The Gateway, Spring/Summer 2020 | Vol.41

SHE CHANGED THE WORLD INITIATIVE

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TEMPERANCE & BOOTLEGGING: A Nation Under Prohibition

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THE DAY THE LIGHTS CAME ON

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REMEMBERING TOM BUTCHKO

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SUFFRAGE PARADE IN WASHINGTON D. C., MARCH 3, 1913

Women from North Carolina including Minnehaha “Minnie” Etheridge Brooke of Dare County helped organize the first Suffrage Parade in Washington D. C.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

Exhibitions

Our Story: Life in the Albemarle

The Albemarle represents a unique place—half land, half water. The story of this place comes alive in Our Story, a tale of how our communities have adapted to the challenges and opportunities of our unusual home.

Our Story: Audio Tour

Virtual tour provides in-depth overview of the region and its progression through various eras of transportation.

North Carolina Shad Boat

The official State Historical Boat of North Carolina was first built in the early 1880s by George Washington Creef of Roanoke Island. The shad boat on display here at MOA was constructed in 1904 by renowned boatbuilder and decoy carver Alvirah Wright.

River Bridge: Sunken Secrets

Excavations at a site along the Pasquotank River have yielded more than 10,000 artifacts, dating from the middle of the 18th century to the early 20th century.

High on the Hog

Hogs have found their way into our lives and culture, playing a significant role for families in northeastern North Carolina. This exhibit will look at how pigs have become a part of our family, home, and livelihood.

Museum of the Albemarle

501 South Water Street, Elizabeth City, NC 27909 252-335-1453 • museumofthealbemarle.com facebook.com/museumoftheablemarle • Free admission

A Thousand Words: Photographs by Vietnam Veterans (through 4/30/20)

This collection of images, on loan from NC Museum of History, assembled by photographer Martin Tucker, was taken by North Carolina soldiers in Vietnam.

Temperance and Bootlegging: A Nation Under Prohibition

The 18th Amendment banned the production, sale, importation, exportation, and transportation of alcoholic beverages and had a lasting effect on our area. This lobby exhibit includes an actual still that was confiscated in a moonshine raid, as well as informational panels and images.

The Day the Lights Came On (opens 4/18/20)

Small lobby exhibit discussing how the day the lights came on changed people’s lives, farms, and businesses.

Women Breaking Barriers in Northeastern North Carolina (opens 7/10/20)

Highlights women across Northeastern North Carolina who broke barriers in areas such as women’s rights, activism, public service, journalism, literature, entertainment, medicine, academics or entrepreneurship.

State of North Carolina

Roy A. Cooper, Governor

Daniel J. Forest, Lieutenant Governor

Department of Natural and Cultural Resources

Susi H. Hamilton, Secretary

Office of Archives and History

Kevin Cherry, Deputy Secretary

Division of State History Museums

North Carolina Museum of History

Kenneth B. Howard, Director

The Museum of the Albemarle is a part of the Division of State History Museums.

FRIENDS OF THE MUSEUM OF THE ALBEMARLE BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Harriett Hornthal, President

Maureen Donnelly, Vice President

Douglas Gardner, Treasurer

Millie Griffith, Secretary

Johnson Biggs, Barbara Snowden, Jason Phelps, Kim Castle, Reba Green-Holley, Charles Reed, Jinger Hickman, Dr. Melissa Stuckey, Will Norrell, Whitney Young, Penny Leary-Smith, Russ Haddad, Linda Hofler, Bernetta Brown, Kim Baumbaugh, Corrina Ferguson, M. Sgt. William Hoffman, Katherine Wassink

Don Pendergraft, Ex-Officio

Barbara Putnam, Ex-Officio

MUSEUM OF THE ALBEMARLE STAFF

Don Pendergraft, Director of Regional Museums

Barbara Putnam, Operations Manager

Wayne Mathews, Facilities Manager

Wanda Lassiter, Curator

Charlotte Patterson, Education Curator

Marjorie Berry, Public Information Specialist

Kelly Boyd, Security/Event Rental Assistant

Samuel Buck, Security/Event Rental Assistant

Rosana Castilho, Event Rental Coordinator

Jessica Cosmas, Collections Specialist

Diana Cox, Educator Assistant

Matt Ferrell, Carpenter

Hayley James, Public Information Specialist

Lori Meads, Museum Educator

Andrew M. Nelson Redondo, Exhibit Designer

Lynette Sawyer, Museum Specialist

William Seymore, Facilities Maintenance

Ben Shipley, Facilities Maintenance

Rebecca Stiles, Administrative Assistant

Mary Temple, Museum Gift Shop

Paul Vincent, Registrar/Collections Assistant

The Gateway

Stephen Evans, Copyeditor

Andrew M. Nelson Redondo, Graphic Designer

Contributors

Jessica Cosmas, Harriett Hornthal, Wanda Lassiter, Lori Meads, Andrew M. Nelson Redondo, Charlotte

