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Fred Olds, a previous insurance agent and newspaper editor, began working in the 1880s and 90s for the creation of a North Carolina historical museum. In 1902, the "Hall of History" openned its doors in the Agriculture Building in Raleigh.
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41275
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The CSS Albemarle's gored smokestack helped bring the Civil War to life for Doward Jones. From this experience at Raleigh's Museum of History, it is the author's hope this part of the state’s history can come to life for generations to come. Today, people can vicariously experience this part of North Carolina’s history in museums such as Port O’ Plymouth.
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 12 Issue 1, January 2020,
p46-47
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34832
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The North Carolina Museum of History has created an exhibit about toys from local citizens childhoods. But when a deluge of toys were donated for the exhibit, the Museum had to open up more space and took an extra year to pull together the exhibit. These are the stories behind favorite toys through the decades.
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The Gratitude Train, forty-nine boxcars long, was France’s gift-filled gesture to America for its assistance in the closing days of World War II. Participants in the arrival of North Carolina’s boxcar included Governor Kerr Scott and News and Observer editor Jonathan Daniels. Preserved items such as this boxcar and a woodcut portrait of Abraham Lincoln continue to testify international goodwill.
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23308
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Raleigh is home to the North Carolina Museum of History, which celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2014
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North Carolina's Eastern Living Magazine
(NoCar F 252.3 N82), Vol. 5 Issue 4, Summer 2014,
p100-107, il
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30982
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”ArtDuckO: Waterfowl Culture in North Carolina” is a new exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh. The exhibit brings together waterfowl culture and history, from decoy carving and fashion to market hunting and conservation efforts. Re-created environmental settings, hands-on activities, hunting games, and artifacts immerse visitors into a world of waterfowl.
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25647
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THE INDEPENDENT provides an insight into the debate on art versus crafts while viewing the North Carolina Museum of History’s Second Juried Exhibition of North Carolina Crafts.
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Independent Weekly
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57 [volumes 13 - 23 on microfilm]), Vol. 4 Issue 11, June 6-19 1986,
p16-19, por
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31349
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The North Carolina Museum of History in Raleigh has a new exhibit showcasing ninety varied items, either made or used by North Carolinians from the 17th century to 1985. Among the items in the exhibit are silver spice casters owned by the first chief justice of North Carolina’s Supreme Court, porcelain chamber pots used by state legislators, and Governor Elias Carr’s pajamas.
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36438
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This was the seventh annual artifact search sponsored by the North Carolina Museum of History Associates. This is a list of eighteen Junior Historians who received special awards and the artifacts they found.
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