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A tiger yawning at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Chatham County
A tiger yawning at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Chatham County
A tiger yawns at the Carnivore Preservation Trust in Pittsboro, Chatham County, North Carolina. The Trust protects and houses 16 different species of endangered carnivores.
Format: image/photograph
Chatham County Historical Association: Log Cabin Restoration Project
Visit the two log cabins that are being reconstructed by the Chatham Country Historical Association. Students will see how these structures were built and what life was like in the days of the pioneers.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Chatham County Historical Museum
Students will find many historic artifacts at this museum located in the center of Pittsboro in the old Chatham County Courthouse.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Carnivore Preservation Trust
Features videos, photos, and general information about the endangered carnivores living on this preserve.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Screech Owl Farm School
Students will learn about farm ecology when they participate in one of the tailor-made field trips at one of the local partner farms.
Format: article/field trip opportunity
Agriculture and Farming
Kids of all ages love farms and farm animals. These resources provide virtual tours, fun facts, interesting information, and a variety of multimedia activities.
Format: bibliography/help
Academies for boys and for girls
In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.10
Various newspaper advertisements for academies or boarding schools in the Piedmont of North Carolina between 1838 and 1840. Includes historical commentary.
Format: newspaper
Chatham County farmers protest
In North Carolina in the New South, page 7.4
Petition from the Chatham County Farmers Alliance to the North Carolina General Assembly, 1889, asking for legislation protecting the interests of farmers. Includes historical commentary.
Format: petition

Resources on the web

Folkstreams - The Best of American Folklore Films
A fabulous treasury of documentary films of American folk culture. (Learn more)
Format: website/general
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