The South Boston - Halifax County Museum is pleased to announce that the museum is producing a comprehensive exhibit about Halifax County. The exhibit will give citizens, their children and all other visitors a detailed experience about living and working in Halifax County for over 250 years.
All viewers of the exhibit will come away with an appreciation of the life lead by Halifax County residents in both the good and the bad times. Citizens will gain or reinforce their pride in their county. Children will learn a great deal about the life and times of their ancestors. Tourists, former residents and other visitors will learn to appreciate this Southside Virginia county of historic significance
Phase I - An Orientation to Halifax County in general, including:
A. A 400 Year Timeline of
a. American and World History
b. Virginia History
c. Halifax County History
B. A Geological and Environmental Description of the County/Map/ Mineral Ore Sample Box
C. An Evolution of the County Borders (Halifax County as we know it evolved)
D. Significant Founders of the County
E. Demographic Information Regarding County,
a. Population
b. Size of Farms/Soil/etc.
c. Possessions of Citizens
d. Government
F. A Large Interactive Map of the County, Allowing Viewers to Decide Where Places are and then receiving feedback regarding their choice.
Phase II - Four Exhibits.
A. "Fun and Games in Halifax County"
a. How Families Entertained themselves Yesterday and Today
b. Importance of Sports
c. Schools/Rec. Dgn - Teams
d. GreatAthletes
B. Health Care in Halifax County
a. Home Cures/Plants
b. Early Training - Medical School
c. Midwives
d. Hospitals
e. Early Doctors
C. Faith in Halifax County
a. Earliest established Church, Episcopal
b. Arrival of the Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian Churches
c. Black Churches - 1870 Baptist, Methodist
d. Modern Day Store Front Churches
D. Education in Halifax County
a. Tutors, Private Schools, First Public Schools (field schools), Academies, Seminaries
b. After CW 1871 public schools - black and white
Phase III:
This opening coincides with the 400th Anniversary of Virginia (Jamestown, 2007), and is one of Halifax County's events celebrating Jamestown, 2007 - "Welcome Home!"
A. "Making a Living" - Economics
a. Tobacco
b. Transportation
c. Merchants
B. Communications
a. Post Office
b. Radio
c. Newspapers
d. TV
e. Computers
C. "Halifactoids" - Interspersed Throughout the Exhibits
a. Quotes Pertaining to the County
b. Unusual Facts about the County