The Alamance County Historical Museum
cordially invites you to join us for tea and
to learn about
The Edenton Tea Party of 1774
In the fall of 1774, fifty-one women in Edenton, North Carolina undertook a revolutionary act: they signed a resolution in protest of British taxation policies and boycotted British goods.
Later remembered as the Edenton Tea Party, this event was the first time a group of women came together in a written political protest in all of the thirteen colonies! Join Katie Hatton,
the Colonial Records Editor with the NC State Office of Archives and History, as she explores what the Edenton Resolves were, why women came together to sign the document, and
what happened to some of the women during and after the Revolutionary War that followed.
Thursday, May 14, 2026
2:00 – 4:00pm
Alamance Country Club
3007 N. Fairway Dr., Burlington, NC.
Reservation with payment
$65 per person
(Includes a donation to the museum)
Rsvp to Museum by May 7, 2026
(336)226-8254
This year the Holt Association of America is offering two scholarships; the $5,000 scholarship and the Mary Bryant Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $2,500. Your one completed application will be considered by th Scholarship committee for both of theses awards, however you can win only one.
Qualifications for application are: must be a legal resident, be accepted to or currently attending an institution of higher learning, and in need of financial aid. You do NOT have to be a member or related to the Holt family to apply. We welcome applicants regardless of age gender race or religion.
To request an application reach out to achm@triad.twcbc.com or Holtassn@gmail.com leave your name, home address, email, and request for an application. We can email the application. Once completed, mail it to the Scholarship Chairman via email or USPS to the address noted on the application form. The application must be returned by May 15, 2026.
The Alamance County Historical Museum
cordially invites you to join us for lunch and lecture
The Militias of Revolutionary North Carolina:
Peering Through the Smoke
Dr. Wayne E. Lee, Ph.D. is a professor of history and the 2025-26 Charles Boal Ewing Chair of Military History in the Department of History & War Studies at the United States Military Academy.
Lee will be speaking about his research into the experiences of the North Carolina militias during the American Revolution. By looking deeper, it was discovered that there were several different kinds of militias, and they fought remarkably different wars. It was a surprising story of consistent patriot success that prevented British efforts at raising large loyalist forces, but militia forces also descended into neighbor-on-neighbor violence in the later years of the war. Like most of history, it turns out to be a complicated story.
Wednesday, June 17, 2026
11:30
Alamance Country Club
3007 N. Fairway Dr., Burlington, NC.
Reservation with payment
$65 per person
(Includes a donation to the museum)
Rsvp to Museum by June 10, 2026
(336)226-8254
This a continuing event
Plants will be sent at appropriate time for planting.