Patterson, Don Pendergraft, Barbara Putnam, Rebecca Stiles, Paul Vincent

The Gateway is published two times per year by the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle. Published articles do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources or any other state agency.

Unless noted otherwise, images used are courtesy of the Museum of the Albemarle.

© 2020 by the Museum of the Albemarle

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FROM THE DIRECTOR

by Don Pendergraft, Director of Regional Museums

In 2020, the Museum of the Albemarle is joining a national commemoration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th amendment, which guaranteed and protected women’s constitutional right to vote. This edition is dedicated to the women who broke barriers in northeastern North Carolina.

The birthplace of English America and North Carolina lies here in the Albemarle Region. The earliest history of the region relates to women. The John White drawings and maps are composed of the daily routines and ritual ceremonies of American Indians. The Algonquian people settled the Albemarle Sound Country about 10,000 years ago. Theirs was a matriarchal society. Women owned the villages and constructed the lodge houses, made the earthenware bowls and baskets. They made rules to govern tribal councils. Children’s lineage was based on the mothers’ families.

The Albemarle is home to generations of women who have made significant contributions.

They have persevered by lifting-up and providing the tools to prosper and contribute to society. They are noted by being the first to accomplish and achieve success in their communities.

Please join us on July 10th to discover and celebrate women with the exhibit, Women Breaking Barriers In Northeastern North Carolina. This exhibit, featuring biographies of women from the counties in northeastern North Carolina, will also highlight artwork from high school art students throughout the region representing women from their counties. The Museum is also joining the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources which is celebrating the Year of Women with an exhibit titled “She Changed the World,” a display of 10 archival documents and other items relating to women’s suffrage, including the original copy of the 19th Amendment sent to North Carolina for ratification in June of 1919. “She Changed the World” will be at the museum on October 1, for one day only!

We are proud of the contributions women have made and to borrow a line and a change of gender from a Hank Williams, Jr. song, “ain’t too many things, these old girls can’t do! A country girl can survive and thrive!”

We hope to see you in the museum. Please bring or tell a friend! We are committed to preserving and telling the stories of our region, through a wide variety of family friendly events and activities Our museum’s mission is supported by our members and the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle, who provide funding to make possible our various and diverse programs, exhibits and events. They help to conserve the artifacts and bring in speakers for lectures and support the range of community events.

We invite you to be an advocate for the museum and the Albemarle Region. Welcome to a season full of new programs and offerings from the museum. I hope to see you soon!

“She Changed the World: NC Women Breaking Barriers” Initiative

by Wanda Lassiter,

In 2020 the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources (DNCR) will commemorate the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage. The Department states, “as part of a national campaign to commemorate this historic event, DNCR is coordinating a campaign titled ‘She Changed the World: NC Women Breaking Barriers.’ American women were granted the right to vote with the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, ratified on August 18, 1920, after a 72-year fight by suffragists. The 19th Amendment did not resolve the issue of suffrage for many women of color, who continued to battle for voting rights for decades.”

The Museum of the Albemarle will open an exhibition in July 2020 celebrating women across northeastern North Carolina who have broken barriers. We share the same goal as our department with this exhibition: “to share and celebrate the achievements of ALL North Carolina women and illuminate North Carolinian women’s pivotal role in breaking down barriers in North Carolina and the

nation. The 19th Amendment was an incomplete victory. The amendment did not guarantee suffrage for all women, and the struggle for full enfranchisement continues today. Until recently, many of the suffragists who struggled to secure a place for women in American democracy—both before and after the 19th Amendment—were left out of our history books. We’ll tell their stories.”

