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The Great Depression: Impact over time: In this lesson students listen to oral history excerpts from Stan Hyatt from Madison County and evaluate how the Great Depression affected one North Carolina family over time.; Format: lesson plan (multiple pages)

Life on the land: Voices: In North Carolina in the New South, page 1.4; Excerpts of oral history interviews with men and women who grew up on farms in late nineteenth- and early twentieth-century North Carolina.; Format: interview; Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.

Duke Homestead and Tobacco Museum: Visit Duke Homestead or take an online tour, which not only features the history of the Duke family, their tobacco endeavors, and their homestead, but also contains a collection of original cigarette commercials and a movie of the tobacco bagging process.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

North Carolina Executive Mansion: A history with images of the governor's mansion in Raleigh, North Carolina. Explore the gardens, the library, the ballroom, and more...all online. Read a brief history of NC's current first family.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Historic Stagville: Read about the history of the plantation, the Bennehan and Cameron families who owned the plantation, the slave community, the structures on the plantation, and the effect the Civil War had on Stagville Plantation.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Mill village and factory: Voices: In North Carolina in the New South, page 3.5; Excerpts of oral history interviews with men and women who lived in mill villages and worked in textile mills in the early twentieth century.; Format: interview

Enduring amputation: In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 5.10; Letter from a Civil War soldier to his brother about how he is getting along with his artificial leg. Includes historical commentary.; Format: letter

Family sitting at table, eating dinner and drinking milk: In this black and white photograph, a family is seated at a round wooden dining table eating a meal. The family consists of a mother, father, two daughters, a son, and an older man who is probably the grandfather. Both of the men wear suits. The mother wears...; Format: image/photograph

The value of oral history: In Oral history in the classroom, page 1; Why use oral history with your students? Oral history has benefits that no other historical source provides.; By Kathryn Walbert.

The Wright Tavern: Built in 1816, the Wright Tavern was in operation for over a century. It is a "rare example of a frame construction dog-run building and the finest existing example of this plan in North Carolina." It is open for tours by appointment only.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Walking the Trail of Tears: Students will read accounts and experience what happened on the Trail of Tears. They will discuss the causes of removal, explore the trail and understand the effects it had on the Cherokee.; Format: lesson plan (grade 4–5 Social Studies); By Marsha Davis.

Surviving storms: In Natural and human impacts on the northern Outer Banks, page 11; The first house on northern Nags Head was built by W. G. Pool, a doctor from Elizabeth City. Many of Dr. Pool's friends followed his lead — mostly because he gave them seaside lots as gifts — and a new era of seaside living began on the Outer Banks....; By Blair Tormey and Dirk Frankenberg.

Britt family of Wake County sitting in their living room: In this black and white photo, the Britts, a family of five, and a furry white cat are sitting pleasantly in a sunny room filled with plants. “Mother” is writing in a book at a desk located in the corner of the room. She is facing the interior...; Format: image/photograph

Connecting with community through oral history: In Oral history in the classroom, page 5; Through interviews and photographs, Harnett County students learn about their community's agricultural past.; By Jean Sweeney Shawver.

Wills and inventories: A process guide: Guiding questions for students investigating daily life in the past through wills, inventories, and probate records.; Format: article/learner's guide; By David Walbert.

Cherokee women: In Prehistory, contact, and the Lost Colony, page 2.8; Before the arrival of Europeans in North America, women enjoyed a major role in the family life, economy, and government of the Cherokee Indians. Cherokee society was organized according to a matrilineal kinship system, and women were the heads of households. Women also did most of the farming and had a voice in government.; Format: article; By Theda Perdue.

Mrs. Eugene Puckett of Clayton and family eating a meal: In this black and white photograph a family of five is seating around a small table in the kitchen eating a meal. Mr. and Mrs. Puckett sit across from each other. He has his hair slicked back and wears overalls. Although Mrs. Puckett sits with her back to...; Format: image/lesson plan

Collecting family stories: Students will interview relatives and compose a family story on the computer. This lesson was completed in conjunction with two other lesson plans (art and media) using the same theme but could be used alone. Student work from all three lessons was compiled in a student portfolio.; Format: lesson plan (grade K–5 English Language Arts, Guidance, and Social Studies); By Amy Honeycutt, Chris Furry, and Diana Hicks.

May Museum and Park: The museum houses the collection of May family artifacts and artifacts pertaining to the history of the Farmville area.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

The Foscue Plantation House: This restored plantation home exhibits family artifacts and period pieces. As a Union hospital during the Civil War, it was spared destruction by Federal forces.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

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