News & Announcements

Candlelight Christmas will feature "Small Town Christmas Magic" on December 10 & 11, 2009 from 4:00 until 8:30 pm. Tickets for the progressive dinner are $25. Click here for more information. You can download your ticket order form here.

The Meherrin Trail Ride benefiting the Murfreesboro Historical and Perquimans County Restoration Associations was quite successful with over 400 riders attending. After a cold start on Friday night and Saturday morning, the weather cleared up for a great weekend. Comments from attendees stated, "From a scale from one to ten, you would get a 12." "The food was awesome." "A fabulous ride! Can't believe it was their first ever; it was all so well organized." Click here for additional information. To view the map of the trail ride, click here.

Our annual Soup & Sandwich Day was held on Tuesday, November 10th at the Murfree Center in Murfreesboro. Close to 400 tickets were sold. There were plenty of take-out orders. The country ham raffle went well with over 60 tickets sold. The winner of the ham raffle was Kenny Thomas.

The 24th Annual NC Watermelon Festival was lots of fun! Despite a drizzling start, Saturday's parade, various contests, food and craft vendors, bands, and fireworks provided loads of entertainment for the community and visitors to the Festival. You can check on the 5K race/walk results here.

The Murfreesboro Historical Association Wins Gold For Web Site Design!
MHA has been awarded a 2008 GOLD MarCom Award for Overall Web Site Design in the Non-Profit/Pro-Bono category. Read all about it!

New! Saturday Tours of the Historic District - visit six venues as our docents bring the history of the town to life. Tours on-going from 11am to 4pm. Book your tour soon!

Plans are in the making to improve the landscaping at Roberts-Vaughan. If you would like to be part of the fun in creating gardens around this flagship MHA property, choosing the right plants, call the Association office for details or contact Catherine Jenkins, site manager.

Dale Neighbors, former MHA Executive Director, has started a blog about Murfreesboro history. A blog allows others to read and post, thus creating a network of people interested in the same topic. Perhaps you have historical knowledge of our town and would like to share and preserve it. If so, log on and join Dale. Help make this idea a success.

The Association's Gift Shop has undergone a complete makeover. The Murfree-Smith Law Office exhibit is being restored in the West Room of the Gift Shop. Be sure to check it out.
Look for special note cards that feature our fan collection as well as cards made by local artists.