THE NORTH CAROLINIANA SOCIETY

HISTORY DAY - 18,000 GRANT: NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY DAY, AN AFFILIATE OF THE NATIONAL HISTORY DAY PROGRAM, IS A YEARLONG ACADEMIC PROGRAM THAT ENGAGES STUDENTS IN GRADES 6 THROUGH 12 WITH THE DISCOVERY OF HISTORY. STUDENTS CHOOSE HISTORICAL TOPICS RELATED TO AN ANNUAL THEME, CONDUCT EXTENSIVE PRIMARY AND SECONDARY RESEARCH, ANALYZE, AND INTERPRET THEIR SOURCES, DRAW CONCLUSIONS ABOUT THEIR TOPICS' SIGNIFICANCE IN HISTORY, AND PRESENT THEIR WORK IN ONE OF FIVE CATEGORIES - HISTORICAL PAPERS, WEBSITES, EXHIBITS, PERFORMANCES, OR DOCUMENTARIES. STUDENTS FIRST COMPETE IN ONE OF THE SEVEN REGIONAL CONTESTS ACROSS THE STATE. REGIONAL FINALISTS ARE THEN INVITED TO ATTEND THE STATE CONTEST. THE TOP TWO FINALISTS IN EACH CATEGORY AND DIVISION ARE THEN SELECTED TO REPRESENT N.C. AT THE NATIONAL CONTEST. WITH GUIDANCE FROM STAFF AND JUDGES, STUDENTS CAN IMPROVE THEIR PROJECTS AT EACH STAGE OF THE COMPETITION AND CONTINUE TO RESEARCH AND LEARN. THE SOCIETY BEGAN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL HISTORY DAY IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1998 WHEN IT BECAME THE FIRST ORGANIZATION TO SPONSOR SPECIAL PRIZES. THAT SUPPORT HAS GROWN INTO ANNUAL SPONSORSHIP OF THE PROGRAM, AND A CONTRIBUTION OF 18,000 WAS AWARDED TO THE FEDERATION OF N.C. HISTORICAL SOCIETIES AS PART OF CONTINUED COMMITMENT TO PROVIDE SUPPORT TO NORTH CAROLINA STUDENTS AND TEACHERS. IN ADDITION TO THIS FUNDING, THE SOCIETY PRESIDENT AND OTHER MEMBERS WORK AS JUDGES, PRESENTERS AND CONSULTANTS. HISTORICAL REVIEW - 14,000 GRANT: SINCE 1924 THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW, PUBLISHED QUARTERLY, HAS BEEN A DEFINITIVE SOURCE FOR THE STUDY AND UNDERSTANDING OF NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY. REGULAR FEATURES INCLUDE CAREFULLY RESEARCHED, HANDSOMELY ILLUSTRATED ARTICLES THAT EXPLORE NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHERN HISTORY FROM THE COLONIAL PERIOD TO THE PRESENT AND COVER A VARIETY OF SUBJECTS; REVIEWS OF BOOKS ABOUT STATE, REGIONAL, AND NATIONAL HISTORY; AN ANNUAL BIBLIOGRAPHY OF BOOKS PERTAINING TO NORTH CAROLINA SUBJECTS; AN ANNUAL INDEX; AND A LISTING, PRINTED ANNUALLY, OF THESES AND DISSERTATIONS RELATED TO NORTH CAROLINA SUBJECTS. THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL REVIEW, CONTRIBUTING 14,000 TO THE N.C. DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL & CULTURAL RESOURCES TO PUBLISH THE REVIEW. NC COLLECTION ONLINE EXHIBITS PROJECT - 17,680 GRANT: THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION IS DEDICATED TO PRESERVING LITERARY, VISUAL, AND ARTIFACTUAL MATERIALS ILLUSTRATING FOUR CENTURIES OF THE COLONY AND STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA. THE COLLECTION COMPRISES THREE DIVISIONS: THE RESEARCH LIBRARY, NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION GALLERY, AND PHOTOGRAPHIC ARCHIVES. THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION, LOCATED IN HISTORIC WILSON SPECIAL COLLECTIONS LIBRARY ON THE CAMPUS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, TRACES ITS ORIGINS TO THE FOUNDING OF THE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORICAL SOCIETY IN 1844. THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION GALLERY IS AN EXHIBITION FACILITY AND PROGRAM WITH MORE THAN 50,000 OBJECTS IN ITS CARE. THE GALLERY, A