The Granville County Historical Society Museum
Presents:
Summer Sensations
(Click on the month for the review of the
event or the coming schedule)
2010
Summer Sensation Video
May 2010
June 2010
July
2010
August
2010
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May 2010
MAY 29th Sat: “Back Porch Music with
George Hamilton IV” ...Grand Old Opry member and musician/singer
entertained us as he talked about southern culture and inserted some of his
recordings
June 2010
JUNE 8th
Tues. 2:00 p.m.: “Life on the Farm 1900-1940”
Dan and Jean Hunt
discussed and demonstrated early farm tools and equipment before
electricity
JUNE 10th
Thurs. 2:00 p.m.: “Matrons of Mercy”
Professor of
History, Billy Yeargin, told about the role women played in the Civil
War
JUNE 15th
Tues. 1:00 p.m.: (KIDZ) Shaun Jay
in the role of Harry Potter performed walking around magic
tricks
JUNE 17th
Thurs. 4:00 p.m.: “Rosemont Winery”
–A slide
show about this Virginia winery which included a visual tour its historic
land and the winery’s development. A sample tasting of some of their
wines followed the program
JUNE 23rd Wed.
10:00 a.m.: “Meet Mr. Jefferson”
A one-man performance by
Rob Coles, 5th generation grandson of Thomas Jefferson. It
brought to life one of America’s most interesting founding fathers.
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JUNE 24th
Thurs. 2:00 p.m. “The Lewis and Clark Re-Enactment Expedition,
2004-06” Author, Marcia Tabram Phillips, presented a slide show
and lecture of this expedition.
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JUNE 25th Fri. 2:00 p.m.: “Thomas
Jefferson: Brother’s Keeper”
Based on the research of playwright and N.C. Humanities
Council Scholar, Karyn Traut, presented a different view of the Thomas
Jefferson-Sally Hemings’ story. Biochemist, Dr. Thomas Traut, followed with
an explanation of the DNA study.
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JUNE 29th Tues. 2:00 p.m.: “A Love
Affair with Southern Cooking” Cookbook author, Jean Anderson, discussed her book which
was available for sale and signing by the author.
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JUNE 30th Wed.
2:00 p.m.: “Discovering Elvis: Tracing Traditions to the Soul of the
King”
Billy Stevens,
lecturer/ Musician and N.C. Humanities Council Road Scholar put the
social and historic Context of Elvis’ success into perspective and gave us a
new understanding of Elvis’ music.
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July 2010
JULY 13th Tues.
11:00 a,m.: (KIDZ) “Animal Adaptations-How Does That Help”
a program from the North Carolina Zoo’s Education
Department. We met some of the native species of N.C. animals and find
out their special features.
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JULY 14th Wed.
11:00 a.m (KIDZ) “Explore Rhythm”
a program from Music Explorium
with hands-on drumming. We made our own musical instruments and learned how
instruments make sound.
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JULY 15th
Thurs. 2:00 p.m.: “Sea Stories of Sailors Aboard the WWII Battleship
North Carolina” Author, Cindy Ramsey, told poignant stories of this
ship and its crew
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JULY 21st Wed.
10:00 a.m.: Shaw School Finger Painting Workshop – Bryan Carey
guided us in the fun and relaxation of native
North Carolinian Ruth Faison Shaw’s finger painting techniques
JULY 22 Thurs. 1:00 p.m.:
“Invent –a-Tale”
We joined with Claire Ramsey,
storyteller extraordinaire, as we invented an exciting tale or two.
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JULY 23rd Fri
10:30 a.m.: “Bat Mania” Slide show from the North Carolina Museum of Natural
Science about this misunderstood creature. No live bats were present.
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JULY 24th Sat.
1:00 p.m.: “The Tobacco Boys of Granville”
Professor of History, Billy Yeargin, focused on the
impact Granville County Tobacconists had on the global tobacco trade
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JULY 27th Tues.
2:00 p.m. “Mildred Lee” Nora Brooks, teacher and costumed impersonator, portrayed Robert
E. Lee’s youngest and favorite daughter
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JULY 28th Wed.
10:30 a.m. (KIDZ) “Fossils and Prehistoric Life”
(limit 30 children) A program from the N.C. Museum of Natural
Science investigated how fossils were formed and discovered how scientists use them
to study animals and the world of the distant past
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JULY 29th Thurs.
10:30 a.m. (KIDZ) “Animals of the Constellations: A program from the N.C. Museum of Natural Science - We discovered some
common animal constellations and learned about legends of the stars in the sky.
We met some of the animals that the legends are based on.
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August 2010
AUGUST 3rd
Tues. 10:30 a.m.: (KIDZ) “Tropical Connections” (limit 30
children) A program from the N.C. Museum of Natural Science- Find out
North Carolina’s connection to the tropics and how our actions here impact
tropical regions. You will meet some of the museum’s exotic tropical animals
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AUGUST 4th Wed.
11:00 a.m. (KIDZ) “You Can Build it!” A program from Discovery
Place – Lean to build bridges and buildings using unique Kapla Blocks that
need no nails or glue to stay in place
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AUGUST 5th Thurs.
2:00 p.m.: “Life as a Moravian in Old Salem: Keeping the Traditions of
the Brethren ” Author and a N.C. Humanities Council Road Scholar,
Marcia Tabrum Phillips, presented a slide show and discussed the Moravians and
their history.
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AUGUST 10th Tues.
11:00 a.m.: (KIDZ) “Be a Mad Scientist” – Susan Daniels, Director
of Fascinate U Museum, Fayetteville lead us in fun and fantastic science
experiments.
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AUGUST 11th Wed.
1:00 p.m. (KIDZ) “Anyone Can Draw” (Grades 4-8) Mark Pace,
local artist and Granville County Library’s N.C. Room. Specialist, guided
you in learning the basics of line drawing.
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AUGUST 14th Sat.
11-3 p.m.: “Indian Artifact Day” Dr. R.P. Stephen Davis, Jr.,
Adjunct Professor of Anthropology and Research Archaeologist at UNC-Chapel Hill
focused on early Native American history.
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AUGUST 20, 21 Fri.
10-7 p.m. Crafty Sensations – Arts & Crafts Sale & Show.
Vendors displayed and sold a variety of items
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