JR Shanty Co, comprised of wife and husband team Julianne Laird and Richard Workman, is an instrumental and vocal folk duo, which performs traditional sea shanties and songs of the sea. Featuring instrumentals on guitar and cello, these lifelong music educators energetically share the history...
Allyson Ropp, a doctoral student in the Integrated Coastal Studies Program at East Carolina University, explores the histories of some of the vessels lost along Wimble Shoals and northern Hatteras Island, as well as the overall near shore and offshore wrecking trends of the area....
Lydia Downs, a Masters candidate at East Carolina University working on the cultural meanings and preservation of a native American canoe in North Carolina, will focus on the Coharie Tribe in North Carolina to tell the story of their newly repatriated dugout canoe. The program...
Join Keith Rittmaster, natural science Curator of the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort and director of the Bonehenge Whale Center, for an overview of species he encounters through his work and some of the conservation issues they face. The informal lecture is part of the...
Join Benjamin Wunderly, education curator of the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort, to learn about some colonial-era river crossings and the ferry systems that carried vehicles and passengers to the outer barrier islands of the state's coast. The informal lecture is part of the museum's...
Join Allyson Ropp, a maritime archaeologist and historic preservation archaeological specialist with the NC Office of State Archaeology, for a presentation that looks at how hurricanes impact the work of finding and preserving history. The informal lecture is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture...
Join James Charlet for an informal lecture on the U.S. Life Saving Service. The program is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These talks are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June...
Join East Carolina University PhD candidate Maddie Roth for an informal lecture on the impact of climate change. The program is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These talks are scheduled at 11...
Join JR Shanty Co for a performance of original and classic sea shanties. The performance is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These programs are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June...
What did Alexander Hamilton, Pat Etheridge, Billy Mitchell, Sam Dosier, B.B. Dailey, Billy Mitchell, John Rollinson and other Hatterasmen (and Hatteraswomen) do for Hatteras? They put it on the map! Check out old maps, artifacts, lore, mysteries, history, and old and loved stories with a...
Join Scott Dawson, author of The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island, for an informal lecture on what happened to members of "Lost Colony" at nearby Roanoke. The program is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history...
Join JR Shanty Co for a performance of original and classic sea shanties. The performance is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These programs are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June...