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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. Many of 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
You Are Here!
Raleigh: Tar Heel Capital
American Indians in North Carolina
Moccasins to Motorcars
Don't You Know There's a War On?
A Tale of Two Kitchens

• Friends in Liberty: North Carolina in the American Revolution

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.

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.

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

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Teacher Supplement

• You Are Here!
  
  Explore the N.C. Museum of History through this orientation video. Program length is approximately 8 minutes. Video intended for all audiences.
  
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• Raleigh: Tar Heel Capital

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

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

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• American Indians in North Carolina
  
  Explore the fascinating history and contemporary culture of North Carolina's American Indian communities. Try the free distance learning class for students American Indians in North Carolina. For more information, visit http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/edu/distlearn.html.
  
  Video intended for grades 3-5. Program length is approximately 10 minutes.
  
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• Moccasins to Motorcars
  
  Students will discover how modes of transportation have changed over time and how those changes have affected North Carolinians.Try the free distance learning class for students Moccasins to Motorcars. For more information, visit http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/edu/distlearn.html.
  
  Video 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." Try the free distance learning class for students Don’t You Know There’s a War On?. For more information, visit http://ncmuseumofhistory.org/edu/distlearn.html.
  
  Video intended for grades 6 and above. Program length is 33 minutes.
  
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• A Tale of Two Kitchens
  
  A Tale of Two Kitchens visually compares the morning routines of children today to those of children who lived in the mid-1800s. Many youngsters in the past rose at dawn to work with their families on small farms. Video intended for all audiences. Program length is approximately 2 minutes.
  
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