Penderlea Homestead Museum: A Homestead Community of the Depression Era
Visit this Depression-era community built by President Roosevelt's New Deal progra, in 1934. The museum in Willard, North Carolina is open on Saturdays and by appointment.
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- Live-at-Home in North Carolina: In this lesson students will examine pictures and documents relating to the Live at Home program started in North Carolina by Governor O. Max Gardner to help North Carolina farmers refocus on food crops rather than cash crops during the Depression. These photographs, from the Green 'N' Growing collection at the North Carolina State University, will help students draw conclusions about the culture of North Carolina in the early 1930s and understand how they overcame the hardships of the Depression.
- Grooming in 1930s North Carolina: Using primary source materials, this lesson plan provides a glimpse into the lives of girls and women from the 1930s and will give students the opportunity to study what was considered attractive for the time, how the Depression affected grooming practices, and the universal concept of healthful living.
- First Americans of North Carolina and the United States: This lesson will use shared reading, center time, hands-on projects, and journal writing to help learners discover facts about first Americans, particularly those in the region that is today North Carolina, while at the same time developing their English language skills in listening, speaking, reading, and writing.
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- Learn more about 20th century, Farmers Home Administration, None County, North Carolina, Pender County, history, local farm history, non-profit organization, and social studies.
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In 1934, Penderlea Homestead Farms was one of the first homestead projects developed during President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal Program. It helped members of the farming community who were suffering from bankruptcy and unemployment to make a living and “provide self-sufficient rural communities while easing the burden of over-crowded cities.” Each of the 300 homes that were built had electricity and in-door plumbing. In 1950, Penderlea became a community of independent farmers. Today only 99 homes remain from that period. The Penderlea Homestead Museum is located in the Sula Murphy House at 284 Garden Road in Willard, North Carolina. Send email to info@penderleahomesteadmuseum.org or call (910) 285-3490 for an appointment to visit the museum. Admission is $3 for adults, $2 for senior citizens, and free for children under 12. See the photographs of the Penderlea Homestead on the NC ECHO website.
