Joel Lane Museum House

Joel Lane Museum House, Inc. preserves, interprets, and exhibits Wake County’s oldest house, the Joel Lane Museum House, its grounds and dependencies. The organization educates the public about the history, architecture, and culture of 18th-century Wake County and about Colonel Joel Lane, an important Revolutionary War figure and a founding father of Raleigh and Wake County.

Recent News

Research Reveals New Information on Three of Joel Lane’s Sons (0 Comments)

February 9, 2013

Research Reveals New Information on Three of Joel Lane’s Sons--William, Thomas, and Joel Hinton. Summer 2012 intern, Ellie Isaacs, spent a great deal of time in the Archives researching Joel Lane. She discovered two land grants previously unknown to the... Read more >

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Upcoming Events

Historic Independence Day Open House—An Old-Fashioned Fourth of July Celebration (0 Comments)

July 4, 2013 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Joel Lane Museum House, “The Birthplace of Raleigh,” will sponsor its 23nd annual Independence Day Open House on Thursday, July 4, 2013 from 11:00 am to 4 p.m. Colonel Lane was a founding father of North Carolina’s capital city... Read more >

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Recent Opportunities

Get involved! Volunteers needed! (0 Comments)

February 9, 2013

Donors and Volunteers are an integral part of our mission—to bring history to life by helping to provide education about the American families who lived in 18th-century Back Country North Carolina: Colonel Joel Lane, his wives, his children, and the... Read more >

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