Discover NC: Orange County

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Field trip opportunities in Orange County

Ackland Art Museum: Features online versions of art museum's exhibits and permanent collection, field trip guidelines and activities, lesson plans, and in-depth institutional background.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough: Take students on a guided walking tour through Hillsborough's historic district and go inside the Norwood Law Office, the Orange County Historical Museum, the Burwell School Historic Site, and the Hughes Academy. Along the way they will also see the Old Orange County Courthouse, historic churches, cemeteries, colonial and antebellum homes, and much more.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Chestnut Ridge Camp and Retreat Center: Offers a selection of informative, interactive and experientially-based programs in outdoor and environmental education.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Genesis Farm School: Visit this working farm and enter into a learning laboratory where students will have fun and a hands-on experience with nature.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Haw River Festival Learning Celebration: Don't miss this fun and informative festival celebrating the Haw River, its history, and the creatures that live there.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Morehead Planetarium and Science Center: Located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is a fascinating place to visit to learn more about astronomy.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The North Carolina Botanical Garden: Learn about plant diversity and the importance of conservation and visit different garden exhibits.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Collection Gallery: Early exploration of North Carolina, the Algonquin culture, the Roanoke Island settlement - these are just some of the exhibits that can be seen at the North Carolina Collection Gallery in Wilson Library on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Occaneechi Indian Village in Hillsborough: A reconstruction of a traditional Occaneechi village.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Orange County Historical Museum: Take a tour of the Orange County Historical Museum to see the collection of artifacts from pre-history through the early twentieth century.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Science Fun for Everyone: No need to go anywhere, Science Fun for Everyone will come to your classroom with hands-on, science-related experiments that make learning fun!; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Learn more about Orange County

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Address from inhabitants near Haw River: The request of the Inhabitants of the West side of Haw river to the Assembly men and Vestry men of Orange County Whereas the Taxes in the County are larger according to the number of Taxables than adjacent counties and continues so year after year,...; Format: petition

Antebellum North Carolina: Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the antebellum period (1830–1860). Topics include slavery, daily life, agriculture, industry, technology, and the arts, as well as the events leading to secession and civil war.; Format: book (multiple pages)

Ayr Mount in Hillsborough, NC: This is historic Ayr Mount in Hillsborough, North Carolina. The estate was built in 1815 and was the home of the Kirkland family until the 1970s. It is now owned by the Classical American Homes Preservation Trust and features gardens and the one mile Poet's...; Format: image/photograph

Beat Duke parade on Franklin Street: This black and white photo of the annual Beat Duke parade in 1949 shows cars parked diagonally along the street on a fall or winter day with people watching the procession from both the sidewalks and the street.; Format: image/photograph

Campus protests: In Postwar North Carolina, page 7.10; Press release by the UNC-Chapel Hill student government, May 9, 1970, explaining students' strike to protest the expansion of the Vietnam War into Cambodia and the killing of protesters at Kent State University in Ohio. Includes historical background.; Format: document/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Cane Creek Reservoir: In Recent North Carolina, page 4.6; Excerpts from an oral history interview about the battle to prevent construction of a reservoir in Orange County, North Carolina, in the 1970s and 1980s. Includes historical background.; Format: interview/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Cat Manolis at the Ackland Art Museum at UNC-Chapel Hill: This is a sculpture by graduate student Cat Manolis at the Ackland Art Museum of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The sculpture is covered in stitched patent leather and features bullets for teeth as well as wheels that allow it to be moved...; Format: image/photograph

Chaos in Hillsborough: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.9; Contemporary newspaper report about mob violence in Hillsborough, North Carolina, in October 1770. The violence was part of a series of protests by Regulators angry with illegal fees and corrupt officials. Includes historical commentary.; Format: newspaper/primary source

The closing of a factory: In Recent North Carolina, page 3.2; In North Carolina History: A Sampler, page 5.8; Excerpts from two oral history interviews about the closing of the White Furniture Factory in Mebane, North Carolina, in the 1990s. Includes historical background.; Format: interview/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Early childhood: In Postwar North Carolina, page 9.1; First part of an oral history interview with Rebecca Clark, an African American who was born in rural Orange County just before the Depression and witnessed the changes in civil rights over the years.; Format: interview; Commentary and sidebar notes by Kristin Post.

An exhibit at the Morehead Planetarium in Chapel Hill, NC: This is an exhibit at the Morehead Planetarium of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.; Format: image/photograph

Gay life: In Postwar North Carolina, page 6.8; Interview with a gay man about his experiences living in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, in the 1950s. Includes historical commentary.; Format: interview/primary source

Howard Lee: In Postwar North Carolina, page 6.10; Howard Lee's political career began with his election as mayor of Chapel Hill in 1969. He was the first African American mayor elected in a predominantly white southern town since Reconstruction.; Format: article

Managing a plantation: Slaves: In Antebellum North Carolina, page 3.14; List of slaves on the Cameron plantation in Orange County, North Carolina, 1844. Includes historical commentary.; Format: document/primary source

North Carolina History: A Sampler: A sample of the more than 800 pages of our digital textbook for North Carolina history, including background readings, various kinds of primary sources, and multimedia. Also includes an overview of the textbook and how to use it.; Format: (multiple pages)

North Carolina history: Grade 4 educator's guide: This educator's guide provides teaching suggestions designed to facilitate using the digital North Carolina history textbook with fourth-grade students.; Format: (multiple pages)

Orange County inhabitants petition Governor Tryon: In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 1.6; Petition from residents of Orange County, North Carolina, to Governor William Tryon, May 1768, apologizing for recent acts of violence by Regulators and asking him to address the illegal fees demanded by court officials. Includes historical commentary.; Format: petition/primary source

Pay raise: In Postwar North Carolina, page 9.5; Fifth part of an oral history interview with Rebecca Clark, an African American who was born in rural Orange County just before the Depression and witnessed the changes in civil rights over the years.; Format: interview; Commentary and sidebar notes by Kristin Post.

Perspectives on school desegregation: Fran Jackson: In Postwar North Carolina, page 4.11; In North Carolina History: A Sampler, page 5.6; Interview with a woman who attended all-black schools in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and the town's first integrated high school, about her experiences. Includes historical background and commentary.; Format: interview/primary source; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

A plan of the situation of ye University, ye ornamental ground, ye adjacent village, the lands belonging to ye Trustees: The map reads: A. the old chapel spring B. & C. Springs which ye commissioners intend to improve for ye University. Lot 2 contains ye Presidents house The Avenue is to pass over points...; Format: image/map

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