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Virtual Field Trip.
What is it like to work in a museum? Who brings to life all the "stuff" of history? Who takes care of the museum building, trains the volunteers, publishes the documents, creates the Web site, builds the exhibits, conducts research, and stores the artifacts? Watch museum professionals in action and learn about their jobs. Understand the vocabulary of a museum. Play "Museum Jeopardy" for prizes!
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Have You Ever Read a Building?
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Buildings are artifacts too! By carefully examining a building and asking questions such as What is it made of?, Who made it?, How was it made?, How was it used?, and Who used it? you can discover clues about a building’s history.
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2009 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine.
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Historian's Tools: Primary and Secondary Sources
Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online.
Historians learn about the past by studying both primary and secondary sources. This article explains what primary sources are and how historians use them to learn about the past.
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2009 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine.
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Raleigh: Tar Heel Capital
Raleigh: Tar Heel Capital Video Activity Guide
Curriculum Material, Online.
Activities are designed to supplement and reinforce information presented in the video Raleigh: Tar Heel Capital. To borrow the video, go to http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/collateral/OrderVideos.pdf. Most activities can be adapted to meet the needs of your students. Some activities may be used without viewing the video.
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Stitching History Together: Using Artifacts as Primary Sources
Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online.
Curators at museums use artifacts in order to discover how people from the past lived. This article details how one type of artifact, a sewing sampler, can help a curator find out about the lives of historic women.
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2009 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine.
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The Women of Somerset Place
Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online.
Read this article to learn more about the women of Somerset Place, in Washington County, one of North Carolina's largest plantations. Somerset Place was the home of more than 300 slaves, most of whom were women.
This article appeared in the Spring 1994 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.
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Who Painted the Canteens?
Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online.
Museum curators are often called upon to research the artifacts that a museum acquires. Oftentimes, as is the case with this article, solid historical research using primary documents can help to solve mysteries surrounding an artifact.
This article originally appeared in the Spring 2009 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine.
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