This year, Fort Raleigh National Historic Site staff dove deep into the history of the park. But not, as you might suspect, the history of events at the park. Instead, Ranger Taylor Hegler dove into the history of a room, one that has graced the Fort Raleigh Visitor...
By Rachael Graf, Community Engagement Coordinator at Outer Banks Forever Note: This article was originally published in February 2024. She has been likened to Michelangelo for her ability to capture the human spirit in and with her work. And for Sonja Griffin Evans,...
By Rachael Graf, Community Engagement Coordinator at Outer Banks Forever While exploring the grounds of Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, you may come across a raised garden bed filled with plants such as corn, beans, squash, sunflowers and herbs, especially in...
By Rachael Graf, Community Engagement Coordinator at Outer Banks Forever On Tuesday, June 20, Cape Hatteras National Seashore completed exterior renovations of the historic U.S. Weather Bureau Station in Hatteras Village with the installation of a new...
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: Manteo, North Carolina Work and volunteer experience: I was a nurse for 40 years and retired in 2021. Since then, I've been a busy volunteer actively engaged with Fort Raleigh National Historic Site activities,...
Please tell us a little bit about yourself. Hometown: The Woodlands, Texas Work experience: Petroleum Engineer - Retired from ExxonMobil in 2021 What do you like to do in your free time? Bake goodies for my coworkers, genealogy work, work with new technology and...
The Graveyard of the Atlantic has claimed countless ships and lives off the coast of North Carolina. Since 1872, the Bodie Island Lighthouse has warned mariners of the hidden dangers which lie 40 miles to the south, the Diamond Shoals. Ships taking advantage of the...
Roanoke Island’s sandy soil has many stories a story to tell. One of those stories is the mystery of the “Lost Colony.” Archaeologists with the First Colony Foundation – which is dedicated to conducting archaeological and historical research, combined with public...
When Wilbur and Orville Wright made the trek from Dayton to Kitty Hawk each year from 1900 to 1903 to test their gliders and their flyer, they relied on the sand dunes known as “Kill Devil Hills” to provide the ideal testing ground. But sand dunes are constantly...
Have you ever wondered why two brothers from Dayton, Ohio, would travel all the way to the Outer Banks to try and fly? Travel wasn’t easy in the early 1900s (this is pre-airplane after all, and pre-highway as well) so there must have been a good reason why Wilbur...