The Daughters of the American Revolution Wilmington chapter is hosting a plaque dedication at 10 a.m. Friday, March 20, at USS North Carolina’s Battleship Park in Wilmington.
culture and history
‘Science on the Sound’ to dig into 16th-century Hatteras
“The Smoking Gun?: New Radiocarbon Dates and Hunting Practices Linking Hatteras Island to Fort Raleigh in the Sixteenth Century” is scheduled for 6 p.m. Thursday, March 26, at the Coastal Studies Institute on the East Carolina University Outer Banks Campus.
Work to begin on fire-damaged light station quarters
Once repairs are completed at the Bodie Island double keepers’ quarters, which was damaged in January 2025 in an electrical fire, new exhibits will be installed on the building’s ground floor.
Beaufort Maritime Museum reopens after yearlong closure
While the museum was closed to the public, staff revamped the inside and added new exhibits that highlight the state’s role in the Revolutionary War and recreation on the coast.
Onslow history museum to open new America 250th exhibit
The museum in Richlands is holding a family free day Saturday when it opens its new “SEMPER FIDELIS: Onslow County Celebrates America 250″ exhibit.
Port plan would have ‘significant adverse impacts’: DCM
N.C. Division of Coastal Management objected to the proposed Wilmington Harbor project to deepen and widen the channel, stating that the Army Corps of Engineers’ review of the project fails to fully evaluate potential impacts to the environment, people and historic and cultural resources.
Core Sound readies for annual winter fundraising dinner
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and Heritage Center is hosting its annual Taste of Core Sound winter edition Friday evening at the site on Harkers Island.
Dare students can enter essay, art contest for America’s 250th
Students in third through 12th grade are encouraged to enter the committee’s essay contest and student art exhibit, both “designed to celebrate local history, highlight student talent and support innovative learning in the lead-up to the Dare A250 Faire” on April 18.
Moses Grandy’s eventual freedom came at great cost
Second of two parts: Moses Grandy, born enslaved in Camden County, made three attempts to purchase his freedom, and he secured his family’s freedom, too.
CSI’s ‘Maritime Mysteries’ program to take a dive underwater
Families with children 7 and older can learn about the world of maritime archaeology Wednesday afternoon at the Coastal Studies Institute in Wanchese.
Enslaved in Camden County, Moses Grandy knew its cruelty
A highway marker erected last fall honors Moses Grandy of Camden County, whose life story helped elevate understanding of the institution’s brutality and increase calls for its abolition.
How this famous Outer Banks cook made ‘Banker’ fish cakes
To taste a fish cake in the style of coastal North Carolina “Bankers,” the name locals use for the ancestral residents of these islands, is to take a bite of history.
Hammocks group to hold NC Teachers Association program
The Friends of Hammocks Beach and Bear Island group is hosting an event Saturday that celebrates the North Carolina Teacher’s Association, the only organization for African American educators in the state.
Battle of Moores Creek Bridge virtual program Feb. 19
The State Archives is commemorating the 250th anniversary of the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge with a virtual lunch and learn program, “Marching Toward Revolution” at noon Thursday.
Our Coast: Federal Writers’ Project’s Muriel Wolff in Terra Ceia
Muriel L. Wolff while working for the Federal Writers’ Project spent several weeks during May 1938 interviewing people in Beaufort County’s Terra Ceia, where Dutch immigrants, African Americans, and others tried to make a new home in hard times, historian David Cecelski writes.
‘The Cosmopolitan Mullet,’ Part 2: Back to where it all began
Dr. David Burney and his wife Lida follow their love for mullet from Down East Carteret County to Sardinia, “the very heartland of one of Italian cuisine’s most famous products, bottarga di muggine, our own beloved mullet roe” in the second installment of a series special to Coastal Review.
