Blackbeard exhibit on view in Hatteras museum
HATTERAS— An infamous pirate has once again staked claim to land along the Outer Banks.
The North Carolina Maritime Museum in Beaufort has installed its...
OcraCats find Blackbeard’s cat
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“Ahar, Chester!” says Blackbeard from beyond. “You’re me newest mate for me ship!”
Eighty feline hopefuls from...
Teach’s Hole Blackbeard Exhibit: An ‘arggh!’ for all
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By Connie Leinbach
Before pirates became all the rage, Teach’s Hole Blackbeard Exhibit was telling the story of...
Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Oct. 25 to 28 to spotlight 300 years...
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By Connie Leinbach
In 300 years since his demise, Blackbeard has become the best-known pirate in history, and...
Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree slated for Oct. 27 & 28
Ocracoke Island will celebrate colonial life in the 1700s with a living history encampment and the Battle of Ocracoke during Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree Friday,...
Pirates rally to help the island
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By Connie Leinbach
When Laura Noel heard about the flood devastation on Ocracoke and that Blackbeard’s Pirate Jamboree was canceled, she...
The British are coming!
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OPS to honor 300th anniversary of the Battle at Ocracoke this week
Events kick off tonight (Nov. 20)...
Weather forces some Pirate Jamboree events to pivot out of the...
Ahead of the coastal storm forecast for Friday, Blackbeard's Pirate Jamboree officials are changing some outdoor event locations for the weekend event celebrating the...
Caesar: the earliest notable black resident of North Carolina
By Connie Leinbach
New research by author-historian Kevin Duffus of Raleigh has revealed that the positive identification of an African-American member of Blackbeard’s crew provides...
The Smithsonian features Ocracoke’s Blackbeard 300th anniversary
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Ocracoke Island gets on a lot of lists, and now it has landed on a Smithsonian Institution...