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Past Events
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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
Lecture on “North Carolina’s Role in the American Revolution” was SOLD OUT.
SOLD OUT Sorry, no more tickets were available for this event as of Friday, September 17, 2010. We were proud to announce a lecture on “North Carolina’s Role in the American Revolution” by James T. Cheatham on Thursday, September 23, 2010 at 7 pm in the Visitors Center at 160 South Saint Mary’s Street, Raleigh, NC 27603. Admission was $15 for the general public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments were served. Seating was limited, and advanced payment was strongly recommended. Please call 919-833-3431 with your MasterCard or Visa, or mail a check to P O Box 10884, Raleigh NC 27605. We asked you to include the names of all in your party; nametags served as tickets. Tickets were non-refundable.
Born in Greenville, NC, Mr. Cheatham possesses a strong interest in various aspects of American history. He wrote and produced a short film called “First in Victory--First for Independence--NC’s Role in the American Revolution” in 1997 and has written several books and articles on NC history. He is a Past President of the NC Society of the Cincinnati and a retired attorney living in Chapel Hill. Commissioned in the US Navy in 1957, he was educated at UNC-Chapel Hill for both his undergraduate and law degrees. He is married and has three children and seven grandchildren.
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