Joel Lane Museum House – Events

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.

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A Colonial Christmas Open House (0 Comments)

December 4 1:00 PM - December 5, 2010 4:00 PM

The Joel Lane Museum House will have a colonial Christmas open house on December 4 & 5m 2010 from 1 - 4 pm each day. There will be traditional greenery, re-enactors, costumed docents and colonial games for the children. The... Read more >

Joel Lane Museum House presents a lecture on "North Carolina's Role in the American Revolution" by James T. Cheatham (0 Comments)

September 23, 2010 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

We are 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.... Read more >

Joel Lane Museum House Presents Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea (0 Comments)

September 19, 2010 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

The Joel Lane Museum House, “The Birthplace of North Carolina’s Capital City,” will sponsor Lizzie Lane’s Colonial Tea on Sunday, September 19, 2010 from 3 to 5 pm with a rain date of Sunday, September 26. Elizabeth was Colonel Joel... Read more >

An Old-Fashioned Independence Day (0 Comments)

July 4, 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Joel Lane Museum House Presents An Old-Fashioned Independence Day July 4th, 2010 1-4 pm Sunday Free Admission Featuring:Hands-on History: Dress in Colonial Clothes, Write with a Quill Pen, and More Children’s Activities! Re-Enactors and Live Music 728 West Hargett Street... Read more >

Independence Day Celebration (0 Comments)

July 4, 2010 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

The Joel Lane Museum House, "The Birthplace of Raleigh," will sponsor its annual Independence Day Open House on Sunday, July 4, 2010 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Colonel Lane was a founding father of North Carolina’s capital city and... Read more >

A Lecture on "18th Century Architecture in North Carolina" (0 Comments)

April 8, 2010 7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Peter Sandbeck, Administrator of the State Historic Preservation Office, will speak on “18th Century Architecture in North Carolina” at the Joel Lane Museum House on April 8, 2010 at 7 pm. Admission will be $15 for the public and $10... Read more >

Lecture on Slavery in 18th-Century North Carolina (0 Comments)

February 4, 2010 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Please join us for a lecture by Earl Ijames on Slavery in 18th-Century North Carolina on February 4, 2010 at 7 pm. Admission will be $15 for the public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments... Read more >

Lecture on the Women of Joel Lane's Family (0 Comments)

January 12, 2010 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Gwen Mays, descendant of Joel Lane's brother, Jesse, will speak about women of Joel Lane's family at 7 pm on Thursday, January 12, 2010 in the Visitors Center located at 160 South Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh NC 27603. Admission will... Read more >

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