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_ - - - - - _ - - - • r7 ' - - - - - - - - - 3 - t FI Alliance Receves $ 15, 000 Grant The Alliance for Historic Hillsborough is pleased to announce that it has received a generous $ 15 ,000 grant from the F.M. Kirby Foundation. The Alliance has planned to implement a pilot project composed of four project areas directed toward residents and visitors, educators and students as a means of promoting the special qualities of Hillsborough By exposing students to our historic structures, they will learn fast hand the history of their community and develop an awareness of the importance of preservation efforts. In addition to school groups who are searching for creative ways to complement classroom studies, the majority of visitors to Hillsborough are heritage tourists who typically demand a quality, authentic historical experience. The Alliance recognizes the importance of continually updating Hillsborough' s tourism programs to meet visitors ' expectations . The four project areas are a heritage education pilot project, a historic site use plan, visitors center exhibits, and living history events. Through the Hughes Academy : The Heritage Education Pilot Project, the Alliance seeks to increase awareness and use of the Hughes Academy, a two-room school built in the mid4860s and known as a " Classical and Mathematical School" that taught both boys and girls . Its graduates were so solidly educated that they were accepted into the University of North Carolina without examination. Because of its historical significance , the Preservation Fund of Hillsborough purchased the structure in 1990 and moved it from its original location to Board of Education property in the downtown historic district of Hillsborough The restored school is unstaffed and opened by appointment. The Hughes Academy Heritage Education pilot project will result in educational. activities and materials for the fourth grade level. A Project Committee composed of public history professionals, educators and Alliance staff will work together on the design of the project that will provide teaching materials including a sample lesson plan the Hughes Academy; a marketing plan including the development of a brochure guide and suggested classroom activities using and "open house" for area teachers; and, evaluation materials to determine program effectiveness through teacher and student input. The program' s marketing plan will allow for the distribution of information on education programs available in at the Hughes Academy and other historic sites such as the Burwell School and Museum i A historic site use plan for will be developed for sites such as the Hughes Academy, Norwood4ones Law Office and Cameron Estate Ice House . The sites, which are unstaffed, in close proximity to the Visitors Center, and have either been recently restored or are undergoing restoration by the Preservation Fund of Hillsborough, present exciting possibilities to our community and those who visit. The use plan will consider various ways to provide access to these sites by visitors on a more regular basis and may include the publication of informational brochures and inclusion into existing tours . Permanent exhibits will be developed for the Visitors Center that will introduce visitors to the history of the Alexander Dickson family, the significant Civil War event that signaled the end of the conflict in April 1865 , and architecture. The house, built in the 18th century , is on the North Carolina/South Carolina Revolutionary War Trail, the North Carolina Civil War Trail, and is visited by over 10,000 people annually. Alliance staff will work with interns and consultants to provide research and exhibit ideas . Two living history events will be developed for the Alexander Dickson House (Visitors Center) and may include demonstrations or re-enactments of the Revolutionary War era, Civil War era, or the Dickson Family . For more information on these ro ' ects or how you might help, lease call Cathleen or Ebeth at the Alliance at 919-7324741 . P J Y AP e II