Organizations
Lincoln County Concert Association
Our committed board members operate carefully within a very limited budget. nAbout sixty percent of the budget is generated by membership sales. More than thirty percent is derived from your contributions. We need your gifts!
Please remember that your membership enables you to also attend the concerts of our two reciprocal associations absolutely free. Their schedules, along with your tickets will be mailed by mid September.
From the LCCA website
Lincoln County Historical Association
The mission of the LCHA is to collect, preserve, and share the history, arts, and culture of the Lincoln County region and its residents to promote understanding and appreciation of the social, cultural, religious, natural, and political aspects of life that have contributed to our shared heritage.
Our purpose includes identifying relevant materials and artifacts that add to our general store of knowledge of Lincolnton and Lincoln County, to protect and interpret that material, and to foster connections among individuals, artists, educators, and researchers through exhibitions, publications, educational initiatives, and programs.
From the LCHA website
Lincoln Theatre Guild
The Lincoln Theatre Guild was formed in 1981 with 15 members. The first guild activity was an acting workshop, which was followed by the first production, Harvey. The first guild president was Barrie Howard. A notable early production was “Prelude to Victory,” a musical drama about a revolutionary war battle fought nearby. In 1983, a successful production of “Scrooge,” a musical adaption of Dickens’ A Christmas Carol helped give the guild a stable financial base. The group grew throughout the 1980s, performing dramas, comedies, and musicals. Some shows included Mouse Trap, Harvey, and You’re a Good Man, Charlie Brown. In 1988, the group moved their offices and productions to the Lincoln Cultural Center, a renovated former church in Lincolnton, North Carolina. By 1990 the guild was producing a large summer musical each year at the nearby Lincoln Citizens Center and 3-4 smaller plays at the Cultural Center.
In 2007 the guild board was restructured. A new president and several new board members were appointed. Shows performed throughout our 40-year history include Harvey, Dearly Departed, The Actor’s Nightmare, Li’l Abner, And Then There Were None, The Wizard of Oz, The Crucible, The Rocky Horror Show, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof, Grease, Mr. Scrooge, Cotton Patch Gospel, Seussical, Footloose, The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Rock of Ages, The Diary of Anne Frank, The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas & Beauty and the Beast.
From the Lincoln Theatre Guild Website
Jacob Forney Chapter of DAR
The Jacob Forney Chapter, NSDAR, has been an active service organization since September 14, 1928. The thirteen charter members were direct descends of Jacob Forney, one of the pioneers in this area and a patriot in the American Revolutionary War.
- Organizing Regent Lena Forney Reinhardt
- Vice Regent Mary Neal Roseman
- Recording Secretary Maude Reinhardt Mullen
- Registrar Katherine C. Shipp
- Treasurer Mattie Smyre
Other members included Susan Avery, Josephine Epperson, Mary Elizabeth Mullen, Virginia Mullen, Frances Puckett, Elizabeth Reinhardt, Hettie Reinhardt, Ella Forney Roseman, and Jennie Saine.
Mary Newcomb Cornwell served in all of the local chapter offices. In addition, she served as Historian, Vice-Regent, and Regent at the North Carolina State level. On the national level, she held the office of Vice President General.
The chapter has always maintained a keen interest in the local Revolutionary battle which took place at Ramsour᾿s Mill on June 20, 1780. This was a significant victory for the Whigs against the more numerous Tories. It dampened Tory sentiment in the area, affecting the outcome of the Battle of Kings Mountain which followed in October. For the 150th anniversary of the battle a large boulder, known as Lord Tarleton᾿s Tea Table, was moved to the lawn of the Lincoln County Courthouse, and a bronze marker placed on it to commemorate the Whig victory. Before the 175th anniversary of the battle, the chapter restored the old and deteriorated brick tomb of the Whig captains who gave their lives in that battle. A bronze marker designating the tomb was dedicated in 1995 by the Jacob Forney Chapter, NSDAR. We continue to preserve and promote the memory of that significant battle.
Since 1928 we have remained an active chapter.
From the Jacob Forney Chapter of DAR website