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History Tales: Make It, Take It: “Teach’s Light”

October 29, 2012 – 5:00 pm

The Museum of the Albemarle will hold “History Tales:  Make It, Take It” on Friday, November 9, 2012 at 3:30 p.m.  Participants must be elementary age and accompanied by an adult.  Participants will discover the legend of Blackbeard the Pirate through Nell Wise Wechter’s book “Teach’s Light.”  This book has been handed down for three [...]

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Queen Anne’s Revenge Shipwreck Project Progress and Funding Celebrated

October 19, 2012 – 10:30 am

BEAUFORT – Gov. Bev Perdue joined N.C. Department of Cultural Resources Secretary Linda Carlisle in celebrating the scientific research and tourism benefits that have derived from the study of the shipwreck of Blackbeard’s flagship, Queen Anne’s Revenge.  It also was announced today at the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort that more than $400,000 of a $450,000 goal [...]

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Queen Anne’s Revenge Community Day at N.C. Maritime Museum

October 15, 2012 – 4:00 pm

BEAUFORT–As part of “National Archaeology Day” the N.C. Maritime Museum in Beaufort will host a number of fun-filled activities related to the Queen Anne’s Revenge (QAR) project on Saturday, Oct. 20, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.  With a focus on artifacts recovered from the wreck of Blackbeard’s flagship, conservators will explain how the items are freed from the cement-like [...]

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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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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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