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August 2024
Frisco Native American Museum offers drumming class
Join Micheal Grayhawk Parsons for a class on Native Drumming and the meaning “Heartbeat of the Earth”. He will be sharing information about the different pow wow styles, and history. You will get a chance to try your hand at drumming as well. Friday August 9th at 2pm at the newly expanded and upgraded Natural History Center on the Frisco Native American Museum grounds. Class is $10 and reservations are recommended. For more information about the museum: www.nativeamericanmuseum.org https://www.facebook.com/FriscoNativeAmericanMuseum/ For…
Find out more »Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum presents North Carolina Whales: Diversity, Distribution and Conservation
Join Keith Rittmaster, natural science Curator of the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort and director of the Bonehenge Whale Center, for an overview of species he encounters through his work and some of the conservation issues they face. The informal lecture is part of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum’s Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These talks are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June 4 through Aug. 27 in…
Find out more »Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum presents Early NC Ferry Crossings starting June 11
Join Benjamin Wunderly, education curator of the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort, to learn about some colonial-era river crossings and the ferry systems that carried vehicles and passengers to the outer barrier islands of the state’s coast. The informal lecture is part of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum’s Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These talks are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June 4 through Aug. 27 in the…
Find out more »Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum presents In the Eye of the Storm: Hurricanes, Archaeological Sites, and Environmental Change in Coastal NC starting June 18
Join Allyson Ropp, a maritime archaeologist and historic preservation archaeological specialist with the NC Office of State Archaeology, for a presentation that looks at how hurricanes impact the work of finding and preserving history. The informal lecture is part of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum’s Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These talks are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June 4 through Aug. 27 in the museum, located at…
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Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum presents North Carolina Whales: Diversity, Distribution and Conservation
Join Keith Rittmaster, natural science Curator of the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort and director of the Bonehenge Whale Center, for an overview of species he encounters through his work and some of the conservation issues they face. The informal lecture is part of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum’s Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These talks are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June 4 through Aug. 27 in…
Find out more »Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum presents Early NC Ferry Crossings starting June 11
Join Benjamin Wunderly, education curator of the NC Maritime Museum in Beaufort, to learn about some colonial-era river crossings and the ferry systems that carried vehicles and passengers to the outer barrier islands of the state’s coast. The informal lecture is part of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum’s Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These talks are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June 4 through Aug. 27 in the…
Find out more »Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum presents In the Eye of the Storm: Hurricanes, Archaeological Sites, and Environmental Change in Coastal NC starting June 18
Join Allyson Ropp, a maritime archaeologist and historic preservation archaeological specialist with the NC Office of State Archaeology, for a presentation that looks at how hurricanes impact the work of finding and preserving history. The informal lecture is part of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum’s Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture. These talks are scheduled at 11 a.m. on Tuesdays from June 4 through Aug. 27 in the museum, located at…
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