“Boom and Bust: Paper Currency in Colonial North Carolina” lecture by Mike Helms

Joel Lane Museum House is proud to present a lecture by Mike Helms, “Boom and Bust: Paper Currency in Colonial North Carolina” on Thursday, May 16, 2013, at 7 pm at the Visitors Center at 160 South Saint Mary’s Street, Raleigh, NC 27603. Admission will be $15 for the general public and $10 for members of the Joel Lane Historical Society. Refreshments will be served. Seating is limited, and advanced payment is required. Please call 919-833-3431 with your MasterCard or Visa, or mail a check to P O Box 10884, Raleigh NC 27605. Be sure to include the names of all in your party; nametags will serve as tickets. Tickets are non-refundable unless we must cancel the event.

Mike’s talk entitled “Boom and Bust: Paper Currency in Colonial North Carolina,” will focus on colonial and Civil War era North Carolina scrip. Authentic period banknotes signed by the likes of North Carolina’s governor Richard Caswell (1729-1789) will bring a unique human dimension to the colorful story of North Carolina’s state-issued currency.

For more information: tel: (919) 833-3431; email: joellane@bellsouth.net; Website: www.joellane.org