Tag Archives: Knights of the Black Flag

Capturing Blackbeard Through Conservation

November 5, 2009 – 12:26 pm

Editor’s note: Stories on Blackbeard’s November ties are welcome now. This event is for the media only. It will review work on artifact investigation from the presumed Queen Anne’s Revenge shipwreck, Blackbeard’s flagship. GREENVILLE – November was a big month for the pirate Blackbeard. He captured the vessel La Concorde in November 1717, and renamed [...]

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Knights of the Black Flag Invade State Fair

October 21, 2009 – 2:24 pm

History and Agriculture collaborate on Fair exhibit North Carolina Commissioner of Agriculture Steve Troxler and North Carolina Museum of History Director Ken Howard spent opening day at the State Fair together, where their two organizations are collaborating to bring fairgoers a taste of North Carolina and a brush with Blackbeard. The Museum has recreated part [...]

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Apex Family is 100,000th Visitor to “Knights of the Black Flag”

October 13, 2009 – 8:23 am

The N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh recognized the 100,000th visitor to the popular exhibit Knights of the Black Flag on Saturday, Oct. 10. Johan Meurling of Apex purchased the lucky winning ticket for his family. He and his wife, Stephanie, and their daughters, Maya (11) and Tess (9), were surprised with a bounty of [...]

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Last Chance to See a Classic Pirate Movie

September 28, 2009 – 2:52 pm

Catch the classic pirate flick “The Pirate of the Black Hawk” on Friday, Oct. 2 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the last installment of the series First Friday at the Movies at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Even seafaring scoundrels would agree this movie is a steal — admission, popcorn, beverages and [...]

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Celebrate Talk Like A Pirate Day at Museum of History

August 31, 2009 – 3:30 pm

Yo-ho-ho, ye mateys! Talk Like a Pirate Day is Saturday, Sept. 19, and there’s no better place to celebrate than the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Dress like a pirate to get free admission to Knights of the Black Flag, a major exhibit exploring the legacy of pirates, from ancient times to the present, [...]

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Pirate Myths Versus Reality

June 17, 2009 – 4:20 pm

Do Jack Sparrow’s adventures in “Pirates of the Caribbean” even come close to the reality of life on the high seas during the Golden Age of Piracy, from 1689 to the 1720s? How has the popular perception of pirates influenced the historical interpretation of piracy? Find out during the program A Pirate’s Life for Me? [...]

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June Programs at N.C. Museum of History

June 2, 2009 – 9:45 am

For plenty of free activities this June, look no further than the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Swashbuckling fun awaits you at Family Day: Pirates in Colonial Carolina on Saturday, June 6. This large event features pirate re-enactors, sword-fighting demonstrations and more. Admission is free to the exhibit Knights of the Black Flag on [...]

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Summer Fun!

May 29, 2009 – 4:00 pm

[display_podcast]   With Memorial Day over, summer is upon us.  Today’s podcast gives some entertainment options for the entire family, available from the Department of Cultural Resources.  First up, George Holt of the North Carolina Museum of Art talks about the summer concert series held each year in the Museum’s amphitheatre.    Saturday June 6 is [...]

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Free Family Day Focuses on Pirates

May 29, 2009 – 10:40 am

Ahoy, mateys! Adventures of the high seas await you at Family Day: Pirates in Colonial Carolina on Saturday, June 6, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Meet pirate re-enactors, watch sword-fighting demonstrations and experience more during this free event. And, shiver me timbers, admission is free all [...]

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Shipwreck Project Director Presents Program

April 14, 2009 – 1:07 pm

You may be surprised at some of the archaeological findings from the shipwreck believed to be Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge, which ran aground off North Carolina’s coast in 1718. Mark U. Wilde-Ramsing, director of the Queen Anne’s Revenge Shipwreck Project, will explain what the findings reveal about the ship’s role in colonial America, the [...]

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May Programs at the N.C. Museum of History

April 9, 2009 – 8:56 am

Ah . . . May brings beach days and calm ocean breezes. But the seas are stormy at the N.C. Museum of History, where pirates wreak havoc in the exhibit Knights of the Black Flag. May’s slate of programs includes two fascinating lectures about these seafaring scoundrels. Pirates won’t invade the coastal waters of the [...]

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Questions and Answers in the Queen Anne’s Revenge Lab

March 26, 2009 – 3:13 pm

GREENVILLE – Visitors soon will see how researchers figure out what are some of the artifacts recovered from the wreck of the purported Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), Blackbeard’s flagship, found near Beaufort. The loot includes gold dust, cannons, ballast stones, bones, and bells, among more than 100,000 recovered artifacts. Conservators analyze and document the artifacts [...]

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The French Connection and Fleur de Lis at Shipwreck

March 10, 2009 – 2:17 pm

RALEIGH – Coming from the 12th to the 21st century, seven nesting cups deliver a big message about the presumed wreck of the Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR), Blackbeard’s flagship, found near Beaufort. The first discovered fleur de lis pattern (a stylized “flower of the lily”) was found on the third smallest of the cup-shaped weights. [...]

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Museum of History Opens “Knights of the Black Flag” Exhibit

March 9, 2009 – 9:55 am

Marauders. Plunderers. Bloodthirsty sea-thieves. Whatever their name, pirates have wreaked havoc on the high seas since waterway travel began. These seafaring scoundrels command attention in a major exhibit that opened Friday, March 6, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Knights of the Black Flag explores the legacy of pirates, from ancient times to [...]

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Knights of the Black Flag

January 22, 2009 – 4:36 pm

Pirates — those swashbuckling, seafaring scoundrels — will swagger to the forefront in a major exhibit opening Friday, March 6, at the N.C. Museum of History in Raleigh. Knights of the Black Flag will explore the legacy of infamous rogues of the high seas, from ancient times to the present. Intriguing artifacts, legends and history [...]

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