Friends of Historic Halifax

05/18/2026

04/22/2026

View Charles Julian Vaughan III's obituary, send flowers, find service dates, and sign the guestbook.

04/14/2026

On April 12, 1776, the Halifax Resolves made North Carolina the first colony to authorize its Continental Congress delegates to vote for independence.

This key unlocked the building in Halifax where the Fourth Provincial Congress signed the .

04/14/2026

Roanoke Rapids and Halifax County News from RRSpin

04/14/2026

What does it truly mean for North Carolina to be “First in Freedom”? How did this motto come to define the state’s identity? The phrase appears on North…

03/21/2026

A Liberty Pole has been raised in Historic Halifax this week, just like they did in 1776. Come April 10-12 to the Halifax Resolves Celebration....you will not want to miss this event. Schedules on www.visithalifax.com

03/08/2026

KATHLEEN DUVAL, Professor of history at the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill, will be at the library in Halifax Saturday March 14th at 10:30 for a presentation on her Pulitzer Prize winning book, NATIVE NATIONS.

An informative book that will challenge and change your historical concepts about Native
Americans.

BOOKS WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR PURCHASE. Please bring check made out to FOHH or exact change.
• $25.00 - Native Nations: A Millennium in North America
• $25.00 - Independence Lost: Lives on the Edge of the American Revolution
For more information, email [email protected]

02/19/2026

The countdown continues!

Throughout parts of southeastern NC February 21–28, 2026, the North Carolina First in Freedom Festival will celebrate North Carolina’s pivotal role in shaping America’s 250-year story.

Moores Creek National Battlefield marks its 250th anniversary Feb. 26–28 with education programs, battle commemorations, and live music. Highlights include colonial demonstrations, wreath-laying ceremonies, and performances by the Marine Corps Band and more.

Experience history brought to life with interactive exhibits, live performances, and vibrant arts events across the state.

Join America 250 NC in the first of many celebrations all year long!
Find more information in the comments. ⬇️

02/18/2026

Happy birthday to Allen Jones Davie, eldest son of William Richardson Davie and Sarah Jones Davie. Allen was born on February 18, 1785, at his parents’ home here in Halifax. He was named for his maternal grandfather, General Allen Jones. He attended the college his father had helped found, UNC Chapel Hill, but did not graduate. His mother died on April 14, 1802. His father relocated to his family plantation in South Carolina in 1805, but Allen remained in Halifax. Allen, then 20 years old, retained the spacious town house on the outskirts of Halifax, as well as his father’s champion racehorse, “Sir Archie.” In the period after his father left Halifax, Allen lost Sir Archie as part of a gambling debt and fought in a duel against local attorney Thomas Burgess. He joined the army and served as a major in the war of 1812. By the time the Marquis de Lafayette visited Halifax in 1825, Allen was a respected part of Halifax society, giving the keynote address welcoming Lafayette to town. He married twice and had several children. In 1851 while travelling to California, he disappeared and was presumed dead. The home where Allen was born, the “William R. Davie House” is open for guided tours daily as part of Historic Halifax State Historic Site. Pictured here; A newspaper article from the “North Carolina Journal” regarding the duel between Thomas Burgess and Allen Jones Davie, dated August 30, 1806.

02/15/2026

2026-the year for commemorating independence! Check out the friends website: www.friendsofhistorichalifax.org for events.

We encourage your membership and support and participation. Put April 10-12, 2026 on your calendar....SEE YOU THERE.

You will not want to miss presentation on the Halifax Resolves, Fife and Drum performances, Tea and Toddies with George, demonstration on Tar, Pitch, and Turpentine and so much more.

Check out the picture of a 1794 Liberty Cap Coin....a liberty pole is coming to the colonial courthouse in Halifax....such a cool piece of history.