the use of an artifact

over time and are part of its story.

However, there are times when

you would like to clean an artifact;

for those times, Ms. Rowe offered

some general guidelines.

Cleaning Textiles

Ms. Rowe strongly discouraged

taking any textiles to a dry

cleaner. As an example of the

dangers of having items dry

cleaned, she described what

happened when she took a 1920’ s

dress to the cleaners— the dress

was returned without its Bakelite

buttons. The buttons had apparently

dissolved during the cleaning

process. Ms. Rowe also discouraged

putting any textiles in a washer

and dryer. The agitation of the

washer and the high heat produced

by the dryer can damage old, brittle

textiles.

In general, Ms. Rowe recommended

that you not wash fragile textiles

such as silks because the fabric

could disintegrate. It may be safe

to rinse white linen or cotton

items if there are no tears or rips,

the stitches are sound, and there

is no fraying or rough edges.

Ms. Rowe noted that she does

occasionally wash white underwear

items such as linen or cotton che-mises

and petticoats. To wash these

items, you would fill a clean large

sink or bathtub with lukewarm

water and dribble in a little Orvus

Textile WA Paste, which is a low-sudsing

cleaner sold by Gaylord.

Submerge the fabric in the water

using a gentle up and down motion,

being sure not to wring or twist.

After letting the fabric soak for a

half- hour to an hour, you would

check it to see how much dirt has

come out. To do this, pull the fab-ric

toward you in the sink, and let

the water drain away. Fill up the

sink again, add more Orvus Paste,

soak for another 30 minutes to an

hour, and then drain. Continue

this process until the water rinses

out clear. You would then lay the

fabric on a series of towels, roll

the towels into a tube and squeeze.

The textile can then be draped

over parallel vinyl- or plastic-covered

clotheslines to allow for

air circulation. Do not use

clothespins or an outdoor clothes-line.

The Cape Fear Museum

has parallel clotheslines installed

indoors just for this purpose.

If you are unable to set up a simi-lar

configuration, lay the textile

flat on clean towels to dry. After a

day, you may have to turn the

textile over to allow for air circu-lation.

It’s best not to use a wooden

drying rack unless you protect the

fabric from the wood with a towel.

Ms. Rowe noted that she generally

does not wash colored textiles.

Colored fabrics must first be

tested to make sure they are color

fast— in other words, to make

sure the color won’t wash out. It

would be best to consult with a

professional conservator about

washing colored fabrics.

Likewise, Ms. Rowe stated that if

you are at all hesitant about wet

cleaning an item, then don’t wash

it. Call a professional textile con-servator

for their advice.

Other ways to clean textiles include

brushing wool items using a

clothes brush and vacuuming up

surface dust and dirt through a

By Laura Ketcham, Editor of the Federation Bulletin

Ms. Rowe noted that the goal of conservation should

be to stabilize an artifact, not restore it to its original

state. Signs of wear and tear reflect the use of an

artifact over time and are part of its story. However,

there are occasions when you would like to clean an

artifact; for those times, Ms. Rowe offered some

general guidelines.

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Federation Workshop Highlights: Collections Care ( continued)

screen. To make a screen, simply

buy a fiberglass screen from a store

such as Home Depot; cut it to the

size you want; cover the cut edges

with twill tape such as the kind

sold by Jo Ann Fabrics; and place

the screen over the textile. You

would then take the hose extension

from a vacuum cleaner with a brush

ending and vacuum with that

extension, using an up- and- down

motion to eliminate suction drag.

Please note that cleaning textiles

by surface vacuuming is acceptable

only for textiles that are sturdy

and in good condition. You do not

want to vacuum a textile that is

powdering, splitting, or fragment-ing

or that has loose threads or

broken seams.

Ms. Rowe strongly suggested that

you consult with a professional

conservator if you have any

concerns about cleaning an artifact.

Cleaning Metals

Many people assume that tarnish

on a metal artifact is harmful. But

Ms. Rowe noted that tarnish on a

metal actually provides protection,

and she cautioned that polishing

is an abrasive process that removes

parts of the metal. She said she

polishes metal artifacts only when

they are about to go on display.

