Concord History Events

Saturday, Feb 25 10:00a
7th Street Station/Uptown Charlotte, Charlotte
Visit 3 existing Slave cemeteries, a former Slave church, enjoy an African drumming presentation, plus over 50 sites of Charlotte and African-American history and souvenir snack bags on the 14th Annual Charlott

Tuesday, Feb 21 12:01p
Charles Mack Citizen Center, Mooresville
Historian and author John Laurence Busch will attempt to re-calibrate your mind before showing why the proposition of making the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean on a "steamship" was met with a mixture of s

Saturday, Feb 25 9:30a
Charlotte Museum of History, Charlotte
Regional history lecture series by distinguished speakers. Lectures take place at Charlotte Museum of History & Levine Museum of the New South.

Sunday, Mar 4 3:00p
Duke Mansion, Charlotte
Since the days of George Washington, political candidates have connected with constituents at community barbecues, including the Mallard Creek Barbecue, which began in 1929.

Wednesday, Feb 22 7:00p
Park Road Books, Charlotte
Paula Broadwell, Charlotte-based Army Veteran and Author of NYT Best Seller "All In: The Education of General David Petraeus" will be at Park Road Books on Wed.

Saturday, Mar 31 10:00a
President James K. Polk State Historic Site, Pineville
This program illustrates the life of a common citizen who has been called into service due the 1846 conflict with Mexico.

Saturday, Apr 14 2:00p
Main Branch Gaston County Public Library, Gastonia
Illustrated presentation on RSM Titanic by Dr. Melinda Ratchford, educator and Titanic enthusiast, commemorating the 100th anniversary of the ship's sinking.

Sunday, Feb 26 4:00p
Old Salem Museum and Visitor center, Winston-Salem
Old Salem Museums & Gardens will host the Frederick Douglass Oratorical Contest for local middle and high school students on Sunday, Feb.

Saturday, Mar 17 1:00p
Gaston County Museum of Art & History, Dallas
Dr. John Peacock discusses citizen-soldier Bryan Grimes of North Carolina, who fought with distinction in the American Civil War.

Saturday, Mar 31 2:00p
Main Branch Gaston County Public Library, Gastonia
Concert of Civil War music and storytelling with Sparky and Rhonda Rucker. Free public family performance appropriate for school-age children and adults.