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Monday - Saturday: 9: 00A. M. - 5: 00 P. M.
Sunday: 2: 00 P. M. - 5: 00 P. M.
Closed Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Published by the Museums Division
State Department of Archives and History
Raleigh, North Carolina
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Building)
Museums around Capitol Square.
The Hall of History is the historical
museum for the State of North Carolina. It
is located on the first floor of the
Education Building, and tells the story of
our State from its beginning, on Roanoke
Island, to the present time.
In order to tell the story of North
Carolina in a vivid and comprehensive
manner, its history has been divided into
periods, using a separate gallery for each.
Along with the period galleries, there are a
number of galleries containing special
collections.
Teachers With School Groups
Education Building.
Please come to Room 116 ( the second
room on your right after entering the
building) and notify the staff member on
duty that you have a group of school
children. Ask the students to remain on
the front steps of the building until you
return. ( In case of inclement weather, let
the children wait in the lobby.) The staff
member will then direct your group to the
auditorium for the orientation where you
will register your group. You will be shown
a slide program which serves as a guide to
the Museum. Each gallery is discussed and
specific exhibits are pointed out. After
the slide program each teacher then
conducts her class through the Museum.
A test consisting of questions on the
exhibits and a grading key are available
for teachers to give their students when
they return to class if they so desire. The
tests and key may be picked up in Room
116 of the Education Building.
The students should be reminded that
the Museum is located in an office building
where several hundred people are working
and that it is necessary for the children to
be orderly and quiet. A special certificate
is given to school groups in recognition of
student interest and co- operation during
their visit.
Tarheel Junior Historian
Association Gallery
A Junior Historian Project.
The first room on your tour of the Hall
of History is the Tarheel Junior Historian
Association Gallery where projects by
Junior Historians are displayed. The
Association was authorized by the 1953
General Assembly and was established by
the State Department of Archives and
History in co- operation with the State
Department of Public Instruction. The
purpose of the Association is to encourage
the study of the history of communities,
counties, and of the State with a special
emphasis on local history.
Six of North Carolina's legends are
illustrated in the Junior Historian Gallery.
The legends are: The White Doe, Bald
Mountain, The Devil's Tramping Ground,
Magic Horse Tracks, Brown Mountain
Lights, and Nags. Head.
Nags Head.
1. Read about the legends that are
illustrated in the Gallery. Are there
any legends peculiar to your
locality? Find out as much as
possible about them.
2. Which Junior Historian project do
you like best?
Fred A. Olds Memorial
Flags
Five flags have played an important
role in the history of North Carolina and
replicas of these flags are in the Olds
Memorial Gallery. The Cross of St. George,
with its red cross on white backgrounds,
was brought to Carolina by the first
English Colonists.
The Battle of Guilford Court House Flag
was said to have been carried by the
Colonial forces at the Battle of Guilford
Court House.
The last official National Flag of the
Confederacy had the stars and bars as a
square emblem in the canton with a white
field. A red bar was added vertically over
the outer half of the field.
The North Carolina State Flag and the
Stars and Stripes complete this exhibit.
Carolina Charter of 1663
In 1663 King Charles II of England
gave what is now North and South Carolina,
plus the land in some 12 other States and
part of northern Mexico, to eight of his
friends, the Lords Proprietors. The original
Carolina Charter which granted them this
land is on display.
Early American Silver
In this gallery you will see Early
American Silver dating from 1655 to 1868.
Included in the George B. Cutten Collection
are two salt spoons and two tablespoons
which were made by Paul Revere.
Much of this early silver was fashioned
out of silver coin, which was collected and
saved by the people until they had enough
to make the items they wanted. They would
then take their coins to the silversmith
who would fashion the desired pieces for
them.
One case is devoted entirely to the
work of North Carolina silversmiths. Here
you will find a spoon which belonged to
William Hooper, one of the signers of the
Declaration of Independence from North
Carolina, and a cream ladle which was
owned by the Hugh Waddell family.
1. The Carolina Charter of 1663 is
hand- printed on parchment. Can
you read the first line?
2. What area of land did the 1663
Charter include?
3. Name three items of silver included
in the exhibit.
4. Name two flags in the Fred A. Olds
Memorial Gallery.
The Cross of St. George,
Confederate Flag, North
Carolina State Flag,
United States Flag, and
the Battle of Guilford Court
House Flag-
The Carolina Charter of 1663 in the
background and from left to right
McDaniel Lewis, Chairman of the
Executive Board, State Department of
Archives and History; Governor Terry
Sanford; Charles W. Traylen from
England who sold the Charter to the
Department; and Dr. Christopher
Crittenden, Director of the Department
of Archives and History.
Silver by Curry and Preston,
Philadelphia, 1825- 1831.
Demonstration Room
Young visitors watch demonstration by staff member, Mrs. Sue Todd.
People who are interested in learning
how spinning, weaving, quilting, and other
early home industries were conducted will
find the Demonstration Room the answer.
Displayed on an early loom is the bedspread
pattern," Whig Rose," used not only
in North Carolina but almost universally in
the Colonies. Several original drafts of
early North Carolina patterns, along with a
sample of each, are on display in this room.
The quilt top contained in the frames was
made in Forsyth County many years ago.
1. Explain how cotton is prepared for
spinning.
2. How is flax prepared for spinning?
3. What is the difference between a flax
wheel and a spinning wheel?
Colonial and
Revolutionary Gallery
Exhibit showing domestic life in Colonial North Carolina.
