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Dec 7, 2019
Colonial Christmas Open House 2019 -
Nov 24, 2019
Nature’s Gift to Christmas - Historical Holiday Wreath Decorating with Michael Ausbon -
Oct 10, 2019
Lecture: “A Look at Natural Dyes in History and Practice” by Bailey Knight -
Oct 6, 2019
Natural Indigo Dye Workshop with Bailey Knight -
Sep 12, 2019
Musical Lecture: “Military Music of the Revolutionary War” (at Mordecai Historic Park) -
Sep 10, 2019
NEW PARKING INFO! Joel Lane Museum House 250th Anniversary Celebration! -
Jul 4, 2019
Joel Lane Museum House Historic Independence Day Open House 2019 -
Apr 11, 2019
Lecture: “Spring Bank, Home of John Stark Ravenscroft” by Randolph Hooks -
Mar 10, 2019
Lecture: “Oh, Those Tea Parties” by Suzanne Adair -
Mar 1, 2019
“The Brilliance of Jane Austen,” by Professor Elliot Engel -
Dec 1, 2018
Colonial Christmas Open House 2018 -
Nov 15, 2018
Lecture: “Between Heaven and Hell: The End of the Civil War in Raleigh” by Ernie Dollar -
Oct 4, 2018
NEW LOCATION Lecture: “Scottish Highlanders in Colonial and Revolutionary North Carolina” -
Sep 8, 2018
Volunteer Opportunity Open House -
Sep 6, 2018
Lecture: “The Rifles and Muskets of the Revolutionary War” by Tim Langdon and Adam Young -
Jul 4, 2018
Joel Lane Museum House Historic Independence Day Open House 2018 -
May 3, 2018
NEW LOCATION! Lecture: All in the Family: Diomed, Sir Archie, and Henry by Jim Beckwith -
Apr 12, 2018
NEW LOCATION! Lecture: “Isaac Hunter and His Tavern” by Belle Long -
Mar 25, 2018
Gallery C presents The Best of North Carolina 2018 Reception -
Mar 2, 2018
THE TORTURED GENIUS OF EDGAR ALLAN POE, a talk by Elliot Engel -
Jan 21, 2018
Lecture: “Into the Lion’s Den: William Hooper’s Harrowing Mission to Crown-Occupied Wilmington” -
Dec 2, 2017
A Colonial Christmas Open House -
Nov 9, 2017
NEW LOCATION! Lecture: “Antiques and Collections: Determining Value” by Leland Little -
Oct 15, 2017
Lecture: “Things that Went Bump in the Night in the Early American Republic” by Craig Friend -
Sep 14, 2017
Lecture: “‘In A Very Tastey Style:’ Lessons in Likeness” by Michael Ausbon -
Aug 27, 2017
An Evening by the Pool with Silent Auction -
Jul 4, 2017
Joel Lane Museum House Historic Independence Day Open House -
Jun 19, 2017
Camp Flintlock -
May 7, 2017
Lecture: “Lunsford Lane of Raleigh: Blackness, Manhood, Slavery, and Freedom in Antebellum America” -
May 7, 2017
Lecture: “Lunsford Lane of Raleigh: Blackness, Manhood, Slavery, and Freedom in Antebellum America” -
Mar 21, 2017
Joel Lane Historical Society Meeting -
Mar 3, 2017
Elliot Engel on “Queen Victoria and the Victorian Novel” -
Feb 9, 2017
“North Carolina’s Historic Architecture: Understanding the Special Character of the Tarheel State” -
Jan 19, 2017
Lecture: Historic Cemeteries and Our Heritage -
Nov 3, 2016
Lecture: George Washington’s Southern Tour -
Oct 16, 2016
North Carolina Governor Richard Caswell: Founding Father and Revolutionary Hero -
Sep 15, 2016
Lecture: The Relevance of Archaeology to Sherman’s Carolina Campaign -
May 1, 2016
Lecture on “A Stitch in Time: Samplers from the Collection at Historic Hope Plantation” by David Ser -
Apr 14, 2016
Slavery and Emancipation on ‘the Moses Mordecai Place’ in Raleigh -
Feb 12, 2016
Elliot Engel on “The Inimitable Winston Churchill” -
Jan 28, 2016
Lecture on “Gambrel Roof Houses of Northeastern North Carolina” by Reid Thomas -
Dec 5, 2015
Colonial Christmas Open House 2015 -
Nov 1, 2015
Lecture on “The Crucial Role of NC During the American Revolution” by Suzanne Adair -
Oct 8, 2015
Film: “Earl Ijames’s Colored Confederates and U.S. Colored Troops” -
Sep 17, 2015
Lecture by Michael Greer on “Breathing Life into a Dying Art: Bookbinding in the Age of the Kindle” -
Aug 23, 2015
volunteer -
Jul 4, 2015
A Historic Independence Day Celebration -
Jun 15, 2015 - Jun 19, 2015
Camp Flintlock Summer Day Camp 2015 -
May 17, 2015
NEW DATE: Lecture on “Sitting Pretty: North Carolina Furniture 1700-1850” -
Apr 2, 2015
POSTPONED TO April 2: Lecture on “Evolution of Firearms from Late 1700s to Civil War” -
Mar 17, 2015
Annual Meeting of the Joel Lane Historical Society—2015 -
Feb 12, 2015
CANCELLED: Film by Tony Curtis “Anglers, Whalers, and Waves: The Story of Samuel Windsor” -
Feb 6, 2015
Play: “Oldest Living Confederate Widow” -
Jan 8, 2015
Lecture on “How to Read a House: Identifying Historic Buildings” by Mitch Wilds -
Dec 6, 2014
A Colonial Christmas Open House 2014 -
