The Murfreesboro Historical Association, Inc. was chartered in 1966. It had no property but it did have a small group of enthusiastic members determined to save the historic heritage of the town.

Today, the Murfreesboro Historical Association has more than 300 members and its holdings include ten historic buildings, three museums and two cemeteries.

The mission of the Murfreesboro Historical Association, Inc. is to preserve and interpret the architectural and cultural heritage of the Town of Murfreesboro, North Carolina. In fulfilling this mission, the Association encourages and supports actively the acquisition, restoration, and rehabilitation of significant historic properties throughout the local areas as well as the revitalization of the Town’s older neighborhoods and central business district.

The Association collects, researches and preserves historical objects and artifacts that relate directly to the cultural values of the area. These objects, displayed in museum settings, form an educational resource through which their meaning can be made clear in historic context. They are offered to the public to illustrate realistically the broad patterns, themes, and trends that constitute Murfreesboro’s history.

By advocating for the preservation ethic, and espousing the need to maintain our heritage for cultural and aesthetic reasons, the Association strives foremost to promote stewardship and citizen responsibility for the care of our historic legacy. In so doing, we seek ultimately to make our community a better place in which to live.

Town of Murfreesboro
Folks are finding that our town is a perfect place to rear children, to start a small business, to attend a University, to retire, to take life as slow or accelerated as one would have it. It is still a place where men tip their hats, open doors, display good manners, and even give a gentle wave each day to one another.

Chowan University
Founded in 1848, Chowan University is a Christian undergraduate educational institution with 63 academic programs amd approximately 1000 undergraduates of diverse backgrounds from across the US and around the world! With 300 park-like acres including Lake Vann, "Squirrel Park," and the original 1851 McDowell Columns building, the CU Hawks play in NCAA D-II and National Christian College Athletic Association competition. Chowan University is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the associate and baccalaureate degree.

Elizabeth Sewell Parker Memorial Library
Albemarle Regional Library - serving Bertie, Gates, Hertford and Northampton counties.

Halifax County
Need help around Roanoke Rapids, NC?  What to do in Halifax County, North Carolina? Need information on where to go and how to get there? Do you have a question about our weather? Need more information on an event happening in Halifax County, North Carolina? Visit our website and you'll find answers to any questions you may have about Halifax County.

Roanoke Rapids Theater
The Roanoke Rapids Theatre is a 1,500 seat theatre with state of the art sound, lighting and video, promising high energy country music entertainment.

Lost Colony in Manteo
The nation’s premier and longest-running symphonic drama that celebrates the 117 English men, women, and children of the first English colonies on Roanoke Island, North Carolina.

Fan Association of North America
The Fan Association of North America (FANA) is an organization with individual and institutional members who have an interest in the study, conservation, acquisition and identification of antique, vintage and collectible hand fans.

Historic Albemarle Tour
When you embark on the Historic Albemarle Tour, which winds through 29 sites and 17 coastal North Carolina counties, you encounter chapters from American history that teach volumes about the present.

The tale of this ancient region is the story of America. It’s a story of growth and change. Of wilderness walks and uncharted horizons. Of rivers and oceans. Of exploration and independence. A multi-dimensional microcosm of the American experience. Relive our history by joining the Historic Albemarle Tour.

Officers
President John Woodard
Vice President Hal Thomas
Secretary SuEllen Askew
Treasurer Carol Lassiter

Property Managers
Norman Buskill
Linwood Taylor
Lamar Van Brackle

Tour Director
Sandra Fowler

Board of Directors

Term Ends 2012
Tim Barnes, Phyllis Bryant, Linda Hassell, Ed Rainey, Lynn Warren

Term Ends 2013
Laurie Brook, Sue Helsel, Sheryl Long, Brenda Tinkham, S.T. Wrenn

Term Ends 2014
Susan Alston, Danny Blowe, Suzanne Brown, Lynette Bunch, Elizabeth Phillips

Site Managers
Mary Etta Flowers - Hertford Academy
Steve Fowler - William Rea Museum
Dennis Helsel - Evans Tinsmith Shop
Catherine Jenkins - Roberts-Vaughan House
Yvonne Warren/Laurie Brook- John Wheeler House
Hal Thomas - Winborne Law Office/Winborne Country Store
Hugh Vincent - Vincent-Deale Blacksmith Shop
Randy Roberts - Agriculture/Transportation Building
Vacant - Print Shop

Office Manager
Brenda Watson