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SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk – Moravian Christmas Traditions

Join us for the SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk to hear about Southport’s rich history and fascinating characters every second Tuesday of the month. FREE! All are welcome.

Moravian Christmas Traditions – Join SHS member, Claire McNaughton, as she shares the historical meaning of Moravian Christmas traditions Claire will describe Moravian Christmas as practiced in Old Salem.  Moravians were one of the important groups of settlers in Colonial North Carolina. The restored community of Old Salem is a wonderful living museum of their lives. The program will feature traditions of the Moravian Church which have been incorporated in to modern celebrations.  

Free and open to all but registration is required. Register at info@southporthistoricalsociety.org

SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk “Bald Head’s Light Keepers”

Join us for the SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk to hear about Southport’s rich history and fascinating characters every second Tuesday of the month. FREE! All are welcome.

This month, Travis Gilbert, Educator & Collections Coordinator, Old Baldy Foundation, will present “Bald Head’s Light Keepers”. 

Many keepers of the light called Bald Head Island home throughout the centuries. Together, the keepers and their families gathered to form Bald Head Island’s first communities at each of the island’s three lighthouses. Some keepers met their maker on Bald Head Island, such as Henry Long, who was shot and killed by his son-in-law, or Devaney Jennette, who died atop Cape Fear Light Station. Other keepers, like “Sonny” Dosher and Capt’n Charlie, became local legends. The keepers were veterans, first-generation Americans, and selfless public servants protecting mariners from the Graveyard of the Atlantic. Join the Old Baldy Foundation’s Travis Gilbert in exploring the life and times of Bald Head Island’s light keepers. Tuesday, October 13th @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am.

SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk – Pat Kirkman discusses Dr. Walter Curtis and Family

SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk – Pat Kirkman discusses Dr. Walter Curtis and Family

Join us for the SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk to hear about Southport’s rich history and fascinating characters every second Tuesday of the month. FREE! All are welcome.

 

Pat Kirkman will discuss the life of prominent doctor, businessman and town Mayor,Dr. Walter Curtis and his accomplished family. Buy Dr. Curtis’ book Reminiscences of Wilmington and Smithville-Southport 1848-1900  here

SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk

Join us for the SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk to hear about Southport’s rich history and fascinating characters every second Tuesday of the month.

Liz Fuller will be presenting an online Tuesday Talk via the Zoom application. Her topic will be “Like Mother/Like Daughter: 200 Years of Southport History told through the Lives of its Women”.  Email info@southporthistoricalsociety.org to register and receive the meeting invitation.

This online program is in support of #SouthportStayHome

FREE! All are welcome.