Front Steps of Museum

Say hello to Fred Olds! He was the founderof the museum. What object is he holding?

Meet the Sauratown Woman. She was a17th-century American Indian from theSaura tribe. What vegetable is she holdingin her hands?

North Carolina Sports Hall of Fame

What sport did Walter “Buck” Leonard play?What team did he play for in the NegroNational League?

A Call to Arms

More than 86,000 North Carolinians servedin World War I. Soldiers on both sides dugunderground trenches to be protected fromenemy fire. A special device allowed them tolook above ground without being injured.Find the object and fill in the blanks.

Trench __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __

Museum Gallery Hunt

Welcome to the North Carolina Museum of History!As you tour the museum, hunt for items in the exhibitsand answer the following questions.

Beginning in 1969 thousands of Americansbegan wearing bracelets to show theirsupport of prisoners of war (POWs) andsoldiers missing in action in Vietnam. Findthe bracelet featuring the name of a POWheld prisoner for nearly five years. What isthe soldier’s name?

The Story of North Carolina

Early Indians in North Carolina used dugoutcanoes for fishing and transportation. Thecanoe on display is almost 3,000 years old.Where was the canoe discovered?

Find the large statue of George Washington.Be careful! He may look a little different.Who created the statue?

Why did the artist depict the Presidentwearing a tunic and sandals?

African Americans and some American Indians had limited dining choices fordecades because of racist policies and attitudes. Change came in part becauseyoung African Americans sat peacefully atthis counter and waited to be served. Wherewas this counter originally located?

Answers

Fred Olds is holding the key that unlocked thebuilding in Halifax where the Fourth ProvincialCongress signed the Halifax Resolves. The Sauratown Woman is holding corn in her outstretched hands.

The dugout canoe was discovered in Lake Phelps,Washington County. The statue of GeorgeWashington was created by Antonio Canova;the artist was Italian and honored Washington bydepicting him as a powerful Roman general. Thelunch counter belonged to the Woolworthslocated in Salisbury.

Buck Leonard played baseball for the Homestead(Pennsylvania) Grays.

The object is a German trench periscope. The soldier’s name is Major Raymond Schrump. Gallery Hunt