The Joel Lane Museum House, “The Birthplace of North Carolina’s Capital,” will sponsor its annual Colonial Christmas Open House celebration on Saturday, December 3, 2016 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Admission is free, and donations are requested. Colonel Joel Lane was a founding father of North Carolina’s capital city and an officer in the Militia during the American Revolutionary War.
 
The house will be decorated with traditional greenery and will reflect the very different way in which colonists and early Americans celebrated the Christmas holiday. Information about the house and grounds will be offered by costumed docents; living historians will demonstrate scenes of 18^th-century life; the sounds of live music will fill the air; and other interpreters will entertain children using colonial games and crafts through the “Hands-on History” program.
 
The museum store will be open with a great choice of gifts under $10 for both young and not so young, and the annual bake sale will feature delicious local specialties and traditional delights.
 
For more information, please call (919) 833-3431, email: [email protected], or visit www.joellane.org.
 
 Location: 160 South Saint Mary's Street, Raleigh, NC (at the corner of Hillsborough and St. Mary’s Streets), which is two blocks south of Hillsborough St. and not far from downtown.

 Admission: Free—donations requested