Hurricane Threat Forces Postponement of ‘Flags Over Hatteras’
HATTERAS – The approach of Hurricane Irene, and its possible landfall along the North Carolina coast has led organizers of the “Flags Over Hatteras” Sesquicentennial Commemoration to postpone the event...
View ArticleUpdate! Museums and Historic Sites Closings Due to Hurricane Irene
RALEIGH– In response to the approach of Hurricane Irene to eastern North Carolina, the following museums and historic sites within the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources will alter hours until...
View ArticleConference at N.C. Maritime Museum On “America’s Forgotten War” of 1812
BEAUFORT – In a free daylong conference marking its bicentennial, “America’s Forgotten War,” the War of 1812, will be remembered at the N.C. Maritime Museum-Beaufort on June 29. Speakers will examine...
View ArticleQueen Anne’s Revenge Posters Free to Local Educators
BEAUFORT – Thanks to a grant from the Carteret Community Foundation, local educators can get the new Blackbeard’s Queen Anne’s Revenge educational posters for free. In response to the growing demand...
View ArticleFort Fisher, Maritime Museum At Southport & Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson...
RALEIGH – Nearly 150 years after the final shots of the Civil War were fired, a new wave of volunteers will descend on America’s battlefields – only these dedicated troops will wield paint brushes,...
View ArticlePirate Excavation Education Launches Shipwreck Expedition
BEAUFORT — North Carolina students in the 4th through 8th grades can free their imaginations and ask questions about Blackbeard and the wreck of his flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), during a live...
View ArticleN.C. Maritime Museum at Southport Examines “Blockade Running: A Necessary Evil”
SOUTHPORT — President Abraham Lincoln called for a blockade of all ports within the seceded states April 19, 1860. An exhibit examining the stealthy vessels and skillful captains who worked to...
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