Otherwise, if an artifact is in

storage and is tarnished, she

simply covers it with silver cloth to

prevent further tarnishing.

To polish an artifact before putting

it on display, Ms. Rowe recommends

using a low- grit polisher such as

Rubin- Brite or Pre- lim, which is

sold by Gaylord. Following the

directions on the container, work

the substance on and wipe it off,

repeating the process until the

item is polished. When the item is

clean, you would coat it with

Renaissance Wax, which is also

sold by Gaylord; let it dry; and

then buff. The wax will help protect

the item from tarnishing for about

a year. When storing polished

items, cover them in silver cloth,

which is available from stores

such as Hancock Fabric. You can

even sew your own bags of silver

cloth to customize them for particu-lar

objects. Ms. Rowe said that

bags are ideal for trophies.

To clean wrought iron before putting

it on display, you could carefully

brush it with a soft- bristle brush.

However, if there is any rust, call

in a professional conservator to

stop further damage.

Flattening Paper Documents

At the Museum of the Cape Fear,

staff members often flatten folded

documents before storing them to

avoid the risk of documents crack-ing

along the folded line.

Documents can be flattened by

putting them in a humidity cham-ber.

Ms. Rowe stated that you can

create your own chamber using a

large sink or bath tub. She then

described the process that she has

used to flatten documents.

Using PVC pipe, Cape Fear staff

created a framework to suspend

fiberglass screening in a sink.

They cut the screening to size and

lashed it to the pipe frame, with

the pipe legs holding the screen

and its frame about midway in the

sink or tub.

When Ms. Rowe wants to flatten a

document, she places dish tubs

containing about 1 inch of water

underneath the screening. She

then places the document on the

screen, which is suspended over

the tub of water. A heavy piece of

Plexiglass is placed over the top

of the sink as a lid to keep the

moisture in. Ms. Rowe stated that

if you do not have Plexiglass, you

could try draping heavy plastic

over the sink or tub, like a tent—

anything to keep in the moisture.

After 24 hours, when the moisture

has had a chance to relax any

folds or creases in the paper, Ms.

Rowe checks the document; removes

it, and places it between layers of

blotter paper, being sure to smooth

out any folds or creases. Over the

blotter paper she puts another

piece of heavy Plexiglas as a

uniform weight, which helps dry

and flatten the document at the

same time.

Once the document is flattened

and dry, Ms. Rowe sprays it with

deacidification spray from Gaylord

and then encapsulates the item in

a Mylar pocket, as described in Part

One of this article.

Pictures from Ms. Rowe’s presen-tation

showing the process of flat-tening

documents will be available

on the “ News” page of the Federa-tion’s

web site at www. fnchs. org/

fund/ news. htm; look under the

“ Workshops” heading.

Handling Artifacts

One aspect of collections care that

is often overlooked is how to handle

artifacts. Ms. Rowe noted that the

oils in one’s hands can damage

sensitive materials; the oils can

even etch into metal. Ms. Rowe

recommended using cotton or latex

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Federation Workshop Highlights: Collections Care ( continued)

gloves when handling sensitive

items such as furniture, textiles,

wooden objects, and metals.

In general, it is not necessary to

wear gloves when handling glass

and ceramic items, because these

items are almost impervious to

the oils on hands. If you do choose

to wear gloves when handling

those items, be sure to wear plastic

latex gloves, which provide a better

grip on an object. Avoid wearing

cotton gloves, which can be slick

and can result in an artifact slipping

through your fingers.

Ms. Rowe noted that she usually

does not wear gloves when handling

paper items, even though paper is

affected by the oils in one’s hands.

She avoids wearing gloves because

they hinder her ability to feel

when she is about to tear or chip

brittle edges. If you do not wear

gloves when handling paper, be

sure to wash and dry your hands

before touching each artifact. If

you do want to wear gloves when

handling paper items, Ms. Rowe

recommended wearing latex

gloves, which can give you a better

“ feel” for the paper.

Ms. Rowe also mentioned some

general guidelines on picking up

artifacts. To avoid putting stress

on weak parts of an object, she

recommended that you lift an object

using its strongest part. For

example, instead of picking up a

teapot or cup by its handle, which

could break, you would lift it by

holding its body. Likewise, instead

of picking up a side chair by its

arms, you would lift it by the seat.

