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.

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.

Carolina Crossroads
Randy Parton's new venture in Roanoke Rapids, just 40 minutes away on I-95, is now open. Regular stage concerts and special events with top name acts, such as Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Ray Price, The Charlie Daniels Band, Gretchen Wilson and more as the schedule files up.

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.

Officers
President John Woodard
Vice President Brenda Watson
Secretary SuEllen Askew
Treasurer John Sullin

Property Managers
Norman Buskill
Linwood Taylor
Lamar Van Brackle

Tour Director
Carol Lassiter

Board of Directors
Norman Buskill, Eley Whitehead, Lynette Bunch, Lynn Warren, Jimmy Gray, Liz Brown, Danny Blowe, Phyllis Bryant, Dale Neighbors, Arthur Warren, Tim Barnes, Brenda Davis, Susan Alston, Dwight Kirkland, Craig Dennis, Brenda Tinkham, Shirley Brown

Office Manager
Brenda Watson