Make your plans to visit Charleston with the Associates
Associates trip to South Carolina set for October 12-15
The Associates will take a member trip to Charleston, South Carolina this fall, leaving on a chartered coach October 12 and returning to Raleigh October 15. The group will stay on the club level of Charleston Place Hotel. Planned activities include:
- interpretive walking tour of Charleston's French Quarter and two or three private gardens
- presentation and tour of the Missroon House, c. 1808, on the High Battery and home of the Historic Charleston Foundation
- private tour of the Greek Revival Robert William Roper House, c. 1838, private resident of Richard H. Jenrette
- tour of the Heyward Washington House, c. 1772, rented by George Washington for a week-long stay in 1791 and home of Thomas Heyward Jr.
- connoisseurs'' tour of the Nathaniel Russell House, c. 1808, a Federal style National Historic Landmark
- curatorial tour of the Rhett Aiken House, c.1820, conserved virtually intact from 1858, when the owners, Governor and Mrs. William Aiken, returned from their last Grand Tour
- harbour cruise on the Innisfail, with cocktails and tour
- Cooper River District historic tour, which may include private tours of Mulberry Plantation, Halidan Hill Plantation, Luce Gardens and Mepkin Abbey, and/or Pompian Chapel of Ease
- opportunities to explore museums, churches, art galleries, antiques shops, and artists' studios
- lunches, cocktails, and dinners at private residences, at Charleston's fabulous restaurants
- "Treasures from the Vault" wine reception at the Charleston Library Society, founded in 1748 and the South's oldest cultural institution
For more information or to be sure you are on our mailing list, contact Walker Mabe at 919-807-7855 or wmabe@ncmuseumassoc.com.
In 1947 the lovely Innisfail was decommissioned and refurbished as a luxury yacht. Innisfail remained in government service until 1965, and was a host to world leaders and dignitaries from Charles de Gaulle, Anwar Sadat, Presidents Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy, and in later years Presidents Nixon and Clinton.
Past Tours 2009
Associates take exclusive Washington, DC trip
More than 25 Associates enjoyed an exclusive and unique tour of Washington, DC September 24-27, 2009. Former Senator Jim Broyhill and his wife, Louise, led the group on a round of private dinners, tours, and behind-the-scenes visits to the centers of power and culture in our national capital. Activities included:
- A private reception hosted by Senators Robert and Elizabeth Dole at their Watergate residence
- A tour of the newly renovated National Museum of American History with director and UNC grad Dr. Brent Glass
- A tour of the United States Capitol with Senator Broyhill and a presentation by the Senator on US Presidents
- A visit to the State Department Diplomatic Reception Rooms, some of the most historic and beautifully furnished rooms in the country
- A preview of the Real George Washington exhibit at Mount Vernon, scheduled to travel to the North Carolina Museum of History in September 2010
- Visits to the Smithsonian Castle, and the Air and Space Center at Dulles
- A tour of Washington’s monuments and Arlington Cemetery
- The opportunity to inspect the finished work of Chris Chadbourn Associates of Boston, exhibit designers for the Air and Space Museum and the Mount Vernon Museum and Education Center as well as the designer of our own Story of North Carolina exhibit