Curator

“SHE CHANGED THE WORLD”, NORTH CAROLINA’S DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES

Assistance with Women Breaking Barriers in Northeastern North Carolina Exhibit

by Wanda Lassiter, Curator

Last fall, the state Department of Natural and Cultural Resources tasked the staff at MOA with developing an exhibit and programming themed around women changing the world and breaking barriers. As we began to research women in the region to highlight, we felt that the list should include women from the counties in northeastern North Carolina.

To that end, we emailed and telephoned historical societies, libraries, historians, genealogy societies, professors, county managers, and other state and private institutions to request names of women from their counties who have “broken barriers,” whether in women’s rights, activism, public service, journalism, literature, entertainment, medicine, academics, or entrepreneurship.

The result: We received more than 120 responses from the community, and local historian and MOA staff member Marjorie Berry compiled the information, which resulted in the creation of biographies, images and artifacts for our upcoming exhibition. We thank each individual and organization who assisted, and we look forward to presenting an informative exhibit, the culmination of this growing partnership, in July.

Temperance & Bootlegging: A Nation Under Prohibition Glass Flasks and Bottles

by Jessica Cosmas, Collections Specialist

Prior to the Temperance Movement gaining popularity in the late nineteenth century, the production and consumption of alcoholic beverages were unchallenged pillars of American economic and social development. Scores of glass flasks and bottles recovered from the River Bridge site on the Pasquotank River attest to an established drinking culture from colonial era through the antebellum period in northeast North Carolina. In addition to the objects on view at the second-floor gallery, a new selection of River Bridge glass may be seen in the Temperance display in the first-floor hallway case.

The Day the Lights Came On

by Wanda Lassiter, Curator

Large towns in northeastern North Carolina were introduced to electricity around 1890. Electricity became more widespread to rural communities by the 1950s. In recognition of the dramatic changes that resulted, on April 18, MOA will open a new exhibition to discuss how “the day the lights came on” impacted people’s lives and businesses.

machines, electric coolers, electric heaters, and automatic waters. Florists, morgues, candy factories, ice plants, textile mills, saloons and other businesses in the region all changed the day the lights came on.

—From a 1984 oral history interview with Mrs. W. D. Elliott, of Chowan County, who received electricity in 1946

Power meant access to new inventions. Electricity was new, especially to those who had lived their entire lives without it. Homes could use electric appliances such as radios, irons, refrigerators, washing machines, electric stoves, and vacuum cleaners. Farms began using electric milking

In the exhibit, we will explore how electricity and its resulting inventions impacted people: Did these new forms give people more leisure time?

Today, numerous methods can generate electricity, including windmills, solar panels, hydroelectric plants, nuclear reactors, natural gas, and coalburning stations. New energy-efficient and renewable-energy standards are being set throughout the nation.

WORKING LINEMEN, 1976

Courtesy of the Albemarle Electric Membership Corporation

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION POSTER, 1940

Passed in 1935, as a part of the New Deal program, the REA introduced electricity to America’s rural areas, where more than 90 percent of homes did not have electricity. By 1963, 98 percent of farms in North Carolina had access to electricity. In this photograph, a farmer is using an electric grinding machine.

Courtesy of the Library of Congress

“The greatest benefit [of electricity] was the saving in time and eliminating a lot of drudgery work.”

Artifact Research Quick Tips

by Paul Vincent, Registrar/Collections Assistant

Agood historian needs a keen eye, reliable sources, and sound judgement when researching a person, place, or thing from the past. Museums and other similar institutions stake their professional credibility on the need for correct names, dates, and other important details when presenting such information to their visitors and their peers; accurate facts make for successful exhibits and programming.

Studying any artifact requires a thorough inspection of the item, combing over every nook and cranny for clues: maker’s marks, manufacturer’s labels, serial numbers, or even just an individual’s initials. Take for instance a few of our artifacts on display in our new exhibit, The Day the Lights Came On . Their brand names are only the most apparent of many crucial features we can look at. Take further

note of their unique details: the shape of the electric fan’s blades, the glass color of the insulator, or the style of the numbers on the face of the clock. All are essential details that help accurately identify these objects.

Evaluating and comparing the items in question to known examples, using knowledgeable expertise, can help further confirm its authenticity. In the case of the electric fan, after documenting all its individual markings and making careful correlations between it and other types, we’ve determined this one to be an Emerson model “77646-AS” produced in St. Louis, Missouri, sometime between 1948 and 1950.