Your goal is to safely support the

artifact’s weight without putting

undue stress on it.

Some Final Notes

There are many resources available

to help you care for your collections.

Part One of this article mentioned

several web sites and books that

can be useful. Another resource

Ms. Rowe recommended is the

Canadian Conservation Institute.

This institute publishes useful

technical bulletins, CCI Notes,

newsletters, and more. The news-letter

is free, as is a database by

which one can search a portion of

the many articles the institute

has written on collections care.

Ms. Rowe highly recommended

the CCI Notes, which can be

purchased individually or as a set.

The institute offers 105 notes

covering the care of textiles, metals,

paper, paintings, books, and more.

To learn more about CCI, you can

visit the web site www. cci- icc. gc. ca

or write to the institute at 1030

Innes Road, Ottawa ON K1A

0M5, Canada

Ms. Rowe also recommended the

American Institute of Conservation

of Historic and Artistic Works,

which publishes a directory of

conservators. This organization

also offers free online brochures

on caring for objects; a free online

guide to selecting a conservator;

and an online form through which

one can request information about

conservators in your area. To

learn more, visit http:// aic. stanford.

edu/ about/ index. html.

Finally, Ms. Rowe recommended

applying to Heritage Preservation’s

Conservation Assessment Program

to get a conservation assessment

of your museum or historic site’s

collection, environmental condi-tions,

and site. More information

about this grant can be found on

page 9 of this newsletter.

Ms. Rowe is willing to answer

questions from Federation members

about conservation care. You can

reach her by email at browe@ nhc

gov. com or by mail at Cape Fear

Museum of History and Science,

814 Market Street, Wilmington,

NC 28401.

Editor’s Note: The Federation’s

spring workshops were supported

by the Federation and by grant

funds from the federal Institute of

Museum and Library Services

under the provisions of the Library

Services and Technology Act as

administered by North Carolina

ECHO and the State Library of

North Carolina, a division of the

North Carolina Department of

Cultural Resources.

One aspect of collections care that is often over-looked

is how to handle artifacts. Ms. Rowe noted

that the oils in one’s hands can damage sensitive

materials; the oils can even etch into metal. Ms.

Rowe recommends using cotton or latex gloves

when handling sensitive items such as furniture,

textiles, wooden objects, and metals.

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VOLUME 28, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 31

NEW PUBLICATIONS

VOLUME 28, NO. 3 Federation Bulletin PAGE 32

New Publications from Other Publishers

This is a selection of new books by other publishers

that may interest Federation members. We welcome

your suggestions as well.

ALTAMIRA PRESS

www. altamirapress. com ( 800) 462- 6420

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

The Green Museum, by Sarah S. Brophy and Eliza-beth

Wylie, $ 75 ( hardcover), $ 27.95 ( paperback)

According to AltaMira’s web site, The Green Museum

offers “ a complete handbook to guide museum staff in

incorporating green design into new construction and

day- to- day operations. Sustainable practices can save

on operating costs and even make museums attractive

to new fundraising sources, as Brophy and Wylie

show in case studies of museums that have already

taken steps to become green. In this easy- to- read

book, they demystify the process of going green, includ-ing

detailed explanations of, for example, the basics of

recycling, options for environmentally friendly exhibit

design, and how to conduct energy audits. The Green

Museum is full of practical information for museums

of any size and a vital resource for every museum

that wants to remain relevant in an increasingly

green world.”

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AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF MUSEUMS

www. aam- us. org, ( 202) 289- 1818

Things Great and Small: Collections Management

Policies, by John E. Simmons, $ 32.50 ( member), $ 45

( non- member)

This book addresses how to write a collections policy

for any type of museum. Simmons reviews the issues

that a collections management policy should address

and the pros and cons of choosing one policy over another.

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JOHN F. BLAIR, PUBLISHER

www. blairpub. com

( 800) 222- 9796

Homegrown Handmade: Art Roads and Farm

Trails, $ 19.95 ( paperbac