Join Dr. Sara Rich for a presentation that looks at the circumstances surrounding a 4,000-year-old Late Archaic dugout canoe illegally excavated from the Cooper River in South Carolina in 1997. The removal put the diver at odds with recognition of the rights of the Native...
Learn how these important plants (pine trees, indigo, and rice) and the skilled enslaved African laborers behind them helped create the economic backbone of the Lower Cape Fear in the 18th century. Participants will have the opportunity to explore history through hands-on activities, stations, and...
Curious about the nautical art of splicing and don’t know where to start? What’s the difference between a slice and a knot? Join the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport for a beginners’ primer with instructor Tom Lacey. Lacey grew up on the shores of...
Dr. Angie Zombek is the featured presenter for the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport’s monthly lecture series. Zombek’s lecture, ‘‘Competing Visions of the Post-War World: Military Reconstruction & Southern Resistance in North Carolina,” will be presented at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St....
Paul Peeples is the featured presenter for the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport’s monthly lecture series. Peeples’ lecture, ‘‘Marines of the Carolinas,” will be presented at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. The program is part of the museum’s Third Tuesday series, free...
Andrew Kahrl is the featured presenter for the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport’s monthly lecture series. Kahrl’s lecture, ‘‘The Land Was Ours: African American Beaches in the Changing South," will be presented at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. The program is part...
Dr. Matt McDonough is the featured presenter for the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport’s monthly lecture series. Dr. McDonough’s lecture, ‘‘The Golden Age of Piracy: Legacy and Reality,” will be presented at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. The program is part of...
All Friends of the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport members are invited to join museum staff and volunteers for an exclusive Membership Potluck from 6 to 7 p.m. Sept. 13. The potluck will be followed by a special presentation from Dr. Robert Browning, “’None Can...
Daniel Jones is the featured presenter for the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport’s monthly lecture series. Jones’ lecture, ‘‘The United States Colored Troops and Boundless by Stephen Hayes,” will be presented at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. The program is part of...
LeRae Umfleet is the featured presenter for the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport’s monthly lecture series. Umfleet’s lecture, ‘‘America 250 NC: It’s Not 1976 Again!,’ will be presented at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St., at 7 p.m. Nov. 21. The program is...