The General Society of Colonial Wars, founded in 1893, is one of the most exclusive men’s societies in the United States, and its roster includes many distinguished men from throughout the country.

     Chartered by the General Society of Colonial Wars at a meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, in 1949, and organized at The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill in 1950, the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina it has adhered faithfully to the vision of its founders that all members of the North Carolina Society be descended from worthy members of the colonial establishment and be gentlemen of the highest social and professional standing. The Society is proud of its heritage and aims to maintain its high standards in perpetuity.  Our Society Seal is the early Seal of North Carolina with the individual Seals of the Eight Lords Proprietor.
  
     Over the years, the North Carolina Society’s Spring and Fall Courts have been held in many of the state’s most attractive venues, among them the Carolina Country Club in Raleigh, the Prestonwood Country Club in Cary, the University Club and the Hope Valley Country Club in Durham, and The Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill. North Carolina’s Warriors and their ladies have enjoyed excellent fellowship, sumptuous meals, and fascinating and informative programs.

    While the social aspects of the North Carolina Society may represent its most salient characteristic, socializing is by no means the Society’s only focus. Supporting worthy historical projects and entities related to the state’s colorful colonial era is also very much a part of the Society’s agenda, and in the past, it has provided grants for the historic Joel Lane House in Raleigh, for the Museum of Early Southern Decorative Arts in Winston-Salem, and for East Carolina University’s Joyner Library to help with the acquisition of a first edition of John Lawson’s seminal natural history, A New Voyage to Carolina (London, 1709).  In addition, it has erected historical markers in Bath, Brunswick, Halifax and Ft. Dobbs and in 2009-2010 supported North Carolina’s John Lawson celebrations.

     As the Society of Colonial Wars in the State of North Carolina looks to its future, it takes pride in the high quality and the strong commitment of its members and in its financial well-being. The Society looks forward to its future as a robust social organization and an important cultural asset for the state of North Carolina.