SETH THOMAS EIGHT-DAY CLOCK, ca. 1920-1930

EMERSON ELECTRIC FAN, ca. 1948-1950

GLASS INSULATOR, 20th century

Student Artwork: Women Breaking Barriers in Northeastern North Carolina

by Lori Meads, Educator

When you visit Museum of the Albemarle’s newest exhibit, Women Breaking Barriers in Northeastern North Carolina , which opens in July, you’ll have an opportunity to view women who made a difference from the perspective of area high-school student artists.

Students in grades 9 through 12 have participated in the contest, to produce artwork showing how they were inspired to recognize women who made a difference in their county. To begin, they were provided names of women from each of the 13 counties the museum serves. The names of the women were originally selected by local historians, librarians, county officials, and other representatives from each county.

One winner will be selected from each county that submits artwork. The artwork will be judged by a panel of three judges. Judges will select the winners based on interpretation of the theme, overall appearance, and originality, along with artistic presentation. Winning artwork will be scanned and

Winners of the art contest will receive a cash prize at the Friday evening reception on July 10, 2020. During this time, an overall winner will also be announced and will receive an additional cash prize. Funding for cash prizes was made available through a grant provided by the Elizabeth City Foundation.

Please join Museum of the Albemarle in recognizing the talent of area high school students by visiting Women Breaking Barriers in Northeastern North Carolina and this adjoining art tribute.

framed by museum staff, to be displayed during the exhibit’s run.

Educational Programming Highlights

by Charlotte M. Patterson, Education Curator

As 2019 ended, many participants came to our holiday programs, which included the Designers’ Workshop: Deck Those Halls on November 16, where participants made a wooden snowman family. Also, once again, the popular Gingerbread Workshop on December 6 was sold out. This year’s houses incorporated decorations based on How the Grinch Stole Christmas by Dr. Seuss. The annual Holiday Open House on Saturday, December 7, with its new theme, Christmas at Who-Seumville, saw just under 2,000 people come through our doors to see beautiful new rotating trees that showcased glittering ornaments; and, much to the delight of children present, the Grinch himself even made an appearance. Cameras flashed all day as families made their way through magical Who-Seumville displays and a huge backdrop of the ‘town inside a snowflake’ that our Junior Docents spent weeks painting. WhoSeumville signs and decorations were scattered throughout the museum, and Grinch cake was served with hot cocoa and sprinkles. Separately, more than 2,000 school students came for education-packed mornings that included a special STEM project on how the Grinch’s heart grew. We look forward to two more years of Grinch visits.

In January, Temperance and Bootlegging: A Nation Under Prohibition opened with informational panels and artifacts such as moonshine stills, a temperance medal, and wine and whiskey bottles. Members at the FOMOA opening were first to enjoy the introduction of a new beer—Monck’s Mash—especially brewed by Ghost Harbor Brewing Company for the exhibit. The public opening featured Daniel S. Pierce who discussed his newest book, Tar Heel Lightnin’: How Secret Stills and Fast Cars Made North Carolina the Moonshine Capital of the World .

February’s Black History Month programs featured our centennial observance of the Harlem Renaissance, with 600 students who took sessions on literature, music, art, and performance. Sessions were sponsored by Albemarle Voices for Diverse Culture (AVDC) and manned by volunteers from Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority. A public day of the same topics was also held, but included a session on 1920s-style clothing and some hands-on art activities. To close the observance, An Evening of Entertainment, sponsored by AVDC, included the premiere of a video, Underground Railroad in

Northeast North Carolina , created with sponsorship from the General Assembly and FOMOA. In addition, Porte Towne Magic, a high school choir from Portsmouth, Virginia, presented The Harlem Renaissance: A Tribute to the Past, Present, and Future . Through dance, music, and literature, Porte Towne Magic explored the roots and impact that this era has had on our culture. Invited guests, dressed in 1920s attire, even enjoyed a reception in the lobby-turned-speakeasy piano bar.

As usual, March winds blew in children, learning about Dr. Seuss, reading his books, and enjoying hands-on experiences.

Looking ahead, Summer Fun Days, At the Movies! For Kids, and other programs will provide fun and educational days at the museum during summer vacation. Additional programs connected to exhibits will continue throughout the run of those exhibits. We invite you to visit often so you can view our exhibits and the programs we’ve developed to enhance them.

in Line to see Santa

HOLIDAY OPEN HOUSE: CHRISTMAS AT WHO-SEUMVILLE Waiting

Whats Happening with Affiliate Museums

by Don Pendergraft, Director of Regional Museums

Whats Happening at...

