Ocracoke History

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,...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

To catch up on Ocracoke news, click here The British Cemetery ceremony and reception this year will be on the same day of the actual...

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...

  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...