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MEC DEC CELEBRATION Saturday, May 17, 2008 4:00pm-9:00pm
Join us at the Charlotte Museum of History where, for the first time ever, you will learn about the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence and its local observances from many of Charlotte’s historical sites. A collaboration of efforts brings you an evening of festivities about this fascinating moment in Charlotte’s history.
Learn about Charlotte’s varied history and its Mec Dec Celebrations of the past from: Buckley Laboratory of Unusual Research Projects, Charlotte Museum of History, Charlotte Folk Society, Grand Lodge of North Carolina Freemasons, Historic Charlotte, Historic Latta Plantation, Historic Rosedale Plantation, Levine Museum of the New South, Lincoln County Historical Association, May 20th Society, Mecklenburg Historical Association, President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Reed Gold Mine, and Rural Hill.
Bring the family and enjoy a catered barbeque dinner at the Hezekiah Alexander Homesite while you listen to colonial music, or relax in the shade while children play historic games. Tour the Hezekiah Alexander Home and visit the kitchen to learn about life in slavery during colonial times, and how they would have been affected by the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence. The Declaration will be read for the guests, and a brief presentation will introduce the various sites and organizations, highlighting each for their contributions to Mec Dec. Throughout the day, enjoy the live music and the opportunity to dance, or even venture into the museum where the new exhibit, Charlotte Stories: Our Collections, Your Treasures, will be revealed to the event’s guests. Check out the complete event schedule here.
This event is hosted by the Emeritus Board of the Charlotte Museum of History, in memory of Betty Nisbet.
Don’t forget to continue your Mec Dec revelry on Tuesday, May 20th, the anniversary of the historic event, with activities presented to the community by the May 20th Society. Specifically, there will be a noon observance at Independence Square, the corner of Trade and Tryon, as well as an evening lecture given by Ken Burn at the McGlohan Theater Atrium.
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The Charlotte
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