COMPONENT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION, PROVIDES AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE OF NORTH CAROLINA'S HISTORY AND CULTURE THROUGH HISTORIC ROOMS, CHANGING EXHIBITIONS, AND PERMANENT DISPLAYS. WITH THIS GRANT, THE NC COLLECTION WILL CONTINUE EMPLOYMENT OF A CURATORIAL SPECIALIST TO CREATE ONLINE EXHIBITS PROMOTING NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY AND CULTURE TO WEB USERS AROUND THE WORLD, AND AN ONLINE DATABASE OF NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION GALLERY OBJECTS. THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION WILL CONTINUE TO SHARE ITS RICH COLLECTION OF SUCH MATERIALS AS BOOKS, POSTCARDS, NEWSPAPERS, PHOTOGRAPHS, AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL OBJECTS VIA ONLINE EXHIBITS AND ONLINE DATABASE OF OBJECTS. THE SOCIETY CONTINUED ITS SUPPORT OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COLLECTION, CONTRIBUTING 17,680 TO THE UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL FOR THEIR ONGOING ONLINE EXHIBITS PROJECT. NC COLLECTION TEACHING FELLOWS - 34,896 GRANT: THE NORTH CAROLINA DIGITAL HERITAGE CENTER (NCDHC) HAS DIGITIZED BOOKS, DOCUMENTS, OBJECTS, AND OTHER LOCAL AND STATE HISTORY FROM LIBRARIES AND REPOSITORIES ACROSS THE STATE, AND THE SITE HAS BECOME A GO-TO SOURCE FOR UNDERSTANDING THE TAR HEEL STATE'S HISTORY. RECENTLY, STAFF FROM THE NCDHC, AFTER RECEIVING NUMEROUS REQUESTS FROM EDUCATORS AND USERS ACROSS THE STATE, WORKED WITH GRADUATE STUDENTS FROM WILSON LIBRARY'S PRIMARY SOURCE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM TO CREATE "PRIMARY SOURCE SETS." THESE SELECTIONS, WHICH INCLUDE LINKS TO AND IMAGES OF MATERIAL FROM HTTPS://WWW.DIGITALNC.ORG/ AS WELL AS GUIDELINES FOR USING THESE DOCUMENTS IN INSTRUCTIONAL SETTINGS, ARE FREELY AVAILABLE ON NCDHC'S WEBSITE AND HAVE PROVEN TO BE VERY SUCCESSFUL. WITH THE SOCIETY'S 34,896 GRANT, TWO GRADUATE STUDENTS WORKED WITH DIGITAL HERITAGE CENTER STAFF OVER THE COURSE OF ONE YEAR TO CREATE FOURTEEN PRIMARY SOURCE SETS. THEY ALSO WORKED ON DOCUMENTATION FOR FUTURE SET CREATION, INCLUDING A TEMPLATE FOR OUTLINES AND SUGGESTIONS FOR UPLOADING SETS TO WORDPRESS (THE PLATFORM IN WHICH THE SETS APPEAR ONLINE). STAFF PROMOTED THE SETS THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA, THROUGH PRESENTATIONS WITH NORTH CAROLINA PUBLIC LIBRARY DIRECTORS, THROUGH RESEARCH AND INSTRUCTION IN WILSON'S RESEARCH ROOM, AND AT A HISTORY FAIR IN HILLSBOROUGH, NC. THESE MODULES WILL PROVIDE UNIVERSITY PROFESSORS AND INSTRUCTORS WITH AN EASIER-BUT AUTHORITATIVE-WAY TO INTEGRATE NORTH CAROLINA HISTORY, LITERATURE, AND CULTURE IN THEIR COURSES. WE ALSO FORESEE CAREER- DEVELOPMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE GRADUATE STUDENTS HIRED TO DEVELOP THESE PRIMARY SOURCE SETS, INCLUDING SKILLS RELATED TO INSTRUCTIONAL MODULE CREATION AND PRIMARY SOURCE LITERACY. CAROLINA PUBLIC HUMANITIES: PORTRAITS OF CLIMATE CHANGE - 19,900 GRANT: CAROLINA PUBLIC HUMANITIES (FORMERLY THE PROGRAM IN THE HUMANITIES AND HUMAN VALUES) IS A UNIT OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA CHAPEL HILL COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES. CAROLINA PUBLIC HUMANITIES SERVES NORTH CAROLINA BY CONNECTING THE UNIVERSITY'S FACULTY AND RESOURCES WITH COMMUNITIES IN OUR HOMETOWN AND THROUGHOUT THE STATE. THE PORTRAITS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE IS A COLLABORATION BETWEEN CAROLINA PUBLIC HUMANITIES (CPH), THE JOURNAL SOUTHERN CULTURES, AND THREE ADDITIONAL NORTH CAROLINA COMMUNITY COLLEGES. PARTNERING WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND CORRESPONDING FACULTY LIAISONS, CAROLINA PUBLIC HUMANITIES HELPED TO STRUCTURE AND ADVERTISE PHOTO CONTESTS THAT INVITED COMMUNITY COLLEGE STUDENTS, HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS, AND THE BROADER PUBLIC TO CAPTURE IMAGES OF WHAT CLIMATE CHANGE LOOKS LIKE IN THEIR COMMUNITIES. IN ADDITION, LESSON PLANS AND ACTIVITIES WERE DEVELOPED AND DISTRIBUTED. FOLLOWING THE PROJECT, THERE WERE GALLERY EXHIBITS AT THE COMMUNITY COLLEGES TO SHOWCASE PHOTOGRAPHS, WITH A FEATURED SPEAKER AND RECEPTION. THE SOCIETY SUPPORTED THE PORTRAITS OF CLIMATE CHANGE INITIATIVE FOR THE SECOND YEAR IN A ROW, CONTRIBUTING 19,900 TO CAROLINA PUBLIC HUMANITIES AS PART OF THEIR CONTINUOUS COMMITMENT TO CONNECT THE SCHOLARS AND RESOURCES OF THE UNIVERSITY WITH COMMUNITIES THROUGHOUT THE STATE, WORKING PRIMARILY WITH COMMUNITY COLLEGES AND STATE HISTORIC SITES. EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY NC LITERARY REVIEW - 10,000 GRANT: THE NORTH CAROLINA LITERARY REVIEW (NCLR) IS EDITED AND PRODUCED AT EAST CAROLINA UNIVERSITY, AND PUBLISHED BY UNC PRESS. THE MISSION OF THE NCLR IS TO PRESERVE AND PROMOTE THE STATE'S RICH LITERARY HISTORY. THEY PUBLISH CREATIVE WRITING BY, ESSAYS ON, AND INTERVIEWS WITH NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS LIVING HERE AND WRITING FROM ELSEWHERE. SINCE ITS FIRST ISSUE IN 1992, NCLR HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS FOR ITS UNIQUE GRAPHIC DESIGN, INCLUDING 2 FROM THE COUNCIL OF EDITORS OF LEARNED JOURNALS. IN RECENT YEARS, NCLR HAS DEVELOPED A DYNAMIC WEBSITE AND EXPANDED ITS SOCIAL MEDIA OUTPUT TO WIDEN ITS COVERAGE BEYOND THE LITERARY MAGAZINE'S ISSUES, THUS FULFILLING ITS MISSION ON A DAILY BASIS. THE SOCIETY BEGAN ITS SUPPORT THIS YEAR WITH A 10,000 GRANT TO HELP THE NCLR CONTINUE TO RELEASE WEEKLY REVIEWS OF BOOKS BY NORTH CAROLINA WRITERS AND WEEKLY CONTENT FROM OUR ARCHIVES. NC 250TH CELEBRATION - 500 GRANT: IN 2026, AMERICA WILL COMMEMORATE 250 YEARS SINCE THE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW NATION DEDICATED TO "LIFE, LIBERTY, AND THE PURSUIT OF HAPPINESS." THE NORTH CAROLINIANA SOCIETY HAS COMMITTED TO SUPPORTING LOCAL CELEBRATIONS THROUGHOUT THE STATE. WITH THE 500 GRANT, THE SOCIETY SUPPORTS AN EVENT IN BERTIE COUNTY, NC. A RE-ENACTMENT "BERTIE'S FORGOTTEN BLACK & NATIVE PATRIOTS OF THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR: BUILDS ON THE GREATEST ASSETS IN BERTIE COUNTY AND THE INDIAN WOODS COMMUNITY WHICH ARE ITS PEOPLE, LAND AND HISTORY.

ARCHIE K. DAVIS FELLOWSHIPS ASSISTED SCHOLARS WITH TRAVEL TO NORTH CAROLINA'S HISTORICAL RESOURCES, THUS PROMOTING RESEARCH AND STUDY IN THE HISTORY AND CULTURE OF NORTH CAROLINA. SCHOLARS SEEK ACCESS TO MANUSCRIPTS AND OTHER ORIGINAL SOURCE MATERIALS AVAILABLE IN LIBRARIES AT THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT CHAPEL HILL, DUKE UNIVERSITY, AND NC STATE UNIVERSITY, AND MANUSCRIPT COLLECTIONS OF THE NC DEPARTMENT OF NATURAL AND CULTURAL RESOURCES, DIVISION OF ARCHIVES AND HISTORY. FOR YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 2025, THE NORTH CAROLINIANA SOCIETY AWARDED FOUR (4) ARCHIE K. DAVIS FELLOWSHIPS.