Adventure Club

Name: Headstone Cleaning at Settlers’ Cemetery
Start: 2025-04-26T09:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-04-26T12:00:00-04:00
Location: Settlers’ Cemetery

October 2022
October 29, 2022 @ 9:00 am - 11:00 am

HLC Adventure Club – Steele Creek Cemetery Headstone Preservation

Steele Creek Cemetery 7311 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte, NC, United States

The Historic Landmarks Commission's Adventure Club invites you to start your Halloween weekend with a fun, educational, and meaningful restoration project on Oct. 29. We need volunteers, and what could be better than spending an Autumn morning in the beautiful hallowed grounds of the Historic Steele Creek Cemetery? The cemetery contains headstones dating from 1763 […]
April 2023
April 22, 2023 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

HLC Adventure Club – Steele Creek Cemetery Headstone Preservation Event

Steele Creek Cemetery Headstone Preservation Event Saturday, April 22 9am – noon Steele Creek Presbyterian Church Cemetery, 7311 Steele Creek Road, Charlotte Event is rain or shine. Prepare to get wet and dirty! Suggestions: wear old clothing and closed toe shoes No experience necessary. We’ll supply all the needed tools and supplies. Register by April […]
July 2024
July 10, 2024 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Historic Bookmarks Meeting

Location: 330 Camp Road Charlotte, NC 28206 United States Date: Wednesday, Jul 10, 2024 Time: 6pm We’ll be meeting at the picnic tables outside of That’s Novel Books. Mecklenburg County’s Historic Landmarks Department already offers its Adventure Club so that you can visit our county’s historic properties. Now we’re launching a new initiative so that […]
October 2024
October 5, 2024 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Headstone Cleaning at Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery

Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery 700 W. 6th Street, Charlotte, NC, United States

The Historic Landmarks Commission’s Adventure Club, in partnership with Historic Elmwood Pinewood, is taking our popular headstone cleaning event to Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery. This is the final resting place of many of Charlotte’s most notable citizens, including textile pioneer D.A. Tompkins, developer Edward Dilworth Latta, former Charlotte mayor S. S. McNinch, and W.W. Smith, Charlotte’s […]
October 19, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Haunted History Tour

Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery 700 W. 6th Street, Charlotte, NC, United States

The Historic Landmarks Commission’s Adventure Club, in partnership with SpookyCLT, will be holding our first-ever haunted history tour at Elmwood Pinewood Cemetery. As we tour the grounds, we’ll hear stories of people who were laid to rest here, including Foy Cooper who was murdered in Elmwood Cemetery. Please note: Mature topics will be discussed. This […]
October 24, 2024 @ 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Guest Speaker Donovan Rypkema Lecture

The Dubois Center at UNC Charlotte Center City 320 E. 9th Street, Charlotte, NC, United States

The Historic Landmarks Commission, in partnership with Mecklenburg County and UNC Charlotte, is proud to host Donovan Rypkema, an expert on the positive economic impact of historic preservation to discuss the role of older and historic housing in meeting affordable housing needs. Register Online by October 17 For More Information: Click Here
October 26, 2024 @ 10:00 am - 1:00 pm

Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Cemetery Headstone Cleaning

Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church 101 W Sugar Creek Road, Charlotte, NC, United States

Join the Charlotte Museum of History and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Historic Landmarks Department as we work to clean headstones in Cemetery Number Two of the historic Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church. Cleaning supplies will be provided, but we recommend closed-toed shoes and attire you don't mind getting a little dirty. All volunteers will receive training at the […]
February 2025
February 13 @ 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm

Historic Bookmarks Meeting

Second Ward High School Gymnasium 710 E. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd, Charlotte, NC, United States

Date: Thursday, February 13, 2025 Time: 6:30pm - 8pm Location: Second Ward High School Gymnasium, 710 E. Martin Luther King Jr Blvd Charlotte, NC 28202 It’s time for another meeting of the Historic Bookmarks book club, our official book club! In connection with Black History Month in February, local author Greg Jarrell will discuss his recent […]
April 2025
April 26 @ 9:00 am - 12:00 pm

Headstone Cleaning at Settlers’ Cemetery

Settlers' Cemetery 200 W. 5th Street, Charlotte, NC, United States

Join the County’s Historic Landmarks Commission’s Adventure Club and Historic Elmwood Pinewood, Inc., and contribute to restoring these valuable cultural landmarks at Settlers' Cemetery. Register Online by April 19

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