The Mullet Wrapper
April 2015
Volume 12
Issue 4
Dive into History Symposium
April 11, 2015
10:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
CALENDAR
OF EVENTS
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April 3:
Closed State Holiday
April 11,:
Dive Into History
Symposium
April 16:
Knotheads
April 18:
Historic Southport
Bike Tour
April 21:
Third Tuesday
Evening Adult
Program
Join the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport, as we welcome a series of professional divers to
share fascinating moments in history through their
eyes.
Archaeologist Dr. James Delgado, the director of the
Maritime Heritage Program in the Office of National
Marine Sanctuaries of the U.S. National Oceanic &
Atmospheric Administration, will discuss his recent
excavation of the wreck Mary Celestia, a Civil War
blockade runner, whose Southport pilot perished from
yellow fever while navigating the vessel across The
Bar. Learn more about the ship’s demise in Bermuda
and how the wreck continues to give archaeologists
valuable information.
Salvager Denny Breece will discuss his 1987 recovery of a rudder and cannon from
the La Rosa de Bilbao, a late 1700s Spanish Vessel located off Southport’s shores.
April 22:
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Cape Fear is home to some of the most interesting
wrecks in North Carolina history and the panel discussion will be engaging and exciting.
The Symposium includes a boxed lunch and concludes with a panel of local divers
to answer public inquiries regarding our local wrecks.
Fee: $15 Members, $20 Non-members. For further details and to register call the
Museum 910-457-0003. Visit www.ncmaritimemuseums.com.
The program will be held at Murrow Hall, Southport Trinity UMC,
209 E. Nash St., Southport, NC, 28461
April 22, Wednesday
6th Annual NC Maritime Museum at Southport
GOLF CLASSIC
The Friends of the North Carolina Maritime Museum at
Southport will hold the Sixth Annual Maritime Museum
Golf Classic on Wednesday, April 22nd, at the Members
Club course in St. James. Registration begins at noon.
The event will include 18 holes of golf, cart, range balls,
a hole-in-one prize, skill awards, prizes in various categories,
happy hour, dinner, raffles, and live and silent auctions.
100% of the proceeds from this tournament will support the Museum’s Capital
Campaign.
Not a golfer? Sponsorships are available, as well as the opportunity for businesses to make auction donations. Tax
deductible cash donations are also greatly appreciated.
For more information contact Jim Carey (910) 253-6331,
the Museum (910) 457-0003 or
www.friendsncmmsouthport.org.
What Happened to the Lost Colony?
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or Centuries the tale of “The Lost
Colony” and their fate have been subThird Tuesday Evening Adult Program
ject to speculation. Historians as well as
enthusiasts have written books and produced television programming to forward
their hypotheses. There have been outdoor
dramas, folklorist stories, and interpretive
The Lost Colony is one of North Carolina’s
dance created on the ill-fated group. Algreat mysteries. Join the North Carolina
ways lingering in the colonial collective conMaritime Museum at Southport and UNCW
scious, what happened to the English men,
history professor, Dr. David LaVere whose
research indicates that when the English colo- women, and children who started a new life
nists disappeared from Roanoke in 1587, they in the “New World?” Virginia Dare, the first
English child born in North America, was
tried to leave clues to their whereabouts.
never found by her grandfather, John
Though John Smith and others would look for them, the Lost
Colonists were never seen again by Europeans. The possibilities White. He also lost his daughter and other
family members in the attempt of colonizaof their fate terrified the English and had the potential to derail
tion.
future English colonization.
April 21
7 p.m. – 9 p.m.
This talk delves into Roanoke Indian society and politics, English Elizabethan politics and colonial ambitions, reasons the Roanoke colony failed, and LaVere’s theories as to what happened
to the Lost Colonists.
The basic premise is simple: John White,
his family, and over 100 souls made it to
Roanoke to establish a colony. Leaving
the group in a tenuous situation, White
The program will be held at the Southport Community Building, sailed to England with the intention to re223 East Bay St., Southport. Program is free. Call the Museum supply his beleaguered colonists. Three
years later, upon his return, the entirety of
at 910-457-0003 to register.
the colony was gone. The only remaining
*This presentation is made possible by a grant from the North Carolina Humanities Council. The North Carolina Humanities Council is a nonprofit foun- hint to their location or demise was one
dation and a state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
word: CROATOAN.
Volunteer Opportunities
register, and provides customer service in the gift shop.
Requirements include a warm, professional public presence and customer-service orientation, as well as the
ability to communicate clearly and effectively with staff,
volunteers and visitors. Training is provided.
Other volunteer positions available include:
Special Event Volunteer - assists staff at occasional
evening and weekend programs and off-site events.
Volunteers greet guests, monitor program attendance,
The North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport offers
help serve refreshments, and perform other duties as
a variety of opportunities for individuals interested in volneeded.
unteering.
Program Volunteer - assists staff with programs for chilVolunteer placement is made based on an individual's
dren and adults that inspire an understanding and appreinterests, experience, abilities, availability, and on curciation for the rich maritime heritage of the Lower Cape
rent volunteer openings. Volunteers assist the Museum
Fear region.
staff in the following capacities:
Building/Grounds Maintenance - assists staff with light
The Museum needs people interested in working the
housekeeping duties and/or light yard work.
Information Desk/Gift Shop. They would greet visitors
as they enter the Museum, orient visitors to exhibits,
If you would like to become a volunteer, please contact
count daily visitation, answer telephone and direct calls the NC Maritime Museum at Southport, 910-457-0003 or
and messages to the appropriate person, operate cash email Sharon Venis at [email protected].
