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4-H member doing a sewing demonstration: In the forefront of this black and white photograph, a young woman, named Margaurite, has her back to the camera as she sits at a treadle sewing machine on a sewing cabinet. A group of teenaged girls are seated in front of her, watching her demonstrate how...; Format: image/photograph

4-H girl giving sewing demonstration: A 4-H club girl poses for the camera in this black and white photograph taken in the early 1940s. She is giving a sewing demonstration using a portable Singer sewing machine that is on top of a table. She is wearing a blouse with a 4-H emblem on it. As she...; Format: image/photograph

Girl showing off her sewing kit: A 4-H club girl is seen showing off her sewing kit outside at camp in Durham County, North Carolina. The black and white photograph shows the girl kneeling behind an open sewing kit. The large, flat, wooden box contains narrow shelves on each side. Spools...; Format: image/photograph

4-H club girl giving a hand sewing demonstration: A young girl is seen in this black and white photograph sitting in a chair beside a bed. In her lap is fabric which matches the bedspread and she demonstrating hand sewing.; Format: image/article

Two women sewing a mattress: This black and white photograph shows two women making a mattress. The mattress is positioned on top of a large table outside of a building. To the left of the table is another table with a mound of cotton batting on it. A woman wearing glasses with her hair...; Format: image/photograph

Freedwomen sewing: This engraving, entitled "Glimpses at the Freedmen -- The Freedmen's Union Industrial School, Richmond, Virginia," appeared in an 1866 newspaper. Based on a sketch by Jas. E. Taylor, the engraving depicts a group of freed African American women sewing at a...; Format: image/illustration

Rural electrification: Girl at sewing machine: Original caption: "Portrait of America. No. 36. Rural Electrification in the U.S. Electric sewing machines, such as this one on a U.S. farm, run by power from a farmers' cooperative rural electrification project, remove the strain from much labor. This girl...; Format: image/photograph

Woman sewing shut large sacks of produce in Ho Chi Minh City: A woman is sewing shut large burlap sacks of produce in Ho Chi Minh City. The woman's short, styled hair, earrings, and stylish clothes suggest that she is a merchant in charge of sealing sacks of farm produce before they are delivered elsewhere.; Format: image/photograph

Sewing hats in Riobamba, Ecuador: An elderly woman sits at an antique sewing machine stitching the brim of a white hat. Riobamba has a long and storied history. Its convenient location in the highlands between the coast and the jungle has made it an important crossroads in the development...; Format: image/photograph

Mrs. Leacey Royal: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.4; MRS. LEACEY ROYAL, aged 27, married and has 4 children. Husband is 29. They reside in Reddies River, N.C. INCOME: Husband works on P.W.A. sixteen days a month and gets $24. They have no other income. EXPENSES: They use everything they make for food. Taxes...

Mrs. Emma Mitchell: In Tobacco bag stringing: Life and labor in the Depression, page 2.9; MITCHELL, MRS. EMMA, (colored), aged 44; husband 58; have ten children, all of whom live with them at Reidsville, N.C. INCOME: Their income depends on farming and bag stringing. They raise practically all their food and only have to buy about $8.00 worth a...

Washing machine: A color photograph of an antique washing machine in a light colored room. The washing machine is a large metal canister device operated by a pulley system. The machine has a wheel on one end with long belts that are attached to a pulley suspended from the...; Format: image/article

18th-century tailor: At a demonstration of eighteenth-century life at Fort Dobbs, North Carolina, a tailor — a maker of men's clothing — sits on a bench, sewing. A tailor would use a paper measuring tape to measure a man, and then adjust his clothing patterns to fit...; Format: image/photograph

4-H club girl and boy displaying fabrics: A young girl sits on a table covered with different fabrics at the front of a classroom in this black and white photograph. A young man stands at the side of the table with his right hand on a bolt of fabric. He holds up a remnant of fabric in his left hand....; Format: image/article

Edith Vanderbilt's relationship with estate families: George Vanderbilt’s marriage to Edith Stuyvesant Dresser in June 1898 precipitated a special celebration when the Agricultural Department won a tug-of-war competition with nursery workers, foresters, and Biltmore House employees and received a “handsome...; Format: article; By Sue Clark McKendree.

John C. Campbell Folk School: The Folk School offers visitors a chance to experience a special blend of history, art, and natural beauty in the mountains of Western North Carolina.; Format: article/field trip opportunity

Bats: The students will learn that bats are nocturnal and use echolocation.; Format: lesson plan (grade K Science); By Debbie Lanier.

Yes - We want more club work: A black and white poster of a four leaf clover with the words "Yes - we want more club work" underneath. Inside the four leaf clover there are four different pictures of young people doing activities related to the one of the four words in each of the leaves...; Format: image/article

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)

Cherokee mission schools: In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 5.8; Description of Spring Place, a Moravian mission to the Cherokee that operated from 1801 to 1833. Describes the education received by Cherokee boys and girls for the purpose of "civilizing" them. Includes historical commentary.; Format: book

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