Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies
Federation Bulletin
March 2010
Volume 30, no. I
The Federation of North
Carolina Historical Societies
is a non-profit organization
whose 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
cooperation between such
organizations, 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 appro¬
priate 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 May 1,
August 1, November 1,
and February 1.
Inside this issue:
Federation News
2
Member News
7
Grant Opportunities
10
History Help
II
Calendar of Events
16
Exhibits
24
Workshops and
Conferences
25
New Publications
28
Learn about Hands-On History and Marketing
Learn how to use hands-on activities
to engage your visitors and how to
use marketing to attract more visitors
and attention to your organization
during the Federation’s spring workshops.
The Federation is bringing back these
two popular workshops and taking
them across the state this spring.
During the “Hands-On History” session,
discover how to engage your visitors
through activities based on the artifacts
in your collections. 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, 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
gallery carts, teaching collections, and
craft activities to capture visitor interest
and increase visitor learning. Workshop
participants will have a chance to try
them hand at some of the museum’s
hands-on activities.
During the “Marketing Our History”
session, museum curator and marketing
professional Bob Crowley will explore
how to use the principles and practices
of marketing to attract attention, visitors,
and money to your institution. Crowley
is curator of history for the North
Carolina Railway Museum and has 30
years of experience in marketing.
The workshops will be held in Tarboro,
Lenoir, and Asheboro. For more infor¬
mation, please see the brochure that
has been included in this mailing or
call (919) 807-7395.
Don’t Forget: It’s Time to Renew!
With the start of 2010, we invite you
to renew your membership in the
Federation of North Carolina Historical
Societies. Your dues help fund services
that directly benefit Federation members,
such as the Federation Bulletin, work¬
shops, and the loan fund which helps
members publish historical books. In
addition, $5 of eveiy institution’s dues
goes to support the National History Da}'
program, an important educational
initiative that encourages middle
and high school students to study
and appreciate history.
Many of you have already renewed,
and we send you our sincere thanks.
We know this is a difficult year for
most groups, and we appreciate your
continued support.
If you haven’t yet renewed, please send
a $25 check made out to FNCHS to
Karen Pochala-Peck, Federation of
North Carolina Historical Societies,
4610 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC
27699-4610.
We value your membership and appre¬
ciate all that you do to preserve and
promote our state’s history. Thank you
so much for your continued support of
the Federation.
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@ncdcr.gov
