From the Archives: Morty Gaskill Ocracoke’s youngest commercial fisherman
August 2006
“I’m glad he showed up when he did. Morty jumped right in, he knows what he’s doing,” says Tom Payne about Morty Gaskill,...
Ward Garrish has an alternative theory about the Lost Colony
Update: Ward Garrish died December 14 at his home on Ocracoke His obituary can be read here.
By Pat Garber
The story of the Lost Colony,...
Ocracoke’s Artists’ Colony
September
By Philip Howard
“Is there an artists’ colony on Ocracoke?” is a question I frequently hear.
“We do have a number of talented artists and...
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...
Blanche Styron: the first Miss Ocracoke and island ‘Godmother’
By Connie Leinbach
Ocracoke once had a “Godmother.”
That was Blanche O’Neal Styron, mother of David Styron Jr., and kin to others on the island, including...
Historical News Article: Mystery Ship Seen off Ocracoke (1921)
Editor’s Note: This article appeared on page one in the Greenville News, Aug. 3, 1921.
If anyone has any knowledge of “mysterious ships” appearing...
Civil War battles on Hatteras gave Union first victories
August 2011
By Connie Leinbach
Capturing two Confederate forts on Hatteras Island were the first wins by the Union in 1861 during the first of...
British Cemetery ceremony May 11 will be the same day as...
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The British Cemetery ceremony and reception this year will be on the same day of the actual...
Martin Garrish’s musical journey told in new CD
Editor's note: Wilmington musician John Golden has a longtime interest in and knowledge of coastal Carolina history, reflected in his original songs about coastal...
From the archives: Remembering Mr. Bob, an Ocracoke pony
This article was originally published in the October 2010 Ocracoke Observer
By Pat Garber; photos by Barbara Adams
...If such a place there be, an island...