Tar Heel Junior Historian Association

Tar Heel Junior Historian Association Putting history in classrooms & getting students out of classrooms into history. Sponsor: NC Museum We DO history. Join us!

The Tar Heel Junior Historian Association is made up of history clubs across the state of North Carolina for young people in grades 4-12. The purpose of THJHA is to encourage the study of local and state history and to help young people better understand and appreciate their place in history through study and action. Junior historians save forgotten cemeteries and buildings, bring local heroes ove

rdue recognition, preserve veterans’ memories, visit artisans, and trace their family trees. Chapters are based in public, private, and home schools, as well as in other settings like museums and historic sites. Membership in the program is FREE, and clubs shape their own activities. Member benefits include:
• copies of Tar Heel Junior Historian magazine for all student members and
advisers;
• membership cards and stickers;
• a club charter;
• a variety of annual project contests, with winning entries exhibited at the
museum;
• the THJHA Annual Convention, which features exciting and informative
workshops;
• and resource materials for educators.

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5 E Edenton Street
Raleigh, NC
27601

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