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Canning demonstration photo: A woman's hand, protected by a towel, removes the ring from a sealed home-canned jar of peaches. From an instructional book on home canning, produced by the U.S. Office of War Information. "Steel-saving glass-top jars recommended by the War Production Board,...; Format: image/photograph

4-H club girl examining canned foods as part of a 4-H food preservation program: In this black and white photograph a young woman in a dress with a 4-H patch over the breast is admiring a jar of preserved pears. Behind her is an entire cupboard filled with canning jar of other preserved foods.; Format: image/photograph

4-H club girl and leader examining jars: This black and white photographs shows a 4-H club girl and her leader examining jars used for canning as part of a 4-H food preservation program. They are standing in a room in front of a fireplace. A hurricane lamp and clock can be seen on the mantle. The...; Format: image/article

Dazelle Foster Lowe at NC A&T: An exhibit of Home Demonstration work assembled to be sent to the Negro Exposition in Chicago is captured in this black and white photograph from June 27, 1940 at North Carolina A and T College in Greensboro. Mrs. Dazelle Foster Lowe, District Home Agent,...; Format: image/photograph

Girls and boys from the Balsam Grove Canning Club standing with teachers and visitors from the community: In this black and white photograph, two rows of children (mostly girls) are lined up to have their group picture taken. They stand in front a light-colored clapboard building with dark trim. Three of four windows are open and white curtains hang from wires...; Format: image/photograph

Farmville's choice: In this lesson, students will learn about rural life in North Carolina at the turn of the century. Home demonstration and 4H clubs implemented many programs to help people learn better farming techniques, ways of preserving food, and taking care of the home. Several North Carolina leaders went to great lengths to ensure the success of these programs. In part of this activity, students help the town of Farmville dedicate a monument to one of those people.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Canning for country and community: In this lesson plan, students will use primary source documents to evaluate the technological challenges of food preservation in the 30s and 40s, compare food preservation in the first half of the twentieth century with today, and consider the political role of food in the community.; Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies); By Melissa Thibault.

4-H club girl posing in kitchen with jars of preserved foods: A 4-H club member looks at a jar of carrots she is holding in her hands in this black and white photograph from the 1940s. She is standing in a kitchen and on the counter next to her are 5 canned jars of vegetables. A refrigerator door is just visible on the...; Format: image/article

4-H Club girl showing off Canned Goods: This black and white photograph shows a 4-H club girl standing in front of an open floor-to-ceiling cupboard that has six shelves filled with canned goods. The girl holds two canning jars in the crook of her left arm and is reaching for another jar with her...; Format: image/photograph

Havelock Ladies Home Demonstration Club: Women in light-colored shirt-waist dresses are gathered behind two tables outside in this black and white photograph. Two of the women are holding young children in their arms. On the tables are basins and bowls. One woman is seated behind the table on the...; Format: image/photograph

Information literacy: not just for students: Good Internet research skills are important for teachers, too. This article provides an introduction to "information literacy" concepts and a list of references for teachers and media specialists.; Format: article; By Diane Kester.

Special celebrations: Although the first Christmas parties for estate workers were held in the Banquet hall of Biltmore house, they later moved to the Dairy, most likely because of the ever-expanding numbers of employees required for the growing operations. Sarah Lanning surmised...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

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.; Format: article (grade 8 and 10–12 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Women, then and now: In this lesson, students will analyze images and a home demonstration pamphlet, a Cooperative Extension Work document from the Green 'N' Growing collection at Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University Libraries. The primary sources will help students assess the roles, opportunities, and achievements of women beginning in 1950.; Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies); By Lisa Stamey.

Children and families in North Carolina: In this lesson plan, elementary students will analyze photographs of children from North Carolina provided by the Green ‘N’ Growing collection from the Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University. They will investigate how individuals and families are similar and different, and to begin to acquire an understanding of change over time.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–2 Social Studies); By Pauline S. Johnson.

Family gardening in rural North Carolina: This lesson for grade one uses a series of activities related to plants and gardening to help students learn about gardening, plant life, families, and making healthy choices.; Format: lesson plan (grade 1 Healthful Living, Science, and Social Studies); By Penny Willard.

Small-town businesses, 1903: In North Carolina in the New South, page 2.11; Excerpts from The North Carolina Year Book and Business Directory, 1903, for the towns of Jefferson and Washington. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Resources on the web

Food preservation: Students learn about food spoilage and the different methods that are traditionally used to prolong the freshness of food. (Learn more); Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Science and Social Studies); Provided by: American Association for the Advancement of Science

Green 'N' Growing - The History of Home Demonstration and 4-H Youth Development on North Carolina: A digital collection of photographs aand other primary source materials relating to the history of the 4-H and Home Demonstration programs of North Carolina. (Learn more); Format: website/lesson plan; Provided by: North Carolina State University D.H. Hill Library