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A Daredevil Named Tiny

NIE Article, Online. At 85 pounds and just over four feet tall, Georgia Ann "Tiny" Broadwick was the first person to free-fall from an airplane. Learn about this North Carolinian's exciting daredevil exploits. This article appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, 10 October 2003.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

A Long and Difficult Journey Across the Atalantic

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. In 1585, a group of sailors, tradesmen, and soldiers traveled from England to Roanoke Island. During their long journey, they faced cramped living quarters, a meager diet, and hazardous conditions at sea. This article appeared in the Fall 2007 Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

A North Carolina WASP

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. With a degree in fine arts from Duke University and a private pilot's license, North Carolinian Katherine Lee Harris Adams took to the skies with the Women's Airforce Service Pilots (WASP) during World War II. Test-flying repaired aircraft and transporting planes between bases, Kate Adams proudly served her country. This article appeared in the Fall 2003 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Activities

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Activity utilizing the map published in John Lawson's A New Voyage to Carolina, published in 1709. This article appeared in the Fall 2007 Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Agriculture at the State Fair

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. At the heart of North Carolina's economy and culture lie its rich agricultural resources. Learn how the North Carolina State Fair evolved as a way for North Carolinians to share new technology and to show the rest of the country "the variety and magnificence of the products and resources of North Carolina." This article appeared in the Fall 2002 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

American Tobacco Trail

NIE Article, Online. In Durham, Chatham, and Wake counties, an old railroad track is being made into a new paved nature trail. Find out more about the American Tobacco Trail.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Arrivals in the East: Settlement of the Coastal Plain, 1650 to 1775

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Read how the Coastal Plain of North Carolina was settled. Learn who immigrated to North Carolina and what conditions discouraged immigration. This article appeared in the Spring 1995 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Aviation in North Carolina, 1873-2003

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Investigate state's aviation history and learn how North Carolina earned the motto First in Flight. This article appeared in the Fall 2003 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Colonial North Carolina

History-in-a-Box. Geography played a major role in the settlement patterns of colonial North Carolina. Explore colonial family life and learn about the cultures of four groups that settled in the state’s three regions. Examine reproduction artifacts, play with toys, and listen to period music. Learn about clothing, housing, cooking, education, and trade. This project was made possible through the support of the North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution.   details

Contemporary Migration in North Carolina

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Until the mid-1990s, more people migrated out of than into the state. Between 1980 and 1990, North Carolina had a net in-migration of 374,954 people. Find out what has caused this population tilt, or reversal of past trends. This article appeared in the Spring 1995 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Escape Through the Great Dismal Swamp

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. A land of opportunity awaited Virginia's freed or escaped indentured servants and Quakers in Carolina--just beyond the 2200 square-acre Great Dismal Swamp. This article appeared in the Fall 2007 Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Everybody's War: North Carolina and World War II

History-in-a-Box. Everyday life changed during World War II as families were separated, food and goods were rationed, and travel and pleasure driving were curtailed. North Carolinians from the mountains to the coast helped the war effort by volunteering, by salvaging and conserving, by growing Victory gardens, and by buying war bonds. Use the scrapbook of memories; the stories of North Carolinians; and objects, images, and words of the period to teach about the changes that this war brought to our state.   details

Expanding to the West: Settlement of the Piedmont Region, 1730 to 1775

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Discover how North Carolina's backcountry was settled. Who used the Great Indian Trading Path and the Great Wagon Road? Examine immigrants to the backcountry and learn their reasons for migrating to that area. This article appeared in the Spring 1995 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Fighter Pilot: Vernon Haywood

NIE Article, Online. Can you imagine flying more than 6,000 hours in your lifetime? North Carolina's Colonel Vernon Haywood began flying in World War II with the Tuskegee Airmen, an African American fighter squadron. By the time he retired in 1971, he had spent enough hours behind the controls of military airplanes to fill 250 days! This article appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, 7 November 2003.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Flight of the Imagination

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Some inventors in North Carolina decided that flying was not just for the birds. Read about Igor Bensen and Francis Rogallo, who developed their own flying machines: the gyrocopter and the hang glider. This article appeared in the Fall 2003 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Flying the Unfriendly Skies: North Carolinians in the Two World Wars

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Read about the lives and adventures of North Carolina's many heroic military aviators. From the bombardier on the Enola Gay to the first American to shoot down a German plane in World War I, North Carolinians took to the unfriendly skies to serve their country. This article appeared in the Fall 2003 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historianmagazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

George Preddy: Greensboro's Ace

NIE Article, Online. George Preddy was the Tar Heel State's top World War II ace. Find out how he earned his aviation honors. This article appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, 17 October 2003.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Helping the Wright Brothers: Friends on the Outer Banks

