If you’ve ever been in the woods this time of year and noticed a sweet fragrance but couldn’t pinpoint it, you’re not having olfactory hallucinations — this aromatic wonder grows right here in North Carolina.
culture and history
PBS NC to air interviews on US Life-Saving Service history
Two examples of U.S. Life-Saving Service history on the North Carolina coast, the Pea Island Cookhouse Museum and the Chicamacomico Historic Site, are set to be showcased on North Carolina public television this month.
Ocracoke a beacon of maritime history, quiet attraction
Accessible only by water or small aircraft, the barrier island and its villagers see the population swell each summer as visitors flock to its history, restaurants, nature and beaches.
Report uses new tools to address Wright Monument leakage
The recently released “Wright Brothers Monument and Powerhouse Historic Structure Report,” employs advanced tools to diagnose the interior of the monument’s stubborn excessive moisture and water intrusion.
Dare puts ‘OBX Folklore’ on the map in time for Halloween
Dare County gets in on spooky season with its new interactive map that features more than 30 tales, legends and ” mysterious occurrences” connected to the Outer Banks.
‘Rum Keg Girl’ in Beaufort’s Burying Ground: True story?
Stories persist that she comes out at night and runs around the cemetery, her own haunted playground, where gifts left at her grave sometimes mysteriously move around to different locations.
Special tour to give voices to Beaufort’s oldest residents
“Voices of the Past” guided tours set for Nov. 2 are to “bring to life the stories of those who have long passed and have been laid to rest in the Old Burying Ground.”
Chicamacomico Life-Saving Station observes its 150th year
Photo essay: The crew’s heroic legacy was lauded during a recent program commemorating the 150th anniversary of the station opening October 1874 in Rodanthe.
Hybrid program to highlight 250 years of women in politics
“From Edenton to Congress” Nov. 1 is to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Edenton Tea Party and highlight the women in state politics.
Blackbeard’s shipwreck conservation lab to offer tours
N.C. Office of State Archaeology conservators and researchers are to explain the history of the ship during 90-minute tours on Nov. 2 of the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Lab in Greenville.
State announces 8 to receive NC’s highest civilian honor
Among the recipients for their contributions to the science field are Tom Earnhardt and astronaut Christina Koch.
Maps may yield clearest clues to ‘nation’s oldest mystery’
Archaeologist Eric Klingelhofer of the First Colony Foundation says a review of historic maps indicates that the Croatan tribe who had befriended the Roanoke colonists did not live year-round on Hatteras Island, so the missing English settlers likely just crossed the sound.
Nuts about figs? These edible, inverted flowers thrive here
There’s something about figs, the fruit that’s actually not, and the easy-to-propagate tree that — like so many of us — simply loves life on the North Carolina coast.
Historical marker program to feature Meherrin Tribe
The marker commemorating the Meherrin Tribe is to be dedicated during a ceremony Oct. 5 at the Meherrin Tribal Grounds in Ahoskie.
Preserved Skinnersville church bears builders’ handprints
Rural Washington County is home to a restored 170-year-old house of worship on the National Register, and the nonprofit group formed to restore the structure likely built by enslaved people says it offers revealing glimpses into our past.
Town council puts Hotel Hinton permit decision on hold
Edenton officials have tabled action on a requested permit related to SAGA Realty and Construction’s $9 million plans for the historic Hotel Hinton.
