Wright will discuss her most recent work, “Crow,” a fictionalized account of the 1898 massacre in Wilmington during the Author Talk at 4 p.m. Friday in the Carolina Shores branch.
culture and history
Bodie Island Lighthouse 150th celebration rescheduled
Bodie Island Lighthouse 150th anniversary event has been rescheduled for Nov. 12.
Moores Creek Battlefield to host candlelight tour
Moores Creek National Battlefield is holding its annual candlelight tour Nov. 19.
Monthly talk to focus on Algonquians of the Outer Banks
Dr. Chris Oakley will share his research Thursday at The Coastal Studies Institute on coastal Algonquians native to the region in a presentation entitled “Maritime Indians: The Coastal Algonquians of the Outer Banks.”
Search for Blackbeard’s treasure based on enduring myth
Popular literature and the public’s imagination have long perpetuated the notion that the notorious pirate buried his ill-gotten wealth, perhaps on Ocracoke Island.
1898 Wilmington massacre remembrance Nov. 3-13
Join New Hanover County, Wilmington, organizations and partners to commemorate the 124th anniversary of the 1898 Wilmington Massacre and Coup d’état Nov. 3013.
Museum display memorializes 1898 massacre victims
The soil-filled jars that bear victims’ names are on display until Nov. 20 at the Cape Fear Museum of History and Science.
Author traces family’s boatbuilding history in new book
LeVern Davis Parker shares her family’s boatbuilding legacy in her new book, “Our Family, Its History Their Boats: Six Generations of Boat Builders in Dare County.”
Paths project aims to make Outer Banks national parks safer
Over the next few years, new paved multiuse paths are to be installed in Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site and Wright Brothers National Memorial.
‘Portraits of Down East’ exhibit in Atlantic Oct. 14-15
The 19 original paintings of Down East Carteret County landscapes will be on display by Durham artist Tony Alderman Friday and Saturday in Atlantic Elementary School’s gym.
Wilmington 1898 coup documentary screening Thursday
“McKinley’s Guns,” a documentary about the 1898 coup and massacre in Wilmington will be shown Thursday night at Thalian Hall.
Hyde County still features wild, undisturbed natural areas
In our continuing history series about North Carolina’s 20 coastal counties, historian Eric Medlin frames Hyde County’s natural resources as its greatest asset.
Decoy carver exhibit to open at Museum of the Albemarle
“Working Birds: Decoys and Their Carvers” opens Nov. 3 in the Elizabeth City museum.
Two events set to pay tribute to fishing industry, families
The 25th Blessing of the Fleet in Morehead City is set for Sunday morning and the Swansboro Blessing of the Fleet is Oct. 7.
Sneads Ferry, Newport shaped by Marine Corps neighbors
The two coastal communities would each likely be dramatically different today if not for their neighboring Marine Corps installations.
Island Farm to greet fall with 11th annual Pumpkin Patch
There will be historic games, doll crafting, candle making, blacksmith shop giveaways and other activities the first four Saturdays in October at the 1850s living history site on Roanoke Island.