Nov 6, 2014
Lecture on “Understanding Southern Silver” by Gary Albert of MESDA -
Oct 4, 2014
Genealogy Fair -
Oct 2, 2014
Lecture on “Was I Born for This? North Carolina Slave Voices” by Lucinda MacKethan -
Sep 18, 2014
Tavern Party in the Gardens 2014 -
Sep 7, 2014
Lecture on “Applying Technology in the Search of Colonial Roads” by Dale Loberger -
Jul 4, 2014
An Old-Fashioned Independence Day -
Jun 16, 2014 - Jun 20, 2014
Camp Flintlock Summer Day Camp 2014 -
Apr 27, 2014
Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea 2014 -
Apr 10, 2014
Lecture on “Fine & Decorative Arts: An Era of Transition?” by Leland Little -
Feb 21, 2014
Elliot Engel on “Defining Dr. Samuel Johnson—Eccentric Inventor of the English Dictionary” -
Feb 18, 2014
Annual Meeting of the Joel Lane Historical Society -
Jan 16, 2014
Lecture on “Elizabeth Keckly: Thirty Years as a Slave and Four Years in the White House” -
Dec 10, 2013
Museum Store Holiday Open House and Book Signing -
Dec 7, 2013
A Colonial Christmas Open House 2013 -
Nov 21, 2013
Lecture on “African American Artisans in North Carolina” by Catherine Bishir -
Nov 17, 2013
Oyster Roast at Haywood Hall -
Nov 14, 2013
Lecture on “The Early Anglican Church in Colonial NC” by John Ward -
Oct 13, 2013
Art and Cocktails by the Pool -
Oct 10, 2013
Lecture on “Archaeology In Raleigh, NC” by John Clauser -
Sep 19, 2013
Lecture on “Exploring Northeastern North Carolina’s Early Architecture” by Reid Thomas -
Sep 12, 2013
Tavern Party in the Gardens -
Sep 5, 2013
A lecture on “Legendary Locals of Raleigh” by Stormi Souter and Elizabeth Weichel -
Jul 4, 2013
Independence Day Open House 2013 -
Jun 17, 2013 - Jun 21, 2013
Colonial Day Camp with Camp Flintlock—2013 -
Jun 6, 2013
Lecture on “Freedom Coming, Freedom for All: the Emancipation Proclamation in NC” -
May 16, 2013
Lecture by Mike Helms, “Boom and Bust: Paper Currency in Colonial North Carolina” -
Apr 21, 2013
Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea -
Apr 11, 2013
Lecture on “Archaeological Testing at the Bloomsbury Estates Site, Raleigh NC” -
Feb 18, 2013
Annual Meeting of the Joel Lane Historical Society -
Feb 15, 2013
Elliot Engel: “The Vanderbilts—All of Them” -
Feb 3, 2013
Lecture on “Sir Walter Ralegh: Fortune’s Tennis Ball” by Christopher Armitage -
Jan 17, 2013
Colonial Era “Aerial Photography:” The Archaeology of Claude Joseph Sauthier’s NC Maps SOLD OUT -
Dec 1, 2012
A Colonial Christmas Open House 2012 -
Nov 4, 2012
Lecture on “Beyond the Gate: Stories of Historic Oakwood Cemetery” by Bruce Miller; SOLD OUT -
Oct 18, 2012
Lecture on “Antiques: Fake, Fraud, or the Real Thing? ” by Ed Willer -
Sep 29, 2012
Antiques Appraisal Fair -
Sep 13, 2012
Lecture on “Why a Good Southern Girl Would Marry a Yankee General” by Suzy Barile -
Aug 16, 2012
Concert in the Courtyard: The Southern String Band -
Jul 4, 2012
Independence Day Celebration -
Jun 18, 2012 - Jun 22, 2012
Colonial Day Camp with Camp Flintlock 2012 -
Apr 1, 2012
Lecture on “The Book In Colonial America and Caring for Your Books” by Jane Bultman -
Feb 28, 2012
Annual Meeting of the Joel Lane Historical Society -
Feb 24, 2012
Performance by Elliot Engel on Sir Walter Raleigh: Beyond the Muddy Cloak -
Feb 16, 2012
Lecture on Slavery in Microcosm: Bertie County, NC -
Jan 12, 2012
Lecture on “Moving Midway Plantation” by Charles Silver
Elliot Engel on “Queen Victoria and the Victorian Novel”
Elliot Engel will speak on “Queen Victoria and the Victorian Novel” on Friday, March 3, 2017, at 7 pm at Raleigh Moravian Church, 1816 Ridge Road, Raleigh, NC 27612. General admission tickets will be $27.00 per person. Advanced purchase is strongly recommended. To purchase tickets, call 919-833-3431 with your MasterCard or Visa, or mail a check payable to Joel Lane Museum House to P O Box 10884, Raleigh NC 27605 or visit Eventbrite.com. Your tickets will be held at will call. Tickets are non-refundable unless we must cancel the event. The doors will open at 6:30 pm.
Dr. Engel reveals the fascinating story of how Victoria came to the British throne in 1837, a tale with more incredible twists and turns than any novel written
during her reign. He also reveals and explains the brilliance of the 40,000 novels published during her period which has been called the greatest flowering
of fiction in the history of our language.
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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