Educational Programs & Lesson Plans


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Educational Programs & Lesson Plans


Our Educational Programs

Fort Dobbs is pleased to offer a variety of educational programming that brings a glimpse of colonial frontier life to the classroom.

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Our EDUCATOR'S GUIDE (.pdf) outlines the assortment of programming available for school aged children.

Our JUNIOR HISTORIAN (.pdf) program is designed for families and homeschoolers to complete on their own time before and during a visit to Fort Dobbs. Those who complete at least 8 of the 12 activities in the packet will receive an official “Fort Dobbs Junior Historian” certificate from a staff member.

For those who cannot visit in person, a VIRTUAL FIELD TRIP (link) experience is available! 
A series of videos exploring the history of Fort Dobbs and the lives of the people living on the NC frontiers during the French and Indian War allows students to visit digitally.
Educators using this resource are requested to email the site manager with the total number of students served at scott.douglas@ncdcr.gov

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EDUCATIONAL RESEARCH DOCUMENT RESOURCES

Settler Occupations (.pdf)                      Deserter Descriptions (.pdf)

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Fred Anderson, Crucible of War: The Seven Years' War and the Fate of Empire in British North America, 1754-1766. New York, 2000.

Desmond Clarke, Arthur Dobbs Esquire, 1689-1765: Surveyor-General Of Ireland Prospector And Governor Of North Carolina. London, 1958.

Emma Lila Fundaburk, ed. South Eastern Indians Life Portraits: A Catalogue of Pictures, 1564-1860. Alabama, 1958.

Eric Hinderaker. At The Edge of Empire: The Backcountry In British North America. Baltimore, 2003.

James G. Leyburn, The Scotch-Irish: A Social History. Chapel Hill, 1962.

James H. Merrell, The Indians' New World: Catawbas And Their Neighbors From European Contact Through The Era of Removal. New York, 1989.

Robert W. Ramsey, Carolina Cradle: Settlement of the Northwest Carolina Frontier, 1747-1762. Chapel Hill, 1964.

W. Stitt Robinson, The Southern Colonial Frontier, 1607-1763. Albuquerque, 1979.

Timothy Silver, The New Face On The Countryside: Indians, Colonists, and Slaves in South Atlantic Forests, 1500-1800. Cambridge, 1990.

Alfred M. Waddell. A Colonial Officer and His Times, 1754-1773: A Biographical Sketch Of General Waddell. Wilmington, NC, 1889.

Also see our REENACTORS page for historically accurate guidelines & applications.