Historic Hope Plantation
E-News Update

October 2005

New Teacher Resources Available

As part of our collaboration with Joyner Library and ECU, we will be publishing lesson plans that use the resources of Hope Plantation and the North Carolina History & Fiction Digital Library. If you're a teacher, contact us for ways that Hope can help students in your classroom learn about history and more.

Governor David Stone (1770-1818)

DAVID STONE & YOU

A brand new lesson plan for 4th grade:
by Amy McCoy Chiles, Teaching Resource 
Center, East Carolina University

Exhibit extended through December 21

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.  

Home Brew Coming in 2006:  Like many wealthy planters of his time, David Stone operated a still and brewed some of the strong drink consumed at Hope Plantation. "Home Brew: Domestic Alcohol Production in Bertie County from the 19th to the 20th Century" will look at how home brew turned to bootlegging in eastern North Carolina over the course of nearly 200 years. If you or someone you know would like to participate in the oral history component of this exhibit, please contact Glenn Perkins. 

  

Upcoming Events at Hope Plantation

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 drawing room at 5 p.m., followed by a champagne buffet. Tickets are $50 per person. For information, call (252) 794-3140.

Sunday, December 4: Christmas Open House
Our annual celebration of holiday music, decoration, and cheer, from 1 to 5 p.m. Admission by donation. If you're interested in participating as a Volunteer Decorator, please contact LuAnn Joyner.

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132 Hope House Road ~ Windsor, North Carolina 27983
252.794.3140 ~ FAX 252.794.5583
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