North Carolina was owned and governed
by the Lords Proprietors from 1663 until
1729 when it was purchased by the Crown
and became a Royal Colony. As an
agricultural Colony with few ports and a
rather unsettled government, it grew more
slowly than many of the other Colonies. It
was not until the latter part of the Colonial
Period that it developed rapidly. With the
coming of the Revolution, North Carolina
was the first Colony to instruct its
delegates to the Continental Congress to
vote for independence.
The exhibits show something of what
life was like in North Carolina from 1650,
the approximate date of the earliest
permanent settlement, through the Revolutionary
War Period.
Cases in this gallery contain heating
and lighting apparatuses, tableware and
kitchenware, pewter, china and glass, and
Colonial money. Pistols, muskets, bullets,
and bullet molds from the Revolutionary
War are displayed in a case with a statue
of Nathanael Greene. The Battle of Guilford
Court House Flag, displayed in the same
case, is one of the earliest examples of the
Stars and Stripes in existence.
Battle of Guilford Court House Flag.
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General Nathanael Greene.
1. How were candles made during the
Colonial Period?
2. Name three household utensils used
during this time.
3. What was the significance of the
Battle of Guilford Court House?
Raleigh Room
Copy of original statue of George Washington by Antonio Canova.
Prior to 1792, New Bern, Hillsboro, and
Wilmington each had served as temporary
state Capitals. With the founding of
Raleigh, however, all this changed and
the new city became indeed " the unalterable
capital of the State of North
Carolina."
The Raleigh Room tells the story of
the growth and development of the Capital
City.
In this room you will see a copy of
Antonio Canova's famous statue of George
Washington which stood in the Old State
House or Capitol Building. The original
statue was destroyed when the State House
burned in 1831.
Two special photographic panels
vividly illustrate the changes which have
been brought about in Raleigh during the
past fifty years. Another exhibit of special
interest to the public is the display of
materials honoring Andrew Johnson, a
Raleigh native and one of the three
Presidents from North Carolina.
1. Name two towns that served as
temporary State Capitals.
2. What items from the Andrew Johnson
display impressed you most?
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Confederate Gallery
" The Ad- Vance," a Confederate blockade— runner.
The exhibits in this room tell the story
of North Carolina's contribution to the
southern cause and of the effects of the
War on the life of the people of the State.
Exhibits include materials on the election
of 1860, secession, recruiting, equipping
an army, blockade- running, uniforms,
transportation, music, art, and the close of
the War.
1. What was a blockade- runner? Name
one that was owned by the State of
North Carolina.
2. What were some of the hardships
endured by the soldiers?
3. Describe some of the medical
equipment used during the War.
Arms and Armor Room
A matched set of flintlock dueling pistols and a
saw handle percussion dueling pistol.
The first settlers in the New World
found that firearms of one sort or another
were a necessity. They were used not
only for protection but also to provide
food. A man's ability to shoot fast and
accurately was often the difference between
life and death. Most of these early weapons
were made by craftsmen in their homes and
small shops. It was not until after the
Revolution that guns were produced in any
great quantity.
North Carolinians have taken part in
all of our country's wars. Many of the
weapons of war as well as those used in
peace time can be seen in the Arms and
Armor Room.
1. What is the earliest gun found in
this room?
2. A fort was named for the owner of a
sword found here. Identify it.
3. Identify the large flag on display.
Early Tools Gallery
A portion of the implements in the Early Tools Gallery.
When people first came to North Wood to use. Sawmills were built later
Carolina to make their homes, they had to which the people could take logs from
to grow or make everything they needed. the forests to be sawed into lumber.
Each man had to build his own home and
make his own furniture. There were forests The sap from pine trees was used to
everywhere, so the settlers had plenty of make tar, pitch, rosin, and turpentine.
1. How were shoes made one hundred
years ago?
2. Name four occupations represented
by tools displayed in this room.
Victorian Gallery
Street scene illustrating the " gay nineties" period.
The Victorian Gallery represents a
street scene of the late 1800' s and early
1900' s. Shop windows offer displays of
goods such as were sold during this
period — shoes, hats, parasols, household
furnishings, and pharmaceutical goods. A
covered wagon is used to represent one
phase of North Carolina's transportation
while a homemade " Buggymobile" tells
of the beginning of another era.
1. Describe some of the accessories
used during this period.
2. What would you expect to find in a
drug store of this period?
3. What type of records did the record
player of this period use?
Transportation Gallery
Columbia Bicycle.
The whole scope of transportation in
North Carolina from Colonial times through
the Wright Brothers first night and into the
jet age is revealed in the Transportation
Gallery. Models and dioramas demonstrate
the different modes of travel. A sound
program gives a summary of transportation
in North Carolina.
1. How did the Colonial settlers get
their products to market?
2. What effect did geographic features
have on the settling of the Colony?
Wright Brothers
Memorial Galle
Diorama of the Wright Brothers' first flight.
A series of dioramas and models includes
an early schooner, a covered wagon,
a stagecoach, a Model- T Ford, and
the Wright Brothers' plane. A full- scale
replica of the " Raleigh" is also on display
here.
1. Where and when did the first
airplane flight take place?
2. Describe three different methods of
transportation found in this room?
The " Raleigh."
Portrait Gallery
The Portrait Gallery is the last room
in the Hall of History. Here are displayed,
from time to time, the various oil paintings
in our collection of more than two hundred
canvases. At the present time, there is
a special exhibit on Tiny Broadwick, the
first woman to parachute from an airplane,
the first person to demonstrate the use of
the parachute to the United States
Government, and a pioneer in the development
of parachute pack techniques.
Special exhibit on Tiny Broadwick
Sales Desk
Souvenirs of your visit may be
purchased at the Sales Desk which is
located in the Portrait Gallery. Postcards,
ceramic tiles, historical publications, and
many other items are available at nominal
prices.
State Publications Collection
