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Videos on Demand

We are pleased to offer the following programs in an on-demand streaming video format for viewing at your convenience. The programs also include downloadable program materials that include activities and aid in exploring these topics in more depth. Registration is required for viewing these free programs.


Friends in Liberty: North Carolina in the American Revolution

New! Friends in Liberty: North Carolina in the American Revolution is based on the journal of Hugh McDonald, the son of Highland Scots loyalists, who joined the Sixth North Carolina Regiment of the Continental Army in 1776. Through the eyes of this 14-year-old boy and his friend, a fictitious character named Anne Taylor, we learn about North Carolina during the American Revolution. Anne’s experiences, such as her struggles with increasing responsibilities and worries at home after her brother Samuel joins the militia, help us understand a young girl’s view of life during the Revolutionary War.

Friends in Liberty is an educational film produced by the North Carolina Museum of History and funded by the State Officers Club, North Carolina Society Daughters of the American Revolution.

Intended for grades 4-12. Program length is approximately 52 minutes.

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Raleigh: Tar Heel Capital

Explore the sights and sounds of North Carolina's historic capital city.

Intended for grades 4-8. Program length is approximately 12 minutes.

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American Indians in North Carolina

Updated! Explore the fascinating history and contemporary culture of North Carolina's American Indian communities. If you like the streaming video, consider taking our Virtual Field Trip, American Indians in North Carolina, for hands-on interactive learning about North Carolina’s native peoples. For more information, visit http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/edu/distlearn.html.

Intended for grades 3-5. Program length is approximately 10 minutes.

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Moccasins to Motorcars

Updated! Students will discover how modes of transportation have changed over time and how those changes have affected North Carolinians. If you like the streaming video, consider taking our Virtual Field Trip, Moccasins to Motorcars, for an interactive class that explores the hows and whys of travel in our state’s history. For more information, visit http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/edu/distlearn.html.

Intended for grades 3-5. Program length is approximately 17 minutes.

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Don't You Know There's a War On?

This program explores the inspiring firsthand accounts of eleven individuals who experienced World War II. These men and women belong to what broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw calls the "greatest generation." They are ordinary citizens who did extraordinary things for their country. Whether they saw combat or collected scrap metal, North Carolinians joined countless Americans who served, sacrificed, and persevered during the war. If you like our streaming video, consider taking our interactive, hands-on Virtual Field Trip, Don’t You Know There’s a War On? where your students can meet some of the “regular Joes and Janes” from North Carolina whose lives were affected by World War II. For more information, visit http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/edu/distlearn.html.

Intended for grades 6 and above. Program length is 33 minutes.

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