You Have to Start a Thing

Marks the 100th anniversary of women’s suffrage by highlighting some of North Carolina’s overlooked pioneers—the individuals who pushed for the right to vote, led spirited debates about women’s place in society, and left unfinished legacies of fighting for rights and inclusion.

Beach Music: Making Waves in the Carolinas

(opening May 22, 2020)

Invites visitors to experience the signature sound of the Carolinas and to explore how its story speaks to regional identity and the cross-racial foundations of Carolina culture. Propelled by African American rhythm and blues, teenagers in the late

1950s and early 1960s created their own signature dance (the shag), their own beloved stars (the Embers, the Catalinas, the Chairmen of the Board, and the Tams, to name a few), and their own rich memories that have endured across the decades.

Through Their Eyes

(opening July 17, 2020)

Showcases art pieces, drawings and paintings, created in the late 1930s by students at the CrosbyGarfield Negro School in Raleigh. The artwork reveals everyday lives of the time and portrays some of the first positive images that Raleigh’s African American community had of themselves.

Answering the Call: Experiences of North Carolina Military Veterans, 1898–1945

(opening August 28, 2020)

Traces how North Carolinians participated in the nation’s military conflicts—from the Spanish-American War through World War II—shaping the course of those wars, along with their own lives.

For more information about events and exhibits at the North Carolina Museum of History, visit ncmuseumofhistory.org.

PROMOTIONAL GRAPHIC FOR YOU HAVE TO START A THING EXHIBIT

Courtesy of NC Museum of History

Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina

1862-1901

(Through-August 2, 2020)

This special exhibit will be located in the Museum of the Cape Fear in our rotating gallery. It is from the North Carolina Museum of History, and depicts the struggle that newly freed African Americans faced to maintain their freedom in the post-Civil War and Reconstruction Era of North Carolina.

Freedom! A Promise Disrupted: North Carolina, 1862-1901 , allows visitors to step through time and view how the Civil War and Reconstruction affected North Carolina’s citizens. This powerful exhibit highlights African American’s flight to freedom and their involvement in the Civil War.

The Spirits of Bad Men Made Perfect

(April 25, 2:00 pm at the Museum of Cape Fear)

Author Connie Jones will give a presentation on her published work, The Spirits of Bad Men

Made Perfect: The Life and Diary of Confederate Artillerist

William Ellis . William Ellis was Ms. Jones ancestor. Ellis, who was a printer, returned to his trade after the Civil War. His company published much of the Lost Cause narrative disseminated in North Carolina.

Bringing in the May at the 1897

Poe House

(May 2, 1:00-4:00 pm)

Join us for a spring celebration on the grounds of the 1897 Poe House. The event will feature a traditional May Pole with dancing and songs. Make your own May baskets and crowns while supplies last, and dance around the May Pole to bring in the May.

Summer History Camp

(June 22-26, 9:00-12:00pm)

This week-long history camp for children aged 9-12 years engages them in life-enriching activities that teach about the past and its influence on the present. The camp features guest speakers, hands on investigations, and a field trip. Registration opens May 1, 2020. Registrants must come by the museum to sign up, space is limited to 30 campers.

For more information about events and exhibits at the Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex, visit museumofthecapefear.ncdcr.gov

Whats Happening at...

50th Anniversary of Earth Day with Lake James State Park Rangers (April 22, 2020)

On April 22, MGM will celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day by partnering with Lake James State Park rangers to host a water-quality program for all fifth-grade students at Old Fort Elementary School.

36th Annual Pioneer Day Festival (April 25, 2020)

On Saturday, April 25, the museum will celebrate its 36th Annual Pioneer Day festival. This free, family-oriented event features traditional Southern Appalachian arts, crafts, food, music, authors, re-enactors, and more.

MGM Farmers’ Market

(May 7, every Thursday, 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. through October 1)

Mighty Mountain Women

Mountain Gateway Museum (MGM) in Old Fort will kick off its 2020 spring-summer season with the March 14th opening of a new exhibit Mighty Mountain Women . Part of DNCR’s “She Changed the World” initiative, the exhibit examines the achievements of Western North Carolina women who helped make history in art, science, government, and other areas. It will run through October.

