Correction***Please note that the only event supported by WCHS is the Isaac Hunter event in October.*** I thought to pull this post, but that would add further confusion. Just be aware that the other events listed are not WCHS supported. Disregard or persue  the others  as separate entities. The Wake County Historical Society October program features "Isaac Hunter and His Tavern," presented by Belle Long, a Hunter family researcher for over 20 years. I am especially interested in this one as the remains of the tavern still stood not far from our home in the late 1960's. The photo looks just like I remember it.     October 5, 7PM at Mordecai Visitor Center .  Details for these and many other events of local historical interest can be found in their newsletter. You can find all at this link .  Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website - Homepage | WCGS Events | Join WCGS | Publications | Wake Cemetery Survey Images | Society Surnames | Digit...

Tales From the Table: Genealogy, Foodways, & Legacy Building - AAHGS Conf.     February 2-4 The 2024 NC AAHGS Conference will be a three (3) day event. Friday, Feb 2 - tours of the State Archives, the State Heritage Library, and the vault. Saturday, Feb. 3 includes a full day of workshops (16 of them) (at Shaw University/ Estey Hall) including basic genealogy, foodways and legacy building, as well as a panel discussion and luncheon. Our own Saundra Cropps will offer a presentation with Patsy Smith Morgan on Serendipitous Moments of Genealogical Discoveries (including the Shiloh Community, Morrisville, NC).           Sunday, Feb 4 - there will be tours around the historic Black spaces in Raleigh including The Pope House (home of Dr. Manassa Pope - a Black medical graduate of Shaw University's Leonard School of Medicine who ran for mayor in 1919), the Historic Turner House in Oberlin Village, and the Historic Black ...

Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at NC State opens it Fall 2023 registration Thursday, July 27. Our own Barbara McGeachy will follow her Intro Genealogy class with  Genealogy: Intermediate Research Skills (Oct 24 - Dec 5) . Barbara notes that in addition to this class, there are several others that fit genealogy, local and family history, black history and Wake County interests. She shares the following information. OLLI membership is required - minimum age is 50 and cost is $50/year plus the fee for each class. No affiliation with NCSU is required.  Almost all classes are held at the McKimmon Center in Raleigh between 9 am and 4:30 pm Monday through Friday. Historic Preservation in Wake County Battles of the American Revolution 1782-1783 is a six-week class; the instructor is so popular that he's teaching it twice  Genealogy: Intermediate Research Skills taught by myself (Oct 24 - Dec 5). Historical Black Neighborhoods of Raleig...