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U.S. Life Saving Service Operations along the North Carolina Coast

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC

Join North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort Education Curator Benjamin Wunderly to learn about the history of U.S. Life-Saving Service operations, the precursor to the United States Coast Guard.

Brigadier General Billy Mitchell: Father of the U.S. Air Force and Hatteras Hero

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC

Join Danny Couch to learn about the man considered by aviation historians as the most polarizing airman this country has ever produced. Brig. Gen. Billy Mitchell is, nonetheless, regarded as the father of the United States Air Force and an icon in American aviation history....

John Rollinson: Hero of Hatteras Island

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC

Join Danny Couch to learn about John Wallace Rollinson (1827 -1906), a fascinating figure in the history of Hatteras Island. Hatteras’ first paid schoolteacher, collector of the Port of Hatteras and reluctant Civil War outlaw, Rollinson’s legacy has stood the test of time.

Lost Colony

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC

Join Hatteras native Scott Dawson to learn about the English who attempted to colonize the New World in 1587 and the mystery surrounding their disappearance.

Museum Mysteries: A Hatteras Island Halloween Tour

Join us for a stop on your spooky ride through your favorite Hatteras Island museums as we explore myths and tales from the region. Historian Danny Couch will  weave four captivating tales about the haunted past of Hatteras Island from 1 to 1:45 p.m. in...

Hatteras Museums’ Fall Celebration

Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum 59200 Museum Drive, Hatteras, NC

Join us at the Graveyard of the Atlantic for one of the stops on the Hatteras Museums' Fall Celebration and Open House. We'll have a special Thanksgiving scavenger hunt, along with recipe cards to share and a morning craft for the kids. Admission and activities...