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The Brady C. Jefcoat Museum of Americana

Over 13,000 items of Americana can be seen in this museum in located in the old Murfreesboro High School.

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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.
  • Lesson plan: Simplicity: A Literature Based Paideia Seminar Students will apply their knowledge of how developments in the history of the United States, as well as the world, can impact the lives of people today.
  • The Virtual Smithsonian This site allows a visit to the Smithsonian, sometimes referred to as our nations’s attic, with over 360 artifacts from the 16 Smithsonian museums. A virtual walk to the Castle is included. The exhibit is made up of artifacts which rotate in 3-D and morph into other artifacts, high resolution images, video and audio clips, and more.
  • History Wired: a few of our favorite things Take a virtual tour of selected objects from the vast collections of the National Museum of American History. Choose from hundreds of museum artifacts, most of which are not currently on exhibit.

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  • The Iredell Museums: The Iredell Museum of Arts and Heritage: Visit the museum to explore exhibits with scientific and historic interest.
  • Belhaven Memorial Museum: Mrs. Eva Blount Way was a great collector of many things. This museum builds upon her eclectic collection of priceless artifacts from nineteenth century Beaufort County.
  • Fort Defiance: Visitors to this historic home will see one of the most unique restorations in the county. The home contains over 300 pieces of original furnishings and artifacts from the Revolutionary War period and later.

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Students will enjoy seeing items that their great grandparents may have used when they visit the Brady C. Jefcoat Museum of Americana. Mr.Jefcoat collected these items for over 35 years and would not break-up his collection even for museum curators who wanted some of his items for their museums. The Museum is open on Saturdays from 11:00am to 4:00pm and on Sundays from 2:00pm to 5:00pm. Appointments can be made for groups. Call 252-398-5922 or 910-358-1201 for information and reservations.

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