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Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies Federation Bulletin September 2012 Volume 32, no. 3 The Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies Discover the Cultural Roots of North Carolina is a non-profit organization whose mission is to promote the pursuit of local history at Annual Meeting and Conference in North Carolina through existing and future local he Federation and the N.C. Liter- A brochure and registration infor- and regional historical T ary and Historical Association mation will be mailed to Federation organizations, societies, and invite you to their joint annual meeting, members later this fall. commissions; to foster which is being held in conjunction with cooperation between such organizations, societies, the conference “New Voyages to Carolina: Please note that another “New Voyages and commissions and the The Cultural Roots of North Carolina.” to Carolina” conference will be offered Office of Archives and This conference is one of a series this fall, from October 11 to October 12 History to the mutual benefit sponsored by the North Carolina Depart- at UNC-Chapel Hill and North Carolina of all; and to promote and ment of Cultural Resources, Office of Central University. The theme of this support history education Archives and History, and participating conference will be “Defining the Contours through sponsorship of the universities. of the Old North State,” with sessions on National History Day program and other appro- education, gender ,and race. A brochure priate activities. “Discovering the Cultural Roots of about this conference will also be North Carolina” will be held from mailed to Federation members. The Federation Bulletin is Thursday to Friday, November 15 to published quarterly. Submis- 16, at UNC-Asheville. The annual As stated by the conference organizers, sions for the Bulletin should meeting for the Federation and the both of these conferences are “designed be sent to the address at the to encourage the fresh examination of bottom of this page and should N.C. Literary and Historical Association be received by November will take place that Friday evening at important topics and issues in North 1, February 1, May 1, and the Hilton Doubletree Hotel at Biltmore. Carolina’s history. Some of the topics August 1. Please note that the Friday evening have been studied many times, whereas portion of the meeting will include a others have eluded historical research Inside this issue: dinner and the presentation of awards and analysis. The purpose of the but no keynote speaker; instead, the conferences is to foster new and original keynote speaker will talk on Thursday understanding of North Carolina’s Federation News 2 night, at the opening of the conference. past to chart a general reinterpretation of the state’s history.” Member News 11 Speakers will talk about North Caroli- na’s literature, music, religion, and We hope to see you in Asheville for an Grant Opportunities 16 heritage, with presenters such as informative conference about North William Ferris talking of “Memory and Carolina’s cultural roots and for the History Help 19 Sense of Place in Southern Music;” annual meeting of the Federation. Margaret Bauer talking of “The Liter- Calendar of Events 23 ary Renaissance in North Carolina;” Dan Fountain describing “African Exhibits 34 American Religion in Civil War and Reconstruction;” Brent D. Glass of the Workshops and 36 National Museum of American History Conferences talking about “The State of History,” and more. New Publications 43 Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies, 4610 Mail Service Center, Raleigh, NC 27699-4610, (919) 807-7280 Web page: www.fnchs.org Editor’s email: [email protected] SEPTEMBER 2012 Federation Bulletin PAGE 2 FEDERATION NEWS About the Federation Members of the Federation Advisory Board he Federation of North Caro- Through 2012 T lina Historical Societies is a coalition of societies, associations, C. Rudolph Knight Dr. Benjamin Speller and commissions throughout the Perry-Weston Institute Historic Stagville state that are dedicated to Jeff Pruett Leigh Strickland preserving and promoting history Gaston County Museum of Art and Gov. Charles B. Aycock Birthplace in North Carolina. An advisory History board made up of members of historical organizations oversees Through 2013 the work of the Federation. Ernest Dollar John Woodard The Federation sponsors work- Preservation Society of Chapel Hill Historic Murfreesboro shops and meetings; offers loans to members for the creation of January Porter Monika Fleming Lincoln County Historical Association Edgecombe County Community College historical publications, historical/ educational videos or cds, and Through 2014 special events; offers technical assistance to members who contact Bob Crowley Patricia Hughey the Federation with questions; North Carolina Railroad Museum Onslow County Museum and more. For more information, visit the Federation’s Web page at Betsy Shaw www.fnchs.org. Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation Group Celebrate Your Accomplishments! Apply for a Newsome Award ould you like your organization to be recog- organization’s accomplishments over the past twelve W nized for its recent achievements in preserving to eighteen months. Pictures or other supporting local history? Then consider nominating your group documentation are welcome but not required. Nomi- for the Albert Ray Newsome Award. nations are due by October 1. Please send your nominations to: Each year the Federation recognizes up to two organi- zations that have made significant contributions to Laura Ketcham the preservation and promotion of local history. Federation of North Carolina Historical Societies Award winners receive a framed certificate and a 4610 Mail Service Center $250 cash prize. Raleigh, NC 27699-4610 The award generally recognizes work that has taken Recipients will be announced on November 16, during place in the last 12 to 18 months. Even if your organi- the annual meeting of the Federation. For more infor- zation has won before, you can apply again, as long as mation, please call (919) 807-7395. you have not won the award in the previous two years. You can download the guidelines and application forms from the Federation’s web site at www.fnchs.org/fund/newsome-award.htm. If you do not have access to the web, please call (919) 807-7395 to ask that the forms be mailed to you. In addition to submitting nomination forms, please write a one- to five-page narrative describing the SEPTEMBER 2012 Federation Bulletin PAGE 3 FEDERATION NEWS C2C Workshops Across the State Focus on Disaster Prepared- ness, Collections Care, Archival Care, and Art Conservation he Department of Cultural Resources’ Connecting “Most cultural heritage collections T to Collections (C2C) program is offering a variety of workshops this fall to help you care for your archives include at least a few paintings, yet and your artifacts. historians and archivists rarely know Collections Care and Disaster Preparedness how to care for framed works of art. Come to the Chowan County Courthouse in Edenton Perry Hurt, associate conservator at on September 10 for this joint workshop, which will the N.C. Museum of Art, will help fill feature experts familiar with historic structures and C2C’s collections care and disaster preparedness this void by teaching participants a trainers to assist institutions that operate in historic variety of techniques to improve structures. Exhibiting and storing collections in historic structures lead to extra headaches when your preservation during the ‘Preventive largest artifact is your structure! Learn techniques to Conservation for Visual Arts’ work- balance the needs of your building and the needs of shop.” your collections as we help navigate environmental controls, exhibition issues, pest management, disas- ter planning, and storage concerns. Registration costs Historic Sites and collections manager John Campbell of $20 and includes lunch and refreshments. To register, the N.C. Museum of History. The workshop will cover visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/C2CCareandDisaster the basics of collections management, including PrepEdenton. collections management policies, collections gift and loan agreements, facilities reports, and other docu- Preventative Conservation for Visual Arts ments necessary to manage artifacts. Registration Most cultural heritage collections include at least a costs $10 and includes lunch and refreshments; to few paintings, yet historians and archivists rarely register, visit http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/ know how to care for framed works of art. Perry Hurt, C2CCollectionsManagementHighPoint. associate conservator at the N.C. Museum of Art, will help fill this void by teaching participants a variety Disaster Planning Workshop Series of techniques to improve preservation. Hurt’s presen- This two-part workshop will walk participants tation will include information on paintings conserva- through the creation of a disaster plan and will tion treatments and point out the problems that include peer review of the drafts developed during the require a conservator’s consultation. The session will workshop to ensure that a comprehensive plan has include hands-on training in cutting and installing been created. This workshop is geared for those insti- archival backer boards for framed works of art, frame tutions that have yet to create any written disaster padding, and hardware installation. This workshop plan for their museum, library, historic site, or archive. will be held on September 17 at the Oteen