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 book Our Trespasses: White Churches and the Taking of American Neighborhoods. This compelling story about today’s Charlotte cityscape tracks the entanglement of one local Black family and one white church over a century. We hope you can join us for this event at Second Ward High School Gymnasium, a designated historic landmark in what was once the historically Black neighborhood of Brooklyn.
Please see event details and registration link here.
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 start of the event.
About the Cemetery: Sugaw Creek Presbyterian Church is the oldest church in Mecklenburg County, founded in 1755. It’s cemeteries are home to numerous Charlotteans, including the Rock House’s original owners: Hezekiah and Mary Alexander. There are three cemeteries representing the oldest burials at cemetery number 1, the primarily 19th century burials at cemetery number 2, and the more modern burials at cemetery number 3.
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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
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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 tour is intended for an adult audience.
Register Online by October 17
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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 first major Black architect.
Register Online by September 28
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