Fast Facts:

• Need-based scholarships are available.
• Enrollment is limited to 12 participants per camp for grades K–2 and 14 participants per camp for grades 3–5 and 6–8.
• Fees: North Carolina Museum of History Associates members, $80 per camp; regular registration, $90 per camp.

Completed grades K–2

Pirates, Ships, and Lighthouses
Session I          June 18–22                  8:30 a.m.–noon FULL
Session II        July 30–August 3        1–4:30 p.m.
Set sail for adventure on the coast! Learn about fierce pirates like Blackbeard and Anne Bonney, build a lighthouse, wear pirate’s clothing, taste sea rations, and listen to seafaring stories.

Moccasins to Rocket Ships
June 18–22      1–4:30 p.m.
Explore how transportation has changed in North Carolina over the years. Travel by foot, animal, boat, train, motorcar, and spaceship. End your journey with a field trip!

History Heroes
July 9–13         8:30 a.m.–noon FULL
North Carolina has been home to many famous and infamous characters, from inventors and noblemen to pirates and spies. Learn about the people who have made history in the Tar Heel State.

Mountain Life
July 9–13         1–4:30 p.m.
Who are the people and what are the traditions of North Carolina’s Mountain communities? Learn a Scottish dance, play a Cherokee game, make an apple tart, and listen to a Jack tale.

Through the Seasons
July 30–August 3        8:30 a.m.–noon
In the past, as today, the lives and activities of North Carolinians revolved around the seasons. Design a springtime hat, make a kite, churn butter, create a snow globe, and celebrate all the holidays of the year in one week!

Completed grades 3–5

Colonial North Carolina
June 25–29      8:30 a.m.–noon
Get a taste of what life was like on the eve of the American Revolution. Listen to stories, play period games, learn a trade, and look at period clothing.

They Got Game
June 25–29      1–4:30 p.m.
When did March madness begin? What does rounders have to do with baseball? Find out about early versions of your favorite team sports, compare the equipment, and learn to play the games.

Farm to Factory     NEW!
July 16–20       8:30 a.m.–noon
Would you rather work on a farm or in a factory? Discover why, when, and how many North Carolinians made the shift from agriculture to industry. Visit a farm, play mill village games, and learn about how technology is used both on farms and in factories today.

American Indian Life    FULL
July 16–20       1–4:30 p.m.
More American Indians live in North Carolina than in any other state east of the Mississippi River. Find out about past and present tribes, make a coil pot, design your own beadwork pattern, and listen to stories from our state’s first people.

Completed grades 6–8

The Fabulous 1950s     NEW!
August 6–10   8:30 a.m.–noon
What do capitalism, communism, and the Cold War have in common? How about copy machines, Corvettes, plastic Coke bottles, and Johnny Cash? Or McDonalds, Martin Luther King Jr., and Marilyn Monroe? The 1950s, of course! Find out about these and other people, places, and things that made the ’50s fabulous.

History Training Shop
August 6–10   1–4:30 p.m.
Go behind the scenes at the museum. Learn how to present a Gallery Cart and make your own exhibit. You’ll earn a certificate as a junior volunteer for the upcoming year!