The Third Provincial Congress was one of the most important steps in North Carolina’s path to declaring independence in 1776 and its ongoing journey toward realizing a vision of freedom. Delegates from around the state came together from August 20 through September 10, 1775 to voice their common desire for a government that better represented […]

The Airborne & Special Operations Museum Foundation invites you to a special ceremony and historical marker unveiling on Saturday, August 16, 2025, at 8 AM, on the grounds of the U.S. Army Airborne & Special Operations Museum. We will commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Liberty Tree, a Virginia live oak with significant local ties to American history. Join us at 8 […]

The Cumberland Association, later known as the Liberty Point Resolves,  was a resolution signed by fifty residents of Cumberland County, North Carolina, early in the American Revolution. On June 20, 1775, these Patriots, who had formed themselves into a group known simply as “The Association”, met at Lewis Barge’s tavern in Cross Creek (now part […]

The New Bern Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution (SAR) will host a 250th Anniversary Commemoration of the Battles of Lexington and Concord on the back lawn of the VFW Post 2514 (3850 Butler Rd, New Bern) on April 19th starting at 3pm.  See attached Flier for details! 

Listen, my children, and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere, On the eighteenth of April, in Seventy-Five: Hardly a man is now alive Who remembers that famous day and year. He said to his friend, “If the British march By land or sea from the town to-night, Hang a lantern aloft […]