by Rachael Graf | April 18, 2021 | Meet Your Ranger, News & Events, Support, Wright Brothers
It all started with a vacation. In the late 1970s, Fred Hattman, an Air Force veteran from the Bronx, was living with his wife, Ronnie, and their three children in Connecticut, trying to find an unhurried place for a peaceful family trip. “We went to Disney World...
by Rachael Graf | March 17, 2021 | Fort Raleigh, Meet Your Ranger, Women's History in OBX, Wright Brothers
Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support your OBX national parks every day! Hometown: Columbus, Ohio Education: Miami University of Ohio; History and International Studies Position: North District Interpreter Where you’ll...
by Rachael Graf | March 17, 2021 | Preserve History, Wright Brothers
This month, we join the National Park Service and park partners around the country to celebrate Women’s History Month. Your OBX National Parks are the birthplaces of legacies that have allowed women to do what was once thought to be impossible. Your park staff...
by Rachael Graf | February 22, 2021 | Fort Raleigh, Preserve History
This month, we join the National Park Service and park partners around the country to celebrate Black History Month. Your OBX National Parks are vitally important to Black history in the United States, and your park staff work diligently to ensure these stories are...
by Rachael Graf | February 22, 2021 | Preserve History, Wright Brothers
This month, we join the National Park Service and park partners around the country to celebrate Black History Month. Your OBX National Parks are vitally important to Black history in the United States, and your park staff work diligently to ensure these stories are...
by Rachael Graf | February 11, 2021 | Cape Hatteras, Meet Your Ranger, News & Events, Women's History in OBX
Meet Your Ranger: Amy Thompson Our Meet Your Ranger series introduces you to the many amazing people who support your OBX national parks every day! Hometown: Versailles, Kentucky Education: M.S. in Marine Biology, University of North Carolina Wilmington; B.S. in...
by Jessica Barnes | January 26, 2021 | Cape Hatteras, Fort Raleigh, Women's History in OBX, Wright Brothers
*Please note: Alisa is a seasonal lead interpretive ranger on Ocracoke Island! Social media can be a great place to stay connected to the people and places you love. If you’ve followed and enjoyed our social media posts since June 2020, please say a big THANK...
by Rachael Graf | January 22, 2021 | Cape Hatteras, Fort Raleigh, News & Events, Wright Brothers
KILL DEVIL HILLS, NC — Outer Banks Forever, the local nonprofit partner of your Outer Banks national parks — Cape Hatteras National Seashore, Wright Brothers National Memorial and Fort Raleigh National Historic Site — is pleased to announce it has been selected as one...
by Jessica Barnes | November 30, 2020 | Cape Hatteras, Fort Raleigh, Support, Wright Brothers
On December 1st, Outer Banks Forever joins nonprofits around the world in celebrating Giving Tuesday, an annual day of giving each holiday season. Read on to learn how this special day supports the communities we serve every day. What is Giving Tuesday? Giving Tuesday...
by Jessica Barnes | November 17, 2020 | Cape Hatteras, News & Events
This article, written by your parks’ Cultural Resource Manager Jami Lanier, was originally published in the 2020 In the Parks newspaper, available online here and at your parks’ Visitor’s Centers. The necessity of a lighthouse at Cape Hatteras has...
