# Event Details - **Event Name**: Wake 250: Artifacts from Archaeological Digs in Rolesville by Michael Baile - **Event Start and End Date**: Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm – Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Michael Bailey, President of the Historic Rolesville (NC) Society, will dicuss the 18th-century artifacts that he has uncovered.About this EventMichael Bailey, President of the Rolesville (NC) Historical Society, will dicuss the 18th-century artifacts that he has uncovered in the vicinity of Rolesville NC.More details on the program are to come.Mike Bailey is the founding and current president of the Historic Rolesville Society (HRS), a local non-profit organization. Mike served in the US Navy and has over 20 years of experience in the life sciences sector. He currently works as a Senior Validation Engineer with KBI Biopharma. He also has over 25 years of scuba diving experience and has volunteered his underwater diving services for the Youngsville Dive Rescue Team out of Franklin County, where he implemented and trained divers for underwater metal detecting. He has a real knack for searching for and finding lost history.Mike is a Raleigh native who grew to love history by discovering lost artifacts with a metal detector in hand during his childhood in northern Wake County. He still searches today successfully documenting local history. The artifact collection has grown over the decades, and many of the artifacts are displayed in the Little House Museum in Rolesville, NC. Local history is vast and fascinating, especially when looked at along with physical clues from the past. This type of investigation leads to thinking more deeply about the land and ground we live on.Mike enjoys sharing this history with others. It is a history which spans thousands of years from native Americans through the period when Wake County was being formed, and after. Some of the artifacts are among the area's oldest, and each artifact shares a story of its creation, purpose, and use.On a side note, Mike did not like history in school, but once he started finding it, interest, research, and intrigue developed, helping him to become a true local history detective.Registration for the event is required, and no refunds will be issued unless we must cancel the event. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/raleigh/wake-250-artifacts-from-archaeological-digs-in-rolesville-by-michael-baile/100001722800776499 - **Event Categories**: - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 12.51, currency: USD ## Event venue details - **city**: Raleigh - **state**: NC - **country**: United States - **location**: Mordecai Historic Park Classroom in the Visitors Center - **lat**: 35.7934295 - **long**: -78.6324707 - **full address**: Mordecai Historic Park Classroom in the Visitors Center, 1101 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, United States ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: Wake 250: Artifacts from Archaeological Digs in Rolesville by Michael Baile - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1426a9da5ed2af660f6d0f531488296f3e6ca239e8a5710210cec0387df6f222-rimg-w510-h359-dc161514-gmir.jpg?v=1758878948 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is Wake 250: Artifacts from Archaeological Digs in Rolesville by Michael Baile being held? - **A:** Wake 250: Artifacts from Archaeological Digs in Rolesville by Michael Baile takes place on Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 07:00 pm to Mon, 16 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm at Mordecai Historic Park Classroom in the Visitors Center, 1101 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh, United States. - **Q**: Who is organizing Wake 250: Artifacts from Archaeological Digs in Rolesville by Michael Baile? - **A:** Wake 250: Artifacts from Archaeological Digs in Rolesville by Michael Baile is organized by Wake County Historical Society. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "Wake 250: Artifacts from Archaeological Digs in Rolesville by Michael Baile", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/1426a9da5ed2af660f6d0f531488296f3e6ca239e8a5710210cec0387df6f222-rimg-w510-h359-dc161514-gmir.jpg?v=1758878948", "startDate": "2026-03-16", "endDate": "2026-03-16", "url": "https://allevents.in/raleigh/wake-250-artifacts-from-archaeological-digs-in-rolesville-by-michael-baile/100001722800776499", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Mordecai Historic Park Classroom in the Visitors Center", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "1101 Wake Forest Road", "postalCode": "27604", "addressLocality": "Raleigh", "addressRegion": "NC", "addressCountry": "US" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "35.7934295", "longitude": "-78.6324707" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Michael Bailey, President of the Historic Rolesville (NC) Society, will dicuss the 18th-century artifacts that he has uncovered.", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-02", "availabilityEnds": "2026-03-16", "validFrom": "2026-05-02", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "12.51", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/raleigh/wake-250-artifacts-from-archaeological-digs-in-rolesville-by-michael-baile/100001722800776499" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-05-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/raleigh/wake-250-artifacts-from-archaeological-digs-in-rolesville-by-michael-baile/100001722800776499", "price": "7.18", "name": "WCHS Members" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-05-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/raleigh/wake-250-artifacts-from-archaeological-digs-in-rolesville-by-michael-baile/100001722800776499", "price": "12.51", "name": "Non-members" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "USD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-05-02", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-05-02", "url": "https://allevents.in/raleigh/wake-250-artifacts-from-archaeological-digs-in-rolesville-by-michael-baile/100001722800776499", "price": 0, "name": "$100 and up contributor" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Wake County Historical Society", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/wake-county-historical-society/17692664" } ] } ] ```