NIE Article, Online. Orville and Wilbur Wright didn't go it alone at Kitty Hawk. These two aviation pioneers received crucial assistance from the residents of the Outer Banks! This article appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, 21 November 2003.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Hospital Cars Rode the Rails

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. During World War II, the U.S. Army had a series of railroad passenger cars built to carry wounded soldiers from hospital ships to military hospitals across the United States. However the history of the hospital car can be traced back to the Civil War. These cars were in use through the Korean War, after which they were surplused and sold off. The NC Transportation Museum has one of the hospital cars on display at its museum. This article appeared in the Spring 2008 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

How Did We Get Here from There? Advances in North Carolina Transportation

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. The earliest European immigrants to North Carolina arrived by boat and often traveled inland by Conestoga wagon. Since that time, transportation improvements have included roads, railroads, automobiles, and airplanes. This article appeared in the Spring 2006 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Inventions of the Air

NIE Article, Online. In North Carolina, the Wright brothers were not the only inventors of flying machines. Igor Bensen developed the gyrocopter as a "people's flying machine" and Francis M. Rogallo and his wife Gertrude made a prototype hang glider from a kitchen curtain. Learn more about these two inventions. This article appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, 7 May 2004.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Kiffin Rockwell: Fearless Pilot of World War I

NIE Article, Online. Read about Kiffin Rockwell, the most famous North Carolina aviator of World War I. Initially a volunteer in the French Foreign Legion, Rockwell joined the Lafayette Escadrille and became adept at aerial combat. He died a hero while trying to shoot down a German plane in September 1916. This article appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, 5 December 2003.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Lindbergh's Influence on Aviation

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Aviator Charles Lindbergh sparked the growth of the airline industry in North Carolina with his 1927 visit to Greensboro and Winston-Salem. From the building of Lindley Field (now Piedmont Triad International Airport) to the childhood dreams of the Memphis Belle's pilot, explore Lindbergh's widespread influence in North Carolina aviation. This article appeared in the Fall 2003 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Making Maps

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Cartography has evolved from basic charts and maps to--as science and math progressed--accurate depictions of geographical areas and features. This article appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Marks on the Land We Can See: Routes of Carolina's Earliest Explorers

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. American Indian Pathways formed an extensive network that connected communities across the country. European soldiers and settlers, traders, debtors, escaped indentured servants and slaves, and raiding parties used these paths. This article appeared in the Fall 2007 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Mary Nicholson: Pioneering Aviator

NIE Article, Online. Amelia Earhart was not the only female aviator of her time. Learn about North Carolinian Mary Nicholson, who died while ferrying military planes in Britain in World War II. This article appeared in the Raleigh News & Observer, 14 November 2003.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Moccasins to Motorcars

Video, Online. Students will discover how modes of transportation have changed over time and how those changes have affected North Carolinians. 17 minutes   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Moccasins to Motorcars: A History of Transportation in North Carolina

Virtual Field Trip. Students will participate in interactive discussions and hands-on activities to discover how modes of transportation have changed over time and how these changes have affected North Carolinians.   details

North Carolina Society in 1953 and in 2003

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. What was North Carolina like long before the Atlantic Coast Conference, cell phones, and cable television? Examine life in the Tar Heel State in the 1950s. This article appeared in the Spring 2003 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

North Carolina's Final Frontier: Settlement of the Mountain Region, 1775 to 1838

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Who immigrated to the unforgiving Mountain region of North Carolina? How did settlers in this isolated region travel and trade? Read this THJH article to find out! This article appeared in the Spring 1995 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Piedmont Airlines Flies the Blue Skies

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. Chosen Airline of the Year for 1984 by Air Transport World magazine, Piedmont Airlines began in 1948 with three planes, 250 employees, and the vision of founder Tom Davis. Trace the development of North Carolina's beloved airline from a small operation to a major air carrier offering the first nonstop flight between North Carolina and Europe. This article appeared in the Fall 2003 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

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.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Searching for Greener Pastures: Out-migration in the 1800s and 1900s

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. North Carolina was the third-most-populous state in the Union in 1790, but by 1860 it had dropped to 12th in population. Learn how and why people left North Carolina. Who left and where did they go? This article appeared in the Spring 1995 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Steam Power--Not Just for Railroads

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. In 1900 Thomas H. White developed a steam-powered car. His company continued to build cars that ran on this “alternative” energy source until 1909 when they switched to the gas-powered engine. This article originally appeared in the Fall 2008 Tar Heel Junior Historian Magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).

Tar Heel Junior Historian Essay Contest Winner: The Invention of the Airplane (by Emily Camplejohn)

Tar Heel Junior Historian Article, Online. On December 17, 1903, Orville and Wilbur Wright made the first sustained powered airplane flight. Because of their achievement, we are able to go places we never would have gone. This article appeared in the Fall 2006 issue of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine.   details   direct link: View resource now (opens in new window).