The MGM Farmers’ Market will open its 2nd season on May 7 and continue every Thursday from 3:00 to 7:00 p.m., through October 1 on the museum’s grounds. Offering free vendor spaces to local farmers, the market features locally grown or produced fruits, vegetables, herbs, honey, and other foods, as well as heirloom seeds, plants, and fresh flowers.

For more information about events and exhibits at the Mountain Gateway Museum, visit mgmnc.org

Remembering Tom Butchko

by Don Pendergraft, Director of Regional Museums

September 1, 1953- November 21, 2009

In the ten years since Tom’s passing, the museum has grown to fulfill the dreams and aspirations that he prophesized in his tenure as the museum’s curator. Tom was a native of Ohio and found his way south by way of the University of Georgia. He received a band scholarship to be part of the Marching Bulldogs. He spent Saturdays in the fall playing “between the hedges”, as UGA dominated football. I enjoyed discussing the rivalries in college football with him, especially when it involved the Atlantic Coast Conference.

Tom’s first love was historic architecture and his second was horticulture, his major at Georgia. After he graduated, he found work inventorying historic structures in North Carolina. Tom’s apprenticeship began in the Piedmont and would gradually bring him to the oldest region, of the state—the Albemarle. He regularly joked that he was like Brer Rabbit, thrown into the briar patch. He had a dry wit and ironic sense of humor and entertained the staff during meetings.

Tom was instrumental in locating, researching and preserving the 1750s Jackson House, on display in Our Story , the chronological story of the Albemarle Region. He worked to ensure accuracy was in-place throughout the gallery and was fact checking and rewriting labels, until the exhibit was installed.

His greatest gift to the region was recording the history, of the people and historic structures. He laid the ground work for nomination for the National Register of Historic Places. He worked in Perquimans, Pasquotank, Gates, Chowan

and Martin Counties. He was the foremost scholar of northeastern North Carolina’s architectural history. We recently dedicated the Thomas R. Butchko; Collections Staging room , on the second floor of the museum, in honor of his life and work. He was a great friend to the many people he encountered in his quest to save the historic fiber of the region.

The museum established the Thomas R. Butchko Memorial Fund to help preserve artifacts in our collection in care of the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle.

In the meantime, if you’d like to contribute to the fund in his memory the museum has many artifacts, especially in our textiles collection, which would benefit from your contributions.

The Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle are also discussing a new release of On the Shores of the Pasquotank , published in 1989. The format will be as a digital eBook to help people better understand the historic homes in Elizabeth City and Pasquotank County.

We are planning a formal dedication of the room this summer to honor him and his legacy. We will provide more details, as we determine a date with his family.

TOM AND OTHER EXPERTS PUTTING TOGETHER THE 1755 JACKSON HOUSE

Countless visitors since have walked into this experience, which Tom enjoyed, so passionately.

Our Story: Audio Tour

by Wanda Lassiter, Curator

Over the past few years, the Museum’s main gallery Our Story , has had a special feature, the OnCell Audio Tour. Recently, upgrades have been made to the feature so that visitors can learn more about the museum prior to, during, and after their visit by going to the website MOA.OnCell.com or by calling the OnCell Narrator at (252) 548-6213 .

The Audio Tour has over 30 stops that give guests the opportunity to learn detailed information regarding Our Story exhibit text, artifacts, and even features special spotlights on individuals throughout the exhibit. Listen for Polly Jackson, who lived part of her life in the circa 1755 Jackson house, tell her life story in a first-person account. Later this year, Richard Etheridge, of the Pea Island Life Saving Station, and a few more individuals will be highlighted.

Brewing Up History

MOA also will offer headphones for a small donation if you would like to listen to the Audio Tour without other distractions.

by Andrew M. Nelson Redondo, Exhibit Designer/Graphic Designer

Inspired by the Museum of the Albemarle's 2020 exhibition, Temperance & Bootlegging: A Nation Under Prohibition . The museum's nonprofit support group, Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle, reached out to Elizabeth City's local craft brewery, Ghost Harbor Brewing Company, to help create the second North Carolinian Museum & Brewery Collaboration.

The joint collaboration is designed to help reach out to our younger professional demographic shared between both parties. The collaboration helped drive community involvement with our small-businesses, teach the importance of providing support to the common effort of preserving our history, education of our youth, and philanthropy.

A portion of the proceeds from this collaboration support the mission of the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle to provide funds for exciting exhibits, educational programs, and artifact conservation that interpret the history of northeastern North Carolina.

