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Lecture on the Women of Joel Lane’s Family

when: Jan. 21, 2010

Gwen Mays, descendant of Joel Lane’s brother, Jesse, will speak about women of Joel Lane’s family at 7 pm on Thursday, January 21, 2010 in the Visitors Center. Admission will be $15 for the public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited, and reservations are required. Please call 919-833-3431 with your MasterCard or Visa, or mail a check to P O Box 10884, Raleigh NC 27605.  Be sure to include the names of all in your party; nametags will serve as tickets.

Gwen is the Organizational Records Archivist at the State Archives and has a personal interest in the colonial period, women’s history, and of course the Lane family. She has a Master’s Degree in Archival Management from NCSU and has worked at the North Carolina State Archives since 1994.  Her minor was in Southeastern Colonial History, with an emphasis on women’s history.  She has been doing family history research for almost 30 years, and as a Lane descendant has a special interest in the people and the history of North Carolina in general and Wake County in particular.  She lives in Raleigh and is married with two grown daughters.


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Visiting the Joel Lane House was like going back in time.  Thank you so much for showing us the house of Joel Lane.  Its interesting to see how the founder of Wake County lived.

Kayla