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Visit the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport on June 25 to write a letter the 18th century way: with ink, quill, and wax. Seal your own to take home with you.

Visit the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport on June 18 to learn about paper marbling.

Visit the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport on June 11 to learn more about the life of a solider during the American Revolution.

Located in a highly dynamic environment, maritime heritage resources offer insight into past coastlines and communities.

Join historian James Charlet for the final program in a three-part presentation on his new book, “Shipwreck Rescues of the Outer Banks,” which chronicles the United States Life-Saving Service’s missions and rescues off the North Carolina coast.

Join N.C. Park Ranger Austin Paul to learn about Jockeys Ridge State Park, home to the tallest living sand dune system on the Atlantic coast.

Join National Park Service Ranger Ann-Marie to learn about the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. The program is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture.

Join JR Shanty Co for a performance of original and classic sea shanties. The performance is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture.

Join local history buff, genealogy researcher, and keeper of lost things Robin Holt for a reading from her book and discussion about life on the Outer Banks at the turn of the 20th century.

Join Bethany Wager to learn about the sharks that inhabit area shipwrecks. The program is part of the museum's Salty Dawgs Lecture Series, which features presentations on North Carolina maritime history and culture.