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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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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

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 […]