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- Effects of civil action
- In this lesson, secondary students will analyze primary source materials to investigate how 4-H clubs made an impact on the home front in completing projects that supported the war effort during World War II. This lesson should be taught at the end of a World War II unit.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- The needs of animals
- In this lesson plan first grade students will examine photographs of 4-H club members with animals from North Carolina. They will make observations from the visual material to build an understanding of the needs of animals. They will begin to learn that these needs have remained the same in different times.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Science)
- By Pauline S. Johnson.
- Boy participating in the International Farm Youth Exchange program examining cows in Craven County, North Carolina
- In this black and white photograph, a boy stands with his hands on his hips in a field observing his cattle.
- Format: image/photograph
- Will of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, 1776
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.8
- Will of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.
- Format: will
- Probate inventory of Richard Blackledge, Craven County, 1777
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 7.9
- Probate inventory of a wealthy plantation owner in colonial North Carolina. Includes explanations and photographs of items listed.
- Format: inventory
- The Lords Proprietors
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 1.5
- Brief biographies of the eight men named Lords Proprietors of the province of Carolina by Charles II in 1663.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- "Liberty to slaves": The black response
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 3.4
- During the American Revolution, some black people living in the colonies fought for the British and some fought for the revolutionaries. Their actions during the war were often decided by what they believed would best help them throw off the shackles of slavery. Most believed that victory by the British would bring an end to their enslavement.
- Format: article
- By Jeffrey J. Crow.
- Royal coat of arms at Tryon Palace
- The royal coat of arms of George III of England adorns Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. The motto displayed is Dieu et mon droit, or God and my right.
- Format: image/photograph
- The Firemen's Museum
- This museum documents the rich history of firefighting in New Bern, NC, starting in 1845.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Weyerhaeuser's Cool Springs Environmental Education Center
- Visit the Weyerhaeuser's Cool Springs Environmental Education Center "where the forest is the classroom" and learn about forestry, wildlife, and environmental issues.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Tryon Palace
- The history of Tryon Palace, located in what is now known as New Bern, North Carolina, is provided on the site, as well as trip planner information and activities. The palace was built in 1767 to serve as the home to the Royal Governor who was appointed by the ruling monarch of England.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Gardens at Tryon Palace
- Format: image/photograph
- African Americans get the vote in eastern North Carolina
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.9
- After the Civil War, African American communities in eastern North Carolina, having already tasted freedom during the war, were ready to fight for political rights.
- Format: article
- Tryon Palace
- Format: image/photograph
- Colonial North Carolina
- Colonial North Carolina from the establishment of the Carolina in 1663 to the eve of the American Revolution in 1763. Compares the original vision for the colony with the way it actually developed. Covers the people who settled North Carolina; the growth of institutions, trade, and slavery; the impact of colonization on American Indians; and significant events such as Culpeper's Rebellion, the Tuscarora War, and the French and Indian Wars.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Richard Dobbs Spaight, Sr. (1758–1802)
- Richard Dobbs Spaight was a North Carolina delegate to the Constitutional Convention and active in state and national politics.
- Format: biography
- North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina during the Civil War and Reconstruction (1860–1876). Topics include debates over secession, battles and strategies, the war in North Carolina, the soldier's experience, the home front, freedom and civil rights for former slaves, Reconstruction, and the "redemption" of the state by conservatives.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Arbor leading to the garden at Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC
- This is the arbor leading the formal garden at Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. Tryon Palace was built in 1767 to serve as the home to the Royal Governor who was appointed by the ruling monarch of England. The last Royal Governor fled the palace in...
- Format: image/photograph
- The formal gardens at Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC
- These are the formal gardens at Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. Tryon Palace was built in 1767 to serve as the home to the Royal Governor who was appointed by the ruling monarch of England. The last Royal Governor fled the palace in 1775. Tryon Palace...
- Format: image/photograph
- A blacksmith working at Tryon Palace in New Bern, NC
- This is a blacksmith working at Tryon Palace in New Bern, North Carolina. This young man is doing a full-time apprenticeship in blacksmithing. Tryon Palace was built in 1767 to serve as the home to the Royal Governor who was appointed by the ruling monarch...
- Format: image/photograph
