Before the War of 1812, Otway Burns Jr. was a sailing master and commanded a merchant ship sailing between New Bern and Portland, Maine. When the war broke out, Burns became interested in privateering, the practice of government-authorized maritime warfare by privately-owned ships. With Letters of Marque...
Join historian James Charlet a presentation on the United States 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. The series, which is sponsored by the Friends of the Graveyard of...
Join JR Shanty Co for a performance of original and classic sea shanties. The duo is made up of married and retired music teachers Julianne Laird and Richard Laird. Julianne has had a life-long interest in and fascination with the history and legends of the...
Join Scott Dawson, museum owner & curator of the Lost Colony Museum, author, and amateur archaeologist, for a presentation on the new discoveries being found at his ongoing archaeological site in Buxton, NC. The presentation is part of the museum’s Salty Dawg Speaker Series, which features...
Join author Gray Parsons for readings from his book Hope on Hatterask, which deals with a shipwreck off Hatteras, the maritime underground railroad, and the early intermarriage of people from Indigenous, African, and European ancestries. A book signing will follow. Gray Michael Parsons is a graduate of...
Join local history buff, genealogy researcher, and keeper of lost things Robin Holt for a reading from her book "My Daily Bounded Realm: A Journal of Daily Life in the Outer Banks in 1900" and a discussion about life on the Outer Banks at the...
Join Mel Poole to explore the history of the US Lifesaving Service, Keeper Little Bannister Midgett IV of Chicamacomico Station, and the 1881 rescue of the schooner Thomas J Lancaster. The presentation is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina...
Few realize how close the World War II “Battle of the Atlantic” came to North Carolina’s coast or the efforts civilian aviators with the Coastal Patrol of the Civil Air Patrol went to protect the coastline. Join Christine Brin, associate education curator from the North...
Rev. Bart Muller is a descendent of First Lieutenant Rudolph, First Sergeant Theodore, and Private Wilhelm Beutler, who, as members of the 20th New York United Turner Rifles, participated in the landing and battles of Forts Hatteras and Clark. The 20th was one of a...
Join N.C. Park Ranger Austin Paul to learn about Jockeys Ridge State Park, home to the tallest living sand dune system on the Atlantic coast. The program is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and...
Join JR Shanty Co for a performance of original and classic sea shanties. The duo is made up of married and retired music teachers Julianne Laird and Richard Laird. Julianne has had a life-long interest in and fascination with the history and legends of the...
Located in a highly dynamic environment, maritime heritage resources offer insight into past coastlines and communities. Join Maddie Roth, a PhD Candidate in East Carolina University's Integrated Coastal Sciences Program, to learn about opportunities to better understand and preserve shipwreck sites, aids to navigation, and...