History Speaks
The museum sponsors the "History Speaks" lecture series four times a year. In-person events are held in the Eagles school. Other lectures have been online. A $5.00 donation is suggested.
Recent presentations have included:
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Billy Yeargin, "Tobacco Culture in NC: Pure Gold"
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Leesa Jones, "The Underground Railroad in Eastern, NC"
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Wade Soklosky, "Confederate Hospitals in NC"
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Lisa Henderson, "Say Their Names: Reclaiming Our Enslaved Ancestors"
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Joanne Honeycutt, “History Speaks though a Novel: Frozen Angels”
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Jim Kirkland and Regina YC Garcia, "Talking the Fire out of Burns: Tradition and Memory in Eastern NC"
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David Gagnon, Monarch Meadows Project,"Preserving Heritage Plants by Promoting Pollinators: Monarch Butterfly Conservation"
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Michael Ausbon, North Carolina Museum of History, "Behind the Veneer: Thomas Day: Master Craftsman"
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Diana Bell-Kite, North Carolina Museum of History, "Quilt Stories"
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Kimberly Kenyon, Senior Conservator at Queen Anne's Revenge Laboratory, "Updates on Research on the Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck"
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Donald Collins, Retired Professor of History, East Carolina University, "History of the Civil War in Pitt County"
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Larry Tise, author and historian,"The Outer Banks and the Dawn of Flight"
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Karl Rodabaugh, Professor of History, East Carolina University, "Life of NC Governor Richard Dobbs Speight"