Searchers of New Horizons Symposium Day 2: Native Americans, Lost Colonists’ Fate & General Billy Mitchell
Day 2 of OBX History Weekend 2022: Searchers of New Horizons Symposium takes place at 2 locations concurrently throughout the day on Friday, April 1st, 2022.
Reservations are strongly suggested for both of Day 2’s Symposia Sessions. Sign up here.
Site One: Native Americans & the Lost Colonists’ Fate
A full day of 9 half-hour presentations and discussion panels.
Location: The Lost Colony’s indoor Gazebo Theatre at Fort Raleigh; 9 am – 5 pm
Presenters will focus on The Carolina Algonquians and the fate of Sir Walter Raleigh’s ‘Lost Colony’.
Click presenter names to view their topics. See the full schedule here.
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DR. ROBERT ANTHONY, JR
Emeritus Curator of the North Carolina Collection at UNC-Chapel Hill
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ROBERT CHARTRAND
President of the Croatoan Archaeological Society, Outer Banks History Center Board Member
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SCOTT DAWSON
President of the Croatoan Archaeological Society, Outer Banks History Center Board Member
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PHIL EVANS
President, First Colony Foundation
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DR. CHRISTIAN FEEST
Austrian ethnologist and
ethno-historian
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DR. DUNCAN JAMES
English Architectural Historian
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MODERATOR FOR DR. JAMES — DR. ERIC KLINGELHOFER
Vice-President FCF, Emeritus Mercer University
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NICK LUCCKETTI
Vice-President FCF Archaeologist, Principal of the James River Institute for Archaeology
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DR. HELEN ROUNTREE
Emerita Old Dominion University
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DR. KIM SLOAN
Curator of pre-1880 British Drawings & Watercolors
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EDWARD CLAY SWINDELL
FCF, and US Navy, Mid-Atlantic Region Archaeologist
Site Two: General Billy Mitchell
Happening concurrently in a separate location, a full-day event from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM A full day devoted to General Billy Mitchell, the controversial founder of the US Air Force—includes a public-oriented presentation, screening of a bio-pic, interactive discussions and a Field Trip.
The day will be filled with a presentation and interactive discussion by Dr. Doug Lantry and National Park Service Rangers. See the full schedule here.

Curator at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, and the Museum’s Historian
Morning Session:
Location: Pioneer Theatre, Budleigh Street in Manteo; 9:00 AM – 11: 50 AM
Includes presentations by the National Park Service – OBX Group and authorities in their field including:
- Dr. Doug Lantry: Billy Mitchell: Heritage, Technology, and Context
- Mr. Brent Lane: Who is this man that we honor today?
- Movie Screening: The Court Martial of Billy Mitchell, starring Gary Cooper
Afternoon Session:
Location: Field Trip to Frisco, North Carolina. Meets at Billy Mitchell Airport; 2:00 PM
Includes information, presentations, and discussions from Dr. Douglas Lantry & National Park Service Rangers.
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