Join staff and volunteers for maritime crafts in the museum library/education space located off of the lobby. The program is free and open to the public. All supplies are furnished. Registration is not required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.
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 the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum for your chance to make your own version of a sailor’s valentine. Sailors’ valentines were originally created in the 1800s from seashells and eight-sided cases enclosed in glass. Many sailors’ valentines were purchased in the Caribbean, where sailors...
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...
Developed in the mid-1800s, Morse code became a standard form of communication that is still in use today. The code features dots and dashes to convey letters of the alphabet and can be used to hide messages from people who don’t know the code. At...
Join staff and volunteers for maritime crafts in the museum library/education space located off of the lobby. The program is free and open to the public. All supplies are furnished. Registration is not required. Children must be accompanied by an adult.