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3rd Provincial Congress Celebration

September 6 @ 10:00 am - 6:00 pm

In late summer 1775, delegates from around North Carolina assembled in Hillsborough in defiance of British orders. Their mission was to continue the transition from royal colony to independent state by adopting practical measures that would help them reach their goal of greater autonomy.

To commemorate this momentous occasion, we will bring the Congress back to Hillsborough through a series of engaging programs, including a dramatization of the Congress, academic speakers, and a colonial market.
Schedule Overview​
10 AM 
  • Colonial Market Opens – Historic Courthouse Lawn
  • Congress Dramatization – Historic Courthouse
  • “First in Freedom: North Carolina’s Third Provincial Congress and American Independence” – Orange County Public Library​
11 AM
  • Congress Dramatization – Historic Courthouse
11:30 AM
  • “The Experiences of Marginalized Communities: how they would have Internalized the Ideas and Issues of the Time and how they would have Interacted with the Delegates at the Congress,” a panel discussion – Orange County Public Library
12 PM
  • Congress Dramatization – Historic Courthouse
1 PM
  • Winners of the North Carolina Sons of the American Revolution Oratory Contest – Orange County Public Library
1:30 PM
  • Congress Dramatization – Historic Courthouse
2 PM 
  • “Winning the Backcountry: the Role of the Third Provincial Congress in Persuading People who had been Involved in the Regulator Movement” – Orange County Public Library
2:30 PM
  • Congress Dramatization – Historic Courthouse
3:30 PM​​
  • “The Congress and its Legacy”  – Orange County Public Library
  • Congress Dramatization – Historic Courthouse​​
4 PM
  • “Freemasonry and the Ideals of the American Revolution,” with Alfred Serff . This talk includes a tour of the lodge and will be held at 142 W. King Street.
4:30 PM
  • Congress Dramatization – Historic Courthouse
5:30 PM
  • Congress Dramatization – Historic Courthouse
6 PM
  • Colonial Market Closes – Historic Courthouse Lawn

For more info visit 3rdpc250.org