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- Wilkes County Heritage Museum
- The Old Wilkes County Courthouse is now a museum which showcases the rich history of this county.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- County government in North Carolina
- Students will become familiar with aspects of county government in North Carolina.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Social Studies)
- By Sadie Allran Broome.
- Revolutionary North Carolina
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the era of the American Revolution. Topics include the Regulators, the resistance to Great Britain, the War for Indpendence, and the creation of new governments.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- Governing the Piedmont
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 5.7
- As settlers spread across the North Carolina Piedmont in the eighteenth century, the provincial government didn't keep up with them. Westerners weren't fairly represented in the provincial Assembly, and the so-called "Granville District," owned by the one remaining Lord Proprietor, was badly mismanaged.
- Format: article
- By David Walbert.
- The Home Court Advantage: A Kid's Window into the North Carolina Court System
- Learn about who's who in the courts and what the courts do by comparing the process and the players to a basketball game. Kids will learn about the "scorekeepers," the "coaches," and the "referees."
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The Walton War
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.8
- Poor and inaccurate surveying led to border disputes between North Carolina and its neighbors. In December 1804, a battle was fought over an area claimed by both North Carolina and Georgia.
- Format: article
- A capital in the "wilderness"
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 1.4
- In 1792, the North Carolina General Assembly voted to place a permanent state capital in Wake County. Joel Lane sold 1,000 acres of land to the state, and in the years that followed, the city of Raleigh was planned and built.
- Format: article
- North Carolina in the New Nation
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- 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)
- An orphan's apprenticeship
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.9
- An indenture from Bertie County, North Carolina, 1759, apprenticing an orphan boy to a shipwright. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: document
- Residents of the backcountry proclaim their loyalty
- In Revolutionary North Carolina, page 2.10
- Petition from residents of Rowan and Surry counties, North Carolina, to Governor Josiah Martin, 1775, proclaiming their opposition to Revolutionary activity and their loyalty to the king. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Learn about your county
- This activity will allow fourth grade students in North Carolina to learn more about the counties that surround their home county. Using online images, students will create a multimedia presentation to share with others.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 4 Computer/Technology Skills, English Language Arts, and Social Studies)
- By Clarice Poovey.
- Center for Diversity Education
- The CDE is entirely curriculum-focused to assist teachers in embedding a knowledge base of many peoples into the daily content of the classroom in grades K-12. It is the mission of CDE to prepare all students with the necessary skills to maintain a pluralistic democracy in an increasingly complex and diverse nation and world.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Blue Planet Water Environmental Center
- A hands-on environmental education center which focuses on water and waste water treatment.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- The Shelton Laurel massacre
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 6.9
- In 1862, Union sympathizers and Confederate deserters from Madison County, North Carolina, raided farms to steal food and supplies. In response, the 64th North Carolina infantry rounded up fifteen men and executed all but two, though only five of the men killed had taken part in the raid.
- Format: article
- Harris Energy and Environmental Center
- Progress Energy's Harris Nuclear Power Plant offers tours of its resource center to educators, organizations, and the general public.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Amnesty letters
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 9.5
- Letters from North Carolinians to President Andrew Johnson asking for amnesty after the Civil War. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- More Than Skin Deep: A Teacher's Guide to Caves
- Designed to provide teachers with the resources to educate students about caves, their formation, related life science, and about cave safety.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- 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)
- Mrs. Daisy Stamper
- In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.1
- STAMPER, MRS. DAISY; aged 40; married; eight children; resides in Wilkes County, N.C. Children: Anna, aged 21. Ruby, aged 20. Edward, aged 18. Georgie, aged 13. Bob, aged 11. G.D., aged 7. Pauline, aged 4. Virginia, aged 1. INCOME: Husband works on Government...
