The Charlotte Museum of History

Permanent exhibits in the Charlotte Museum of History include Native American artifacts, representations of the colonial settlers, interactive dioramas of how the town of Charlotte looked in 1775, gold mining, the Civil War, and 2oth century topics. There are also temporary exhibits.

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• A Biography of America Uses interactive features, videos, maps, and transcripts of the companion television program to provide information about 26 eras in American history.
• Lesson plan: Civil War Journals Integrates creative writing with social studies and enhances knowledge of the effects of the Civil War on people.
• 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.
• Historical Highlights of North Carolina A brief history of the state beginning with the early history and a description of many of the native tribes of North Carolina including the Cherokee, Catawba, and the Coastal Algonquian. Find information about the Colonial Period, the Halifax Resolves, the Revolutionary War, the Civil War, and significant events in the twentieth century.
• Lesson plan: World War I - The Impact of WWI on Mecklenburg County This is a fun and engaging computer activity designed to help students understand how a war in Europe can affect a town in North Carolina. This lesson is part of a unit on World War I. This lesson may be used in a World History class or United States History class. It will deal with the creation of Camp Greene in Mecklenburg County and the impact the camp had on the inhabitants of Charlotte. The lesson will also focus on changes that occurred in Charlotte during WWI.

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!
• Museum of the Cherokee Indian: Official site of the museum of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians in North Carolina.
• Hickory Ridge Homestead: Visitors get insight into the lifestyle of early mountain settlers, how they lived, and what constituted a 'typical' mountain homestead at this eighteenth-century living history museum.

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• Learn more about 18th century, 19th century, 20th century, African Americans, American Indians, Civil War, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, arts, crafts, history, history museum, and mining.

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There are over 10,000 American historical objects, papers and photographs in the museum’s collection and 3,104 on display in the historic buildings and museum exhibits. These support the museum’s mission to reflect the region’s people and their cultural heritage. Visitors can also see the Hezekiah Alexander Historic Homesite on the grounds of the museum. In addition to the House, the grounds offer elements of eighteenth century life in the kitchen, herb garden, and springhouse.

Call (704) 568-1774 to make reservations for your group and inquire about guided tours and discount admission. See The Educator’s page for more information. There are also lesson plans to complement the museum’s collection.

Outreach Opportunities include a variety of artifact filled traveling trunks, from colonial life to Soldiers’ Stories, as well as those that support the Open Court literacy curriculum. Each trunk includes objects that can be handled by students, resources books, and accompanying teacher materials. Teachers can also bring history alive in their classrooms through dramatic, hands-on presentations by Ron and Brooks Gulledge or Barbara Locklear.

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