AUDIO TOUR PROMOTIONAL GRAPHIC

PROMOTIONAL GRAPHIC OF THE 1st OF 4 INSPIRED BREWS, "MONCK'S MASH"

Life in the Albemarle

Audio Tour

PROJECT ZEBRA DAY, January

11, 2020

Wreath Ceremony recognizing the 75th anniversary of a Project Zebra PBN-Nomad plane crash into the Pasquotank River that claimed the lives of five aviators during WWII.

President’s Report by the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle’s President, Harriett Hornthal

y name is Harriett Hornthal, and I was elected President of Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle in September of 2019. The museum was founded thanks to the efforts of local residents and the Pasquotank Historical Society. The work to preserve our area’s history ultimately earned $43,000 from the NC General Assembly to renovate a building on US Highway 17 South. In 1999, work began to build the current 50,000 sq. ft. new facility at the present location on South Water Street. The new facility was officially opened to the public in 2006.

I have quite a history with the museum from its inception in 1967. I was a docent at the old museum. This is my third time serving as President of FOMOA. My husband, Tony, and I chaired the capital campaign to move to the museum’s present location, together with the help of LOTS of other folks and we raised $400,000 prior to the public campaign. The goal was $850,000.00, we raised approximately $2.25 million.

The year 2020 got off to a bang-up start at the museum! First, the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle was nominated by the Elizabeth City Area Chamber of Commerce for consideration as nonprofit of the year. Early programming for the year included a History for Lunch topic by local attorney Tom Nash on Nixonton: Mother of the Old North State. We had one of the largest crowds ever!

MJanuary 11 was an exciting day for Elizabeth City, too, as MOA and the Elizabeth City Historic Neighborhood Association (ECHNA) hosted Project Zebra Day, to recognize the 75th anniversary of a Project Zebra PBNNomad plane crash into the Pasquotank River that claimed the lives of five aviators. Members of the William Clarence Jackson VFW Post 6060 and Seth B. Perry American Legion Post 84, a US Navy chaplain, as well as Elizabeth City government officials, and His Excellency, Anatoly Antonov, Russian ambassador, were in attendance. In addition, Mayor Bettie Parker gave opening remarks as declared January 11, 2020 Project Zebra Day in Elizabeth City, NC

As part of the commemoration, local actors performed skits from ECHNA's 2019 Project Zebra-themed Elizabeth City Historic Ghost Walk. A round of “ TAPS” accompanied a wreath-laying ceremony. More than 1,000 people attended, a standing-room-only crowd in both aisles of Gaither Auditorium and a closed-circuit livestream to a classroom for those unable to be seated.

We are looking forward to an exciting year. Stay tuned via social media to learn each month about our educational programming and upcoming exhibitions!

Membership Matters

September 2019 – February 2020

Thank you for supporting the museum!

RENEWALS Individual

Susan Blackmon

Sharon Burtner

Andrea Combs

Sandra Culpepper

Margene Curtice

Peggy Davenport

Dianne Fletcher

Wendy Flores

W. Brian Forehand

Sharon Greene

Rhonda Gregory

George Haislip

Evelyn Henley

Mae Heyer

Jinger Hickman

Master Sergeant William “Sarge”

Hoffman

Linda Hofler

Betty Ingram

Faytie Johnston

Norma Laughmiller

Gray Little

MerryDee McFarlin

Arthur McPherson

Mable Jean Moore

Jack Parker

Leon Pringle

Joyce Reitz

Anne Sanders

David Seymour

Tony Stimatz

Ethel Sutton

Mackey Swain

Elizabeth Taylor

Phyllis Timmerman

Verna Wall

Elouise White

Margaret Wilshusen

Family

Donald & Miriam Alexander

Bill & Carol Allen

Kim & Jack Baumbaugh

Ron & Mary Black

Roy & Joan Daniels

Terra Fox & Lane Ellis

Vidal & Georgene Falcon

Brenda & Billy Felton

Bobby & Barbara Fitchett

Ellen & John Haring

Clay & Mary Ann Foreman

Mark & Frances Gass

Mrs. Mary Hadley Griffin

Alden & Peggy Hoggard

Harriett & Tony Hornthal, Jr.

