A block of rooms has been reserved for participants at the Hilton Garden Inn Roanoke Rapids 111 Carolina Crossroads Parkway Roanoke Rapids, NC 27870 252-519-2333
A standard double queen is $105.00 +tax per night.
Reservations may be made online with the reservation code “ SAR” or by calling the hotel directly at 252-519-2333.
This block is for Thursday night, April 11th, 2024 only.
** CUTOFF DATE FOR THIS RATE IS, TUESDAY, MARCH 12TH, 2024 **
Joseph Cole-Joseph Harrison-John Hays-Peter Plemmons-Valentine Thrash Patriot Grave Marking Celebration
Saturday, April 27, 2024
11:00 AM
Newfound Baptist Church Cemetery
2605 New Leicester Hwy, Leicester, NC 28748
You are cordially invited to attend the Grave Marking Ceremony for Patriots Joseph Cole-Joseph Harrison-John Hays-Peter Plemmons-Valentine Thrash. This honorable program will celebrate the sacrifices of these Patriots. The program will include SAR Color Guard, Musket Company Salute, Wreath Laying, & Rendering of Honors by the National Society Sons of the American Revolution & Daughters of the American Revolution.
Please contact Blue Ridge Chapter President Steve Greene for more details at
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.