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Past Events
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Feb 16, 2012
Lecture on Slavery in Microcosm: Bertie County, NC -
Jan 12, 2012
Lecture on “Moving Midway Plantation” by Charles Silver -
Dec 3, 2011
Colonial Christmas Open House 2011 -
Nov 13, 2011
Lecture Mark Catesby and his Natural History of Carolina, Florida, and the Bahama Islands, 1731-1743 -
Oct 27, 2011
Tavern Party -
Oct 13, 2011
Lecture on Germans Building in the Backcountry of North Carolina by John Larson -
Oct 9, 2011
Lecture on North Carolina Cemeteries by John Clauser--Reprise -
Sep 25, 2011
Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea -
Sep 15, 2011
Lecture on 18th Century Cemetery Practices in NC--SOLD OUT -
Jul 4, 2011
Independence Day Open House -
Jun 13, 2011
Colonial Day Camp with Camp Flintlock -
Apr 30, 2011
Pathways to the Past--A Macaroni Kid Meet Up -
Apr 7, 2011
Lecture: Stitches in Learning – A Look at North Carolina Schoolgirl Needlework -
Feb 11, 2011
Program by Elliot Engel on “Blackbeard: The North Carolinian Nobody Knows” -
Feb 3, 2011
A Lecture on the Enslaved People Who Lived on and Near Joel Lane’s Plantation--SOLD OUT -
Dec 4, 2010 - Dec 5, 2010
A Colonial Christmas Open House 2010 -
Nov 11, 2010
Lecture on “Hiding in Plain Sight: The Water Mills of Wake County” -
Oct 28, 2010
Tavern Party 2010 -
Oct 21, 2010
Lecture on “Carolina Cottage: A Personal History of the House of Joseph Lane (Joel’s brother)” -
Sep 23, 2010
Lecture on “North Carolina’s Role in the American Revolution” was SOLD OUT. -
Sep 19, 2010
Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea 2010 was SOLD OUT! -
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
Performance by Elliot Engel on Sir Walter Raleigh: Beyond the Muddy Cloak
Haywood Hall and the Joel Lane Museum House will sponsor a performance by the world-famous and extremely witty and entertaining lecturer, Elliot Engel, in a rare local appearance. On February, 24, 2012 at 7 pm at the Long View Center, 118 S Person St, Raleigh, NC 27601. Engel will regale the audience with stories about Sir Walter Raleigh: Beyond the Muddy Cloak. Tickets will be $25 per person and are available by telephone with MasterCard or Visa at 919-833-3431 or by mail at JLMH, P O Box 10884, Raleigh NC 27605. Be sure to include the names of all in your party for nametags which will be your tickets. Sponsorships will be available. Tickets are not refundable unless we must cancel. To download an order form for tickets, click here: lecture_tix_order_Engel_lecture_2011_09_12.pdf
Originally from Indianapolis, Indiana, Dr. Engel now lives in Raleigh, North Carolina, where he has taught at the University of North Carolina, North Carolina State University, and Duke University. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. as a Woodrow Wilson Fellow at UCLA. While at UCLA he won that university’s Outstanding Teacher Award.
Dr. Engel has written ten books published in England, Japan, and the United States. His mini-lecture series on Charles Dickens ran on PBS television stations around the country. His articles have appeared in numerous newspapers and national magazines including Newsweek. He has lectured throughout the United States and on all the continents including Antarctica. Four plays which he has written have been produced during the last ten years.
For his scholarship and teaching, Dr. Engel has received North Carolina’s Adult Education Award, North Carolina State’s Alumni Professorship, and the Victorian Society’s Award of Merit. Most recently, for his thirty years of academic work and service in promoting Charles Dickens, he was nominated and inducted into the Royal Society of Arts in England.
Since 1980, Dr. Engel has been President of the Dickens Fellowship of North Carolina, the largest branch of this worldwide network of clubs. The sales of Dr. Engel’s books, CDs, and DVDs have raised funds for The Great Ormond Street Children’s Hospital which Dickens helped found in London in 1852.
Professor Engel continues to teach outside the classroom and give literary and historical programs throughout the world. He also presents assemblies at elementary, middle, and high schools, and his educational CDs are used in classrooms around the country. In his spare time, he enjoys reading, walking, and vacationing in exotic locations where he is not asked to deliver even one lecture.
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