Page-Walker Arts & History Center

Learn about the heritage of the Town of Cary and see how it has grown from a railroad community to the city of today.

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• Lesson plan: Turning the Century Students will create a museum display illustrating life during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
• America at Work, America at Leisure: Motion Pictures from 1894-1915 Work, school, and leisure activities in the United States from 1894 to 1915 are featured in this presentation of 150 motion pictures.
• American Cultural History: The Twentieth Century A collection of web guides explore each decade of the twentieth century through Art & Architecture, Books & Literature, Fad & Fashion, Education, Events & People, Music, Theater, Film, Television, and Technology.
• Small Town America This collection highlights stereoscopic views of life in the Mid-Atlantics states from the mid 1800s to the turn of the century.
• Lesson plan: My piece of history Students examine pictures of household objects from the late 20th century, gather historical information about them from older family members, and then create an in-class exhibit of historical objects from their own homes.

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• Raleigh City Museum: The Raleigh City Museum is the "only home for artifacts of the city and its people. It is an educational center using exhibits, lectures and programs to help residents and visitors learn about the diverse aspects of the city's people, places and events."
• Mordecai Historic Park: This late eighteenth/early nineteenth century plantation home and historic park is located on the edge of downtown Raleigh, NC.
• Cowan Museum: A trip through Cowan Museum is a hands-on learning and entertaining experience for all ages.

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• Learn more about 19th century, North Carolina, Samuel Fenton Cary, Wake County, history, and history museums.

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Located in downtown Cary, the Page-Walker Arts & History Center’s Cary Heritage Museum traces the history of Cary from its beginnings to the present. Artifacts and interactive displays tell the story of the Town of Cary which was founded by Frank Page and his Wife Catherine and named after his friend and famous prohibitionist, Samuel Fenton Cary. The museum includes a Civil War exhibit, an education exhibit, a model of the town in the 1880s, an exhibit on the religious and economic life in a railroad community, and more.

When visiting the Cary Heritage Museum, students will get to see the gardens and “learn more about the growing habits and lore of plant materials which were part of late 19th century community life.” The Page Smokehouse, which is located in the educational gardens, is the only building left from the original Page estate.

Educators may be interested in participating in a center’s Cary-On program which began in 2004, which “blends the regular curriculum with local history.&rdquo. Students study census data, architecture, town life of the early 1900s, and more.

For information about scheduling a visit to the Cary Heritage Museum or the Page Library, call 460-4963.

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