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“Come Grow With Us”
Phase II Needs
Education, interpretation and
preservation are the foundations of
the mission of the Maritime Museum.
As the Museum grows in patronage
and collections, expansion is imperative.
Phase II of our $305,000 Capital
Campaign will add 2,500 square foot
of space to our Moore Street facility
on the historic Fort Johnston site. The
addition will house an exhibit construction workshop, create archival
and exhibit storage space to properly
care for artifacts and materials, expand our classroom and meeting
space with a new multi-purpose room,
add new restroom facilities for greater
ease of access, provide a media
room adjunct to our library to enhance
the study of our collection of Southport residents' oral histories, and relocate offices to improve traffic flow for
visitors and staff.
Impact and Benefits
Since relocating to our current
home, we have seen attendance double to nearly 50,000 visitors annually,
coming from all 50 states and 39
countries. Outreach efforts and traveling exhibits extend our ability to share
maritime history and culture with
nearly 90,000 children and adults
each year. The Museum is a Point of
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the entire Cape Fear region and surrounding areas. The Phase II expansion will allow more classroom and
exhibit wall space, help us preserve
and protect priceless artifacts, and
allow us to offer access to audio and
visual research materials in convenient and learning-conducive spaces.
How You Can Help
 Give a gift of cash or stock.
 Pledge a monthly amount to be
charged to your credit or debit
card.
 Donate materials or labor to help
build the new addition.
 Host a neighborhood fund raising event, such as a cocktail party
or dinner for potential donors.
P. O. Box 10412
Southport, NC 28461
910-457-0003
Visit the Museum at 204 East Moore
Street, Southport, NC, or learn more
at www.friendsncmmsouthport.org
The Friends of the North Carolina
Maritime Museum at Southport is
a 501(c)(3) organization. Donors
may deduct contributions as provided in Section 170 of the Internal Revenue Code. Financial information and a copy of its license are available from the
State Solicitation Licensing
Branch at 919-807-2214. The
license is not an endorsement by
the State.
Historical Southport
Bicycle Tours
April 18, 3:00 p.m.
The NC Maritime Museum at Southport
has partnered with the Adventure Kayak
Company to offer “Historical Southport
Bicycle Tours.” The guided tour will wind
through live oak canopied streets and
along the waterfront, incorporating local
history. Participants will pedal past Fort
Johnston, homes of Pilots and Blockade
Runners, the Brunswick Inn, and the Old
Yacht Basin, where several movies have
been filmed. The tour is $28.00 per person, which includes use of bike and helmet. Bring your own bicycle and helmet
and join the fun for $20. Space is limited.
Advance registration is required. To register call The Adventure Kayak Company
at 910-454-0607. 807 Howe Street,
Southport, NC 28461 or
www.ncmaritimemuseums.com for details.
KNOTHEADS
April 16, 7-9 p.m.
Anyone
interested in
learning the
maritime skill
of marlinspike knot
tying, is welcome to join Ted Dingley at
the NC Maritime Museum at Southport.
Some of the work will be decorative,
some practical, and all of it will be fun
and entertaining. Meeting is free. Call
the Museum . (910) 457-0003 for more
information.
THE MULLET WRAPPER
3rd Tuesday Evening Adult Programs
2015
 April
21: What Happened to the Lost Colony? with Dr. David LaVere
 May 19: The Workboats of Core Sound with Lawrence Early
 June 16: The Bathing Suit in Vintage Advertising with Elaine Blackmon
 July 21: CCC Camp Sapona with Scott Len
 August 18: Maritime Wilmington with Beverly Tetterton
 September 15: Member and Volunteers Potluck
 October 20: The Wilmington Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1862 with
Shannon Walker
 November 17: Doc Rocks: Part Deux with Dr. Phil Garwood
NC Maritime Museum
at Southport
P.O. Box 10412
204 E. Moore St.
Southport, NC 28461
Phone: (910) 457-0003
Fax: (910) 457-0086
www.ncmaritimemuseums.com
Museum Hours
Tuesday - Saturday
9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Free Admission
All 3rd Tuesday programs
are free and held at the
Southport Community
Building, 223 East Bay St.
from 7- 9 pm unless otherwise noted. Please call the
Museum at (910) 457-0003
if you plan to attend.
www.ncmaritimemuseums.
com
The Friends of the NC Maritime Museum at Southport
Thank you to the new members who have recently joined our Friends group. We welcome
and appreciate your membership. Please remember that you can join or renew your membership by mail, the website or at the Museum. Please consider bringing a friend to our next
program & encourage them to join. If you have any membership questions, you can contact:
Linda Bowen at [email protected], call her at 910-253-5266 or call the Museum at 910-4570003 for more information.
Memberships are valid for one year from the date of issue & are tax-deductible to the extent
allowed by Law for a 501 (c)(3) organization.
Your information will only be used by The Friends of the NC Maritime Museum at Southport.
The Mullet Wrapper newsletter is a publication of the NC Maritime Museum at Southport. The
publication is fully funded by The Friends of the Museum at Southport whose members receive monthly mailings and discounts on some programs and Museum store purchases.
The Friends of the NC Maritime Museum at Southport, P. O. Box 10412, Southport, NC
28461 Website: www.friendsncmmsouthport.org
The Museum at Southport is one of three North Carolina Maritime Museums. The other Museums are
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