Day 1: Wednesday – Specialized Guided Site Tours
Fort Raleigh National Historic Site Tours
Tour Times:
Morning: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Afternoon (tour repeat): 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
The Fort Raleigh National Historic Site guided tours meet at the Lindsay Warren Visitor Center.
Wright Brothers National Memorial Tours
Tour Times:
Morning: 10:00 AM – 12:30 PM
Afternoon (tour repeat): 2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
The Wright Brothers National Memorial guided tour meets at the Visitor Center.
Day 2: Thursday – Symposium Day 1: Thomas Harriot
Public-oriented half-hour presentations at The Lost Colony’s indoor Gazebo Theatre from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM— Welcome — FCF President PHIL EVANS, DCC Chair BOB WOODARD; NPS Superintendent DAVE HALLAC
9:20 AM— MR. BRENT LANE — Who was this man of many secrets we honor today?
[An introduction to the here-to-fore illusive Thomas Harriot.]
9:35 AM— DR. KAREN KUPPERMAN — Knowledge-seeking through collaboration in Roanoke
[A close-up view of 1585-1586 Roanoke Island colonist Thomas Harriot and his collaborations with other colonists and Native Americans to fulfill his mission of discovering as much as possible about the New World and its people.]
10:10 AM— DR. ROBERT FOX — Harriot’s Oxford
[A presentation based on the Oxford University which Thomas Harriot, who was a student there, would have known. Harriot is included on St. Mary’s Hall registry in 1577, receiving his bachelor’s degree in 1580.]
10:45— MORNING BREAK
11:05 AM— DR. STEVEN CLUCAS —Mathematical neighbours: Thomas Harriot & John Dee
[Explores the mathematical developments and processes of Thomas Harriot—a graduate of Oxford, and John Dee—a graduate of Cambridge.]
11:40 AM— DR. ALAN GALLAY — Harriot and Raleigh in the Tower
[During Raleigh’s long tenure in the Tower (1603 – 1616) he continued his scientific research and historical writing, assisted by his senior advisor Thomas Harriot.]
12:15— LUNCH BREAK
AFTERNOON SESSIONS:
1:45 PM— DR. KARIN AMUNDSEN — By way of trafficke and exchaunge: Metals and Providential History in Thomas Harriot’s “A briefe and true report” (1590)
[Harriot’s role reporting on the 1585 discoveries is set in the context of contemporary international competition for metals.]
2:20 PM— DR. ROBYN ARIANRHOD — Harriot, the Astronomer & Mathematician
[Thomas Harriot was noted as the mathematician teaching navigation to Elizabethan mariners, then as the geographer of North America, but his later astronomical discoveries were never published. ]
2:55 PM— AFTERNOON BREAK
3:15 PM— DR. CARTER HUDGINS — Harriot’s home in Ireland, Molana Abbey
[After writing his report on Virginia, Harriot went to Ireland, assisting Raleigh in surveying and managing the vast estates bestowed by Queen Elizabeth, and in return he was given Molana Abbey and its landholdings. But did Harriot ever make it his home