SOUTHPORT, N.C. — An N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport lecture originally scheduled to coincide with the start of hurricane season will now be held in August. Jay Barnes, author of the newly released “Fifteen Hurricanes That Changed the Carolinas: Powerful Storms, Climate Change, and What We...
SOUTHPORT — As part of a World War II campaign, the German Navy unleashed attack submarines — known as “U-boats” — on the United States. An upcoming presentation hosted by the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport will explore that campaign, which turned the east...
SOUTHPORT, NC — Descendants of enslaved Africans, the Gullah-Geechee people established a unique culture along the southeastern coast. An upcoming presentation hosted by the N.C. Maritime Museum at Southport will showcase how the early traditions continue to influence to this day. The Rev. Sean Palmer will...
The program is part of the museum’s Third Tuesday lecture series, which is held at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. Lectures are open to the public and geared for ages 16 years and older. The program is free; donations are appreciated. Seating is...
Join Christine Brin, associate education curator from the North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort, on Aug. 20 at 7 p.m. for the presentation “Stede Bonnet: Worst Pirate Ever?” The program is part of the museum’s Third Tuesday lecture series, which is held at the Southport...
Our long running lecture series returns for 2023 with In the Most Furious Manner: The Battle of Moores Creek Bridge with Jason Howell. Join us at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 21,3 at the Southport Community Building to learn more about the battle, which was...
Join Rod Gragg Sept. 17 at 7 p.m. to learn about the "Federal Navy at Fort Fisher." The program is part of the museum’s Third Tuesday lecture series, which is held at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. Lectures are open to the public...
On November 22, 1849, two enslaved men—George Walker and Thomas Wooster—stowed themselves away on the schooner Minerva Wright in an attempt to escape slavery. Cape Fear Museum historian Dr. Jan Davidson will explore this compelling tale of escape and recapture within the context of the...
The program is part of the museum’s Third Tuesday lecture series, which is held at the Southport Community Building, 223 E. Bay St. Lectures are open to the public and geared for ages 16 years and older. The program is free; donations are appreciated. Seating is...
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...