Bring History to Life by Making a Donation!

You can make a difference by helping us to preserve and share this wonderful site, the birthplace of North Carolina’s beautiful capital city. The stories of Joel Lane, his family, and the enslaved families who lived here are quintessentially American. Your contribution allows the Joel Lane Museum House to share these stories and the experience of a pivotal moment in local and national history, through the people who lived and shaped that history.

Monetary donations are vital to this mission. We are not owned by federal, state, county, or city governments, but by the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America in the State of North Carolina.

Your $50 gift allows us to take Hands-On History to a low-income school.
$100 funds the creation of a lady’s costume top for the docents.
$350 funds one month of garden maintenance.

A gift of any amount supports educational programs, from traditional guided tours, to fieldtrips, to hands-on on-site and off-site presentations by volunteers and staff. It also contributes to the care of the buildings and collection, which are key to interpreting our rich history for thousands of children and adults each year.

We gratefully accept donations through the mail by check to PO Box 10884, Raleigh NC 27605; by credit cards by phone at 919-833-3431 (a 1% card-not-present convenience fee will be added); or you can click on the Paypal link below and use your credit card. A Paypal account is not required.

Joel Lane Museum House, Inc. is a 501(3) non-profit corporation. Donations are tax deductible to the extent allowed by law.

Financial information about this organization and a copy of its license are available from the State Solicitation Licensing Branch at 888-830-4989. This license is not an endorsement by the State.