This grave marking is being done in conjunction with the Rowan Museum Germanfest and the Brown-Fisher Association Annual Meeting on the grounds of the Old Stone House. Germanfest is a two-day event beginning Saturday at 9:30 am and portrays a German settlement of the 1770’s with crafts, food and demonstrations by period attired docents including woodworking and textiles. The Brown-Fisher Association business meeting will be held at Noon with the grave marking commencing at the end of this meeting (approximately 1 pm). This grave marking is a family event with the public invited to attend.
The North Carolina Society, SAR cordially invites you to attend our 2023 Summer Board of Manager’s Meeting to be held Saturday, September 30th at the North Carolina State University Club, 4200 Hillsborough St, Raleigh, NC 27606 with the meeting beginning at 11:00AM. A room has been reserved for the Ladies Auxiliary, who will be meeting concurrently with us so please feel free to invite your significant others. The cost for the meal and the facility is $30 per person. Lunch will consist of a deli meat and cheese buffet. We need all attendees (Board of Managers and Ladies Auxiliary) to please RSVP below no later than Monday, September 15th. Dress code for the meeting will be blazer and tie or Colonial/Military/Revolutionary War Uniform. All State Officers, Chapter Presidents, and Committee Chairmen please send your reports to Bob Sigmon at no later than Friday,September 8th. We look forward to seeing you on Saturday, September 30th!
MAIL YOUR CHECK (PAYABLE TO NCSSAR) TO: BOB SIGMON, 1104 CARRINGTON DRIVE, RALEIGH, NC 27615-1213
RSVP ONLINE BELOW!
The People of North Carolina in the American Revolution
May 20, 2023 / 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
The People of North Carolina in the American Revolution
Saturday, May 20, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
109 E. Jones Street, Raleigh
Please join us and spread the word about this event! As the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States of America approaches, the Department of Natural & Cultural Resources is partnering with the North Carolina Genealogical Society and the Friends of the Archives to explore and celebrate some of the diverse groups of North Carolinians who helped shape the history of the state and the nation: women and men, young and old, patriots and loyalists, immigrants and indigenous, free and enslaved.
This special event will be held both virtually and in-person at the State Archives and State Library of North Carolina. Registration is $45/ $5 discounts available for members of the NC Genealogical Society and Friends of the Archives. Register today! Do you have Questions?Contact ">LeRae Umfleet, Special Projects Administrator, NC Department of Natural & Cultural Resources.
Learn about a variety of topics from a diverse group of experts. Sessions include:
Keynote: *The Many North Carolinas of the American Revolution, John A. Ruddiman, Ph.D., Associate Professor of History at Wake Forest University
*“Uppity Women” Make History in Edenton, Alexis Tobias-Jacavone, Director of History and Communications for the Edenton Historical Commission
North Carolina Loyalists (In-person only), W. Becket Soule, OP
*NC Militia or Continental Line: Where are the Records?, Craig R. Scott, MA, CG®, FUGA
The Quakers: Between a Rock and a Hard Place (In-person only), Ron Osborne
*African American & Indigenous Patriots of the Revolutionary War in North Carolina, Kevin Graham, Tyrone Goodwyn and Luke Alexander
The Regulator Movement: New Research (In-person only), Mark Chilton, Orange County Register of Deeds
*Documenting the World of Outlander, Joshua Hager and Alison Thurman, State Archives of NC staff
*These sessions will be live-streamed and available to view on the day of the event with the purchase of an event ticket. Sessions will not be recorded.