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Past Events
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Jul 4, 2010
Celebrate Independence Day and Learn Our History! Free Admission -
Apr 8, 2010
Lecture on 18th-Century Architecture in North Carolina--SOLD OUT! -
Feb 16, 2010
Annual Meeting of the Joel Lane Historical Society -
Feb 4, 2010
Lecture on Slavery in North Carolina in the 18th Century -
Jan 21, 2010
Lecture on the Women of Joel Lane’s Family -
Dec 5, 2009 - Dec 6, 2009
Christmas Open House 2009 -
Nov 27, 2009 - Nov 29, 2009
Special Hours on Friday and Saturday of Thanksgiving Weekend -
Nov 12, 2009
Lecture on Wake County’s Participation in the Revolutionary War, 1775-1783 -
Oct 29, 2009
Tavern Party -
Oct 4, 2009
Lecture on George Washington’s 1791 Tour of the South--SOLD OUT -
Sep 20, 2009
Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea 2009--SOLD OUT -
Jul 4, 2009
An Old-Fashioned July Fourth, 2009 -
Jun 15, 2009 - Jun 19, 2009
Colonial Day Camp at the Joel Lane Museum House -
Apr 23, 2009
Back by popular demand, Jim Jones will lecture on “Comitia Americana Medals.” -
Mar 13, 2009
Concert of Early American Music by Nationally Renowned Musicians -
Feb 19, 2009
Lecture on “George Washington’s 1791 Tour through the South” WAS SOLD OUT -
Feb 10, 2009
Joel Lane Historical Society Annual Meeting -
Dec 6, 2008 - Dec 7, 2008
The Simple Joys of a A Colonial Christmas -
Nov 13, 2008
Lecture on “Promoting Heritage Tourism Through the Preservation of City-Owned Cemeteries” -
Oct 23, 2008
Lecture on “The Anglican Church in North Carolina in the Colonial Era” -
Sep 28, 2008
Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea -
Sep 13, 2008
Volunteer Open House -
Jul 4, 2008
An Old-Fashioned July Fourth, 2008
Christmas Open House 2009
The annual Christmas Open House event took place on Saturday and Sunday, December 5 & 6 from 1 to 4 pm. Admission was free, the Museum House was beautifully decorated for the season, and demonstrators shared their expertise in colonial history. Live music and free hot wassail were offered. Activities for children included playing with old-fashioned toys and games.
On Saturday and Sunday, the Visitors Center was humming with activity! The gift shop was brimming with hard-to find books and unique and inexpensive gifts and stocking stuffers. Home-cooked treats were offered at the Bake Sale, and free wassail was offered there.
On both days, a Revolutionary War soldier demonstrated firing his musket and cooking camp food. Maybe he gave you a taste, if you asked!
On Saturday, a colonial family from Camp Flintlock, a day camp that will take place at the JLMH the week of June 14-18, 2010, was here playing violin and answering your questions either about camp or the 18th century in North Carolina. To download a flyer about the camp, click here: Summer_Camp_flyer2009.11_.25_.pdf
On Sunday, Joe Mobley was here to sign his new book, Raleigh, North Carolina, A Brief History. It was published on November 30, 2009, so here was your chance to meet the author and purchase the book hot-off-the-press. To see a flyer about his book, click here: Raleigh_NC._Mobley_.2009_.11_.25_.doc
Also on Sunday, a candlemaker was demonstrating how molded beeswax candles are made.
Both days, children enjoyed free activities: making rag dolls, “tin” punching an ornament, and playing with early American toys such as graces and Jacob’s ladder. In the museum house, a keyboardist played 18-century music in harpsichord mode, and costumed docents demonstrated various aspects of colonial life such as what ladies carried in their “pockets,” what people wore, and how school was different in the period. In the “Kitchen,” guests took a turn at churning butter, saw how thread or yarn was made by a spinner or learned how buildings were built.
Al this and more awaited you and your family on Saturday and Sunday, December 5 and 6 from 1 to 4 pm. We hope we saw you here!
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