Please join us as we celebrate the Anniversary Celebration of the Battle of Moore’s Creek Bridge, the 1st Patriot victory during the War for Independence. Activities will include musket and cannon demonstrations throughout both days, as well as demonstrations of colonial trades such as blacksmithing, candle dipping, spinning, cooking, gardening, powder horn making, colonial toys and games, live music, and much more. For up-to-date information, please follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/moorescreeknps. The event is FREE and activities will take place on Saturday and Sunday, February 24-25, 2024 from 10:00 am-4:00 pm.
The combined North Carolina SAR Color Guard and North Carolina DAR, C.A.R., and SR chapters will commence a memorial walk on Saturday, February 24 starting at the visitor’s center at 10:00 AM. There will be wreaths displayed at the Women’s Monument, at the Moore Monument, at the Loyalist Monument, and finally at the Patriot John Grady Monument. Senior representatives of the SAR, DAR, C.A.R., SR, and Society of Cincinnati will present wreaths for their respective chapters.
RSVP to get your wreath properly recognized in the program. Deadline 29 Jan 24
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.