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Public Input for Graveyard of the Atlantic Exhibits

October 15, 2009 – 9:31 am

HATTERAS – The design team for the new exhibits at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is seeking public input for the space. Public comment is being sought at a meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. The museum is adjacent to the ferry docks in Hatteras Village. This is an [...]

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Graveyard of the Atlantic Exhibit Space, Design Underway

September 23, 2009 – 1:26 pm

HATTERAS – New exhibit space at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum is currently under construction as part of the final phase of completion for the Museum. The 5,162 square foot permanent exhibit gallery is being fitted with HVAC, wiring, and other essential elements in preparation for the installation of a new series of [...]

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Graveyard of The Atlantic Museum Offers Free Summer Activities

July 9, 2009 – 1:31 pm

HATTERAS — Island Quilting Traditions, Canvas Back Decoy Construction, the Civil War on Hatteras Island, Children’s Crafts, Stories by the Sea, Maritime Heritage Speakers and even a Birthday Party for Blackbeard are some of the free activities announced today by the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in Hatteras for this summer.
Every Wednesday at 2 p.m. [...]

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Hatteras Happenings at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum

July 2, 2009 – 4:10 pm

HATTERAS ISLAND — Try painting, food tasting, or hearing about “the good ol’ days” on Hatteras Island at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum in July. The Meekins Chandlery Gift Shop and Friends of the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum are sponsors.
Award winning writer Ray McAllister, Richmond Times-Dispatch columnist, will reflect on his [...]

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Graveyard of the Atlantic Hosts Free Talk on USS Monitor Recovery, Artifacts

May 28, 2009 – 1:44 pm

HATTERAS – Eric Nordgren, senior conservator with the USS Monitor project at The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va., will give a free public presentation on “Conservation of the USS Monitor” at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Wednesday, June 17, at 7 p.m.
On Dec.31, 1862, the famed Union ironclad USS Monitor fell victim [...]

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‘Flags Over Hatteras’ Civil War Talk at Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum May 20

May 15, 2009 – 10:47 am

HATTERAS–Drew Pullen, an authority on the Civil War on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, give a free public presentation, “Flags Over Hatteras,” at the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum on Wednesday, May 20, at 7 p.m.
In May 1861, the Atlantic Blockading Squadron Board of Strategy regarded the “…sterile, half drowned shores of North Carolina…” with little [...]

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Public Invited to WWII British Grave Ceremonies to Honor Sailors

May 5, 2009 – 8:50 am

(Hatteras) - Grave ceremonies in Buxton and Ocracoke will be held on May 7 and 8 to honor British and Canadian sailors who gave their lives during WWII. The first ceremony will be held at 11 a.m., May 7, at the WWII British Cemetery near the lighthouse in Buxton with a reception following [...]

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Sea Chanteys in Free Concert at Graveyard of the Atlantic

March 19, 2009 – 9:14 am

HATTERAS – The singer sometimes called “one of the strongest and finest tenor voices on the folk scene” is coming to the Graveyard of the Atlantic Museum. Geoff Kaufman has performed nationally and internationally and is widely known for music of the sea. On April 9, at 7 p.m., he performs a free concert at [...]

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