Eddie & Cindy Jennings

Sam & Janet Jones

Sandra & Bob Justiss

Morris & Norma-Hatot King

Alex & Sandra Leary

Joyce & Justina Long

Thomas & Becky Phelps

Thomas & Dee Ponte

Fred & Jan Riley

Flora Robinson

Julie & Harry Robinson

Marvyn Siders

Nona & Kevin Smith

Bill & Patricia Sterritt

Mary Temple

Lee & Judy Vassar

Phyllis Bosomworth & Jim Watson

Faye Ellen & Beans Weatherly

Patron

Gretchen Blacksmith

Patsy & Conway Chewning

Lee Culpepper

Archer & Janet Farmer

David & Jane Harris

Doris Hawkins

Bren O’ Sullivan & Joe Inqui

MaryAnn Keyes

Don & Mary Lee Kosik

Nedra & Carlton Lane

Nancy Nicholls

Turner Sutton

Dr. Melissa Stuckey

George & Mary Thomas

Paul & Joyce Wheeler

Sponsor

Becky Harrell

Herb & Annette Small

Lifetime Members

Hilton & Mary Leigh Barrett

Arthur & Patti Bergman

Anna & Bruce Biggs

Geoff & Penny Byrd

Byrum Charitable Trust

George Converse

Carol & Ed Cowell, Jr.

Brenda & Terry Daniels

Col. Bill & Susan Davis

Sam & Faye Davis

Oliver & Linda Etheridge

Nancy Ferebee

Jo Ann Foreman

Dr. Linda Fusco

Doug & Diana Gardner

Flint & Janet Harding

Edwin & Diana D. Hardison

Dorsey Harris

James & Jackie Hathaway

Dr. Karen Ray & Dr. John Hill

Chad Hull

Maughan & Kay Hull

Russ & Courtney Hull

J. Wilson & Margaret Jones, Jr.

Buddy & Beverly Madrin

Dr. Charles & Brenda Mahaffey

Mark & Lil Maland

Cynthia & Joe Mastro

Michael & Sherri McDaniel

Ed & Claudia Merrell, Jr.

Hunter Foreman Michael

Nancy Bailey Muller

Kirk & Anita Oldham

William Parker, Jr.

Chris & Whitney Paullet

Dr. Anne Marie Radke

Tapp & Charlie Robinson

Matt & Breanne Scribner

Norman & Susan Scurria

Beverly Small

Dr. Benjamin Speller, Jr.

Marvin Stokely

Jim & Jo Thomas

Bob & Judy Thorne

Mary Tirak

Barbara & Leo Wachter

Katherine Wassink

Jimmy & Mary Jo Westbrook

Dian Williams

NEW MEMBERS Individual

Christina Hoff-Layton

JoAnn Jasinki

Elizabeth Porcher Jones

Susane Krueger

Joyce Lassiter

Jan Lauten

Jeanie Lefler

Stephen Manning

Karen Mathews

Jeanne Siersdorfer

Georgia Williams

Family

Bernetta, Anthony, Elisa Brown

Daniel & Jessica Cenci

Sydna Lindblad

Richard & Nancy Lodge

Cal & Terri Lord

Susie Spruill

Charlie & Laura Stegall

Jeb & Judi Stuart

Patron

Thomas & Mychele Conway

Philip & MaryLou Madre

Corrina Ferguson & Chris Ruffieux

Cheryl Squire

Sponsor

Edla & Bill Stevens

Student

Madison Stiles

Sponsor Recognition

Museum of the Albemarle wishes to thank our sponsors and community partners. It is only through the generosity of businesses and individuals that the museum is able to continue to offer events that not only serve as fundraisers for the museum, but also allow the museum an opportunity to interpret a portion of our region’s history. All proceeds benefit the Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle and its educational programs, exhibits, and artifact conservation.

The Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle is a nonprofit support group that seeks to raise awareness and provide funding for exhibits, educational programming, and artifact conservation throughout the thirteen county region that we serve. The counties served are Bertie, Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Hertford, Hyde, Northampton, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, and Washington Counties. The Museum of the Albemarle is the recipient of all funds raised.

ELIZABETH CITY FOUNDATION

The Museum Gift Shop features the work of local artisans with pottery, jewelry, glassware, and ber arts. Choose the perfect gift from a great selection of books and souvenirs.

Open: Mon.–Sat.

10 a.m.–5 p.m.

Phone: 252-331-4026

Special Event Rentals

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For more information please call Rosana Castilho