Our Permanent Outdoor Exhibits Now Have Signs! The Outer Banks Community Foundation has played a HUGE role in many of our recent renovations and improvements. We have mentioned before about being able to bring a new, lovely look to our inside exhibits. Our Discovery Days featured another new addition of […]
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Many of you have seen our past updates on our recovery from Hurricane Matthew that had been greatly assisted with grant funds from the Outer Banks Community Foundation. We also recently participated in their video contest that is open to all members that received grant funds and are overjoyed to […]
As we approach the first year anniversary of Hurricane Matthew… …we are reminded once again of how many people we have to thank for helping us with our recovery efforts. At a time when it would have been easy to see only destruction, friends, family, our glorious team of long-term […]
The Improvements have made their way onto the Nature Trail! We’ve been focusing on the exhibit improvements, but we didn’t want to forget to show off our improving Nature Trail! Many of you have seen the beginning of the Living Village, but we’ve decided to add some impressive introduction material […]
Come Visit The Museum! See all the glorious changes in person! Though we’ve not posted a hurricane update in some time, we wanted to let you all know that we can’t be happier with the improvements that have been done! There is still work to be done, but we can […]
We got so much accomplished! In just a few short days, it always amazes us what our beloved group of volunteers are able to accomplish. In the photos below, you can get a peek before you visit our Nature Trail for yourself! The model of the fishing weir has vines […]
Volunteer Days is This Weekend! What Has Been Done So Far? Most of the framework has been coated in epoxy, carved, stained, AND assembled Framework for the bed is complete Two cattail mats have been completed and are attached Cordage of natural material has been tied around the joints […]
We’re Overjoyed To Be Open! Words can’t properly express how we felt being able to welcome our first visitors through our doors since Hurricane Matthew shut them last October. We had a few familiar faces and many coming for the first time, but all had wonderful things to say about […]
We Open Tomorrow! While we still have many things to do that will bring us up to 100% done, we are opening our doors as we had previously announced in earlier posts, TOMORROW! New walls! New lights! New exhibits! New paint! New carpet! But the same friendly faces that will […]
We’re so very close to opening! While there is still so much to do, we can’t help but be excited at seeing how close we’re getting to opening our doors! We decided to give you just a tiny sneak peek of the new signage that is currently in the process […]
We’re Re-Opening With a Celebration! After almost six months of recovery efforts from Hurricane Matthew, the Frisco Native American Museum & Natural History Center on Hatteras Island will reopen April 11, 2017. The entire facility was flooded in October with water levels ranging from a few inches to over three […]
In January, we had the pleasure of presenting at the first annual Sarasota Native American History Conference at the Sand Castle Resort in beautiful Lido Beach, Sarasota, Florida. The conference was moderated by our long time friend and award winning author Jay Wertz. Jay is the author of the beautifully […]