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Davidson College Archives & Special Collections and Davidson Historical Society will cosponsor a drop-in program on Thursday afternoon, June 18, to commemorate the U.S. semiquincentennial, featuring items from the college archives.

It's June 18, 2026, from 2-4 p.m., in the 900 Room at Alvarez College Union, 207 Faculty Drive, in Davidson, North Carolina.

Gen. William Lee Davidson's pistols (Davidson College Archives)

You're invited to explore artifacts of the Revolutionary era from the archives’ collections. Davidson archivists have curated artifacts across several themes, from the personal pistols of Revolutionary War Gen. William Lee Davidson to satin facsimiles of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence, or more fondly, the “Meck Dec.”

College staff will host a short introductory presentation at 2 p.m. before the self-guided, drop-in display.

Public parking is available in a small lot behind the Union or along Patterson Court Circle. Details are on the registration page.