The Iredell Museums Inc

SUPPORT OF THE 2022 LECTURE SERIES. LECTURES WILL BE GIVEN BY HISTORIANS, ARCHIVISTS, AND OTHER HUMANISTS FROM IN AND AROUND THE NORTH CAROLINA PIEDMONT REGION. SOME SUBJECTS TO BE COVERED ARE EARLY SETTLERS IN THE FOURTH CREEK SETTLEMENT, RESEARCHING ENSLAVED INDIVIDUALS IN IREDELL COUNTY, THE WALLACE BROTHERS, FORT DOBBS, AND OTHER LECTURES THAT EXPLORE THE HISTORY OF NORTH CAROLINA. SUPPORT OF NEW OUTDOOR INTERPRETATIVE PANELS FOR GREGORY CREEK HOMESTEAD. ERECTING INTERPRETATIVE PANELS TURNS THE SPACE INTO A SELF GUIDED EDUCATIONAL MUSEUM SITE. THE PANEL SUBJECTS INCLUDE HISTORY OF THE AREA FROM NATIVE AMERICANS TO PRESENT; HISTORY OF SPACE AS LIVING HISTORY SITE; GARDENING, HERBS, FOOD, AND MEDICINE IN THE BACKCOUNTRY OF NORTH CAROLINA TO ACCOMPANY OUR GARDENS; INFORMATION ABOUT THE ORIGINS AND PURPOSES OF CABINS AND OUTBUILDINGS ON SITE; AND INFORMATION AND RESEARCH ABOUT THE GRAVESTONES ON THE MUSEUM PROPERTY WHICH MOST LIKELY BELONGED TO ENSLAVED INDIVIDUALS.