News and Events

Calendar of Events - 2024

Event:	Historical Society Meeting
Date:	First Wednesday of every month (except Jul/Aug)
	2024 meeting dates: Jan 3rd, Feb 7th, Mar 6th, Apr 3rd, May 1st, Jun 5th, Sep 4th, Oct 2nd, Nov 6th, Dec 4th
Time:	10:00 a.m.
Location:	Lee/Chamber of Commerce Building located in downtown Wilson at
	1108 US Highway 70A (i.e. Main Street).

Special Events - 2024

Event:	TBD
Date:	TBD
Time:	TBD
Location:	TBD
Details:	TBD

Recent/Upcoming Events

Day with Mrs. Clause
December 2021 was our first "Day With Mrs. Claus" Christmas program for Kindergarten - 1st grade students at the Wilson Elementary School. We plan to continue this program in 2023 and this year will also include Zaneis students.

Event dates: Zaneis - December 8, 2023; Wilson - December 14, 2023

Quilt Show
September 2022 was our first year to have a quilt show during the Wilson Fall Festival. It was a big success so we decided to make it an annual event. This year we had 70+ entries, a drawing for a 1950s quilt and a People's Choice Award. The award went to Fran Riley for her quilt "Chicken Salad." We plan on having our 3rd quilt show September 2024 during the Wilson Fall Festival.

2023 Events
2023 included a few fund raisers: a garage sale, a painting party and a blue grass concert. To close out the year, in November we celebrated the Wilson Historical Society's 25th anniversary at Khaki's BBQ restaurant. We were honored to have 3 of our founding members attend: Nita DeLano and George & Carole Pinches. The annual Friends of the Museum award was presented to Bill and Denise Holt, the Volunteer of the Year award was presented to Carolyn Fox, and a new award - Student Volunteer of the Year was presented to Ava Bryant.

2024 Events
In 2024, we are planning a Barn Quilt Block class. The Musuem encourages members of the community to make and display their Barn Quilt Blocks as a part of the national Barn Quilt Block highway.

What's Happening at the Museum

New Exhibits
This year we added a large section representing past businesses which visitors have really enjoyed. We also brought in our Wilson high school artifacts and a Boy Scout display along with our Chuck Norris items. The addition of new pictures has really enhanced the displays.

Exterior Work
In the spring, we had some landscaping done between the Museum and the Annex, and added a new section of sidewalk. This should help prevent the ongoing problem we've experienced with flooding in the Annex.

Museum Photo Gallery
Access to our extensive photo collection is now available online. Click the Gallery link at the top of the page, or here for access!