Historic Hope Plantation
E-News Update

July 2005

ECU Joyner Library's new NC Digital
History site is now live!

Twenty objects from Historic Hope Plantation are part of this virtual exhibit. Watch videos or get close up with zoomable pictures of the items. More artifacts and features will be added through 2007. The site is part of a collaboration between ECU, Hope, Kenley's Tobacco Farm Life Museum, and the Country Doctor Museum in Bailey. Curriculum specialists in the ECU School of Education are developing lesson plans that tie into the web site, so that it can be used in the classroom and in coordination with student field trips. For more information on the project, contact Glenn Perkins.

Exhibit Continues through Sept. 26

What Was It Worth Back Then? A new temporary exhibit, "Material Wealth in Bertie County" answers that question by comparing goods on estate inventories in 1753, 1787, 1797, and 1819. To learn more about these artifacts and the people that used them, come to one of the gallery talks on the schedule below.

Upcoming Events at Hope Plantation

July 18-22: Heritage and History Camp
Our annual summer camp for kids is week-long day camp full of activities and fun for elementary school-age children. Notice: This year's camp is already full!
Tuesday, August 9: Gallery Talk, 7:30-8:00 p.m.
Learn more about the exhibit "Material Wealth in Bertie County" from curator Glenn Perkins. We will talk about the objects people owned in the past and what their stuff can tell us about them and their times.

Wednesday, August 17: Gallery Talk, 12:30-1:00 p.m.
Repeat of program from Tuesday, August 9.

Friday, September 23: Living History Day, 10:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
History comes alive. Interpretive activities and hands-on learning highlight this day-long event for students and the general public alike.

Sunday, November 6: Hope Musicale
A favorite biennial event! Enjoy the sounds of the N.C. Symphony's Primavera String Quartet in the Hope Mansion. Ticket and time information available soon!

Notice for Members

Changes in Membership
Historic Hope Foundation membership renewals will be now due once yearly, on June 30. Thanks to all of you who have renewed your membership recently. If you haven't, or would like to sign up for a new membership, please email us. Membership includes free admission to Hope Plantation plus many other benefits. For more on these changes, click here.

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