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2010
2010 Metro Bravo Awards--Best Historic Site for the Second Year!
The Summer 2010 issue of Metro Magazine lists the Joel Lane Museum House as a Best Historic Site for the second year in a row!
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2010
Docents’ Appreciation Day Held at House in the Horseshoe
Docents’ Appreciation Day Held at House in the Horseshoe
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2010
Colonial Dames’ Fundraiser Huge Success
The Wake County Colonial Dames’ Annual Spring Party Fundraiser was a Huge Success
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2010
Joel Lane Museum House’s Booth at Scout Jamboree
Staff and volunteers from Joel Lane Museum House manned a booth at the Scout Jamboree at the NC State Fairgrounds on Saturday, April 24
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2010
Joel Lane Museum House Gardens Show Spring Faces
Joel Lane Museum House Gardens Show Spring Faces
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2010
Joel Lane Museum House Featured in the Charlotte Observer
Joel Lane Museum House Featured in the Charlotte Observer on April 10, 2010!
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2010
“Joel Lane” Reads Mayor’s Proclamation Naming April as Raleigh History Month
“Joel Lane” Reads Mayor’s Proclamation Naming April as Raleigh History Month
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2010
2009 Annual Report Available Here
The Joel Lane Historical Society’s 2009 Annual Report is available for download.
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2010
Joel Lane and His Enslaved People
Just Updated: Paper on Joel Lane and His Enslaved People
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2010
Raleigh Heritage Trail Passport Expires March 31, 2010!
Raleigh Heritage Trail Passport Expires March 31, 2010!
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2009
Annual Meeting of the Joel Lane Historical Society on Feb. 16, 2010
The Annual Meeting of the Joel Lane Historical Society will be at 11:00 am on Tuesday, February 16, 2010 in the Visitors Center. Light refreshments will be served, and an update by Board President, Margaret Rolfsen,on the state of the site will be on the agenda.
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2009
Raleigh, North Carolina: A Brief History Available in the Gift Shop on December 5, 2009--SOLD OUT
Raleigh, North Carolina: A Brief History The book entitled, Raleigh, North Carolina: A Brief History by Joe A. Mobley, will be available in the gift shop on December 5, 2009.
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2009
New in the Gift Shop--Handmade Lavender-Filled Sachets!
Volunteers at the Joel Lane Museum House have just produced gorgeous handmade lavender-filled sachets.
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2009
Back in Stock--Chameleon on the Crabtree: The Story of Joel Lane
Jerry L. Cross’s biography of Joel Lane is back in the gift shop. 
28
2009
Thank You to Bland Landscaping for Volunteering Here on Earth Day!
On Earth Day, 2009, twenty managers from Bland Landscaping spent the day in our gardens volunteering to spruce up this venerable landscape.
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2009
New in the Gift Shop--Full-Color Notecards
We have just received a shipment of stunning notecards with images taken in the Joel Lane gardens. 
9
2009
Welcome to Y Guides and Princesses!
How, How! The Joel Lane patches have arrived in the gift shop. We think you are really going to like them. They sell for $3.50 each. We would like to welcome all tribes for a tour. 
13
2008
Sampler kit picturing the Joel Lane Museum House is in the gift shop!
The gift shop has just received a shipment of beautful sampler kits that feature the Joel Lane Museum House.
28
2008
A new book has just arrived in the gift shop--Wake, Capital County of North Carolina, Volume II
Wake, Capital County of North Carolina, Volume II, Reconstruction to 1920, has just arrived in the gift shop at 160 South St. Mary’s Street. It was written by K. Todd Johnson and Elizabeth Reid Murray. It is a must-have for any history buff’s library.
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2008
Jacob’s Ladders are back in stock in the gift shop!
Our Jacob’s ladders toys were such a hit in our booth at the Raleigh NC Convention Center opening on September 5 and 6, 2008 that we ran out of them. More have just arrived, so drop by today to pick yours up.
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2008
Schedule your class’s field trip today!
Call or email to schedule a field trip for students. They will walk the halls trodden by the founders of North Carolina and its capital. Finish off the tour with Hands-on History demonstrations.
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2008
New! Milled soaps available in the gift shop.
JLMH’s exclusive beautiful and fragrant soaps have just arrived in the gift shop.
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