SHS 2nd Tuesday Talk with Charen Frink
Join us as Charen Frink discusses “Southern Women During the War Between the States.”
Tag: Southport
Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Exhibit, “Life at the Garrison House”
A new exhibit is opening at the Southport Visitor’s Center and Museum. “Life at the Garrison House” will honor the families who lived at the Garrison House from 1935 through 2005. The focal point of the exhibit will be a room that illustrates the life and times of the Mollycheck family who lived in the Garrison from 1937 until 1950. During that period, Franto Mollycheck II worked as Light Keeper on the Lower Cape Fear and Intercoastal Waterway.
Second Tuesday Talk with Randy Jones
Join us as Randy Jones, Southport Director of Tourism, presents, “Quarantine Station to Hospital”
Southport Historical Society General Membership Meeting
Join us for a potluck dinner and a little Southport history! Becky Felton will be our guest speaker, presenting “The Smell of Southport Money.”
We will be celebrating the 10th anniversary of the Wooden Boat Show (Saturday, November 2nd), the program features a short documentary video about the history of the Menhaden industry in the Cape Fear region beginning in the early 1900s. The video features Charles “Pete” Joyner, a Southport native who worked on “pogy boats” from age 17 until his retirement at age 70.
He and other folks who worked in the Menhaden industry will share their experiences and answer questions about this important and fascinating aspect of Southport’s maritime history.
Join old and new friends at the Southport Community Building for a pot luck dinner at 6:30 pm and the program beginning at 7:00 pm. This a free program and all are welcome to attend.