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Catawba County Museum of History

Visit the museum and see exhibits ranging from colonial times and the Revolutionary War to religion and education.

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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.
  • CivilWar@Smithsonian: Collecting, Preserving, Remembering the National Experience An online exhibit that gives a glimpse of the Smithsonian Institution at the time of the Civil War as well as displaying its many Civil War collections consisting of several artifacts and primary source materials.
  • Quilts and Quiltmaking in America Interviews with quilters highlight quilting within the context of daily life. The online collection shows both highly traditional and innovative quilts, and demonstrates the artisans' excellent design and technical skill.
  • Lesson plan: Quilts This lesson plan in designed to be one part of a fourth grade social studies unit on the Appalachian Mountains. It is based on the mountain custom of quilt making. This plan uses the book The Quiltmakers Gift by Jeff Brumbeau. It also uses the book internet site and other related sites. Enrichments of this lesson would be to display quilts, have a real quilt maker visit, have the class create their own paper quilt, etc.
  • 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.

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  • Polk County Historical Association Museum: The artifacts found at the Polk County Historical Museum include pioneer tools and clothing, railroad memorabilia, military artifacts, a newspaper editor's office, and much more.
  • Joel Lane Museum House: Dating to the 1760s, the oldest dwelling in Raleigh was the home of Joel Lane, "Father of Wake County". Costumed docents give tours of the restored home and its beautiful period gardens.
  • John C. Campbell Folk School: The Folk School offers visitors a chance to experience a special blend of history, art, and natural beauty in the mountains of Western North Carolina.

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The Catawba County Museum of History offers testimony to the hardy settlers of the Catawba River Valley and their resourceful descendants who carved a world-renowned furniture and textile empire out of the backwoods. The collection includes agricultural tools and implements forged from hand-dug iron ore, hand-crafted household cupboards, wagon benches, beds, tables, chests, cradles, plantation desks and miniature furniture samples shown by early salesmen. There are also military uniforms from the Revolutionary War to the 20th Century and a major repository of Civil War artifacts.

The museum is located at 30 N College Avenue, Newton, NC.

The museum’s hours are Wednesday-Saturday from 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM and Sunday from 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM. For more information e-mail inquiry@catawbahistory.org or call (828) 465-0383.

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