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Museum of the Albemarle

Students can explore the lives of inhabitants, the development of industries, and the Albemarle area's social and cultural background at this museum.

http://www.museumofthealbemarle.com/

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  • Documenting the American South Ten thematic collections of books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews, and songs for the study of Southern history, literature, and culture.
  • Lesson plan: Learn about your county This activity will allow fourth grade students in North Carolina to learn more about the counties that surround their home county. Using online images, students will create a multimedia presentation to share with others.
  • Lesson plan: Interpreting Diaries of the American South Students will read diaries of individuals who lived in the American South from 1865-1917. After reading these diaries the students will use a visual means of displaying their interpretation. Visual presentations will be one of the following: shadow box, poster, PowerPoint using drawings done by the student, brochure, or presenting an item that would have been used during the time that their diary was written.

Related pages

  • North Carolina Museum of History: Get a sneak preview of the Museum before you visit! You can search for artifacts, preview the exhibitions, and read about important events in North Carolina history. The Museum offers teachers a variety of resources--many are online! Find lesson plans, information on history in a box kits, professional development workshops, and more!
  • The Topsail Island Museum, Missiles and More: Displays showing the history of the Navy test missile site of the 1940s, artifacts of Native Americans found on the island, and exhibits of colonial era pirates can be found at the Topsail Island Museum.
  • Lincoln County Museum of History: The museum houses special collections of artifacts and historical objects as well as primary source documents such as photographs, maps, diaries, letters, and other materials.

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One of the six regional museums of the North Carolina Museum of History, the Museum of the Albemarle serves thirteen counties in northeastern North Carolina. Sometimes "considered the birthplace of English America", visitors can explore the history of the oldest section of North Carolina.

The museum offers a variety of tours and programs, both at the museum or in the classroom. All of these are aligned with the North Carolina social studies curriculum. If you can’t visit the museum, traveling trunks are available to be used in the classroom. Each trunk contains “background materials, reproduction artifacts, lessons, and activities that tie North Carolina history with language arts, science, math, and visual art. Kits are available for loan up to three weeks at no charge.” The museum is located at 501 S. Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909. More information regarding tours can be found on the museum website. Call Charlotte Patterson, Education Coordinator, at(252) 335-1453 to arrange a visit. For renting classroom space, contact Lisa Doepker at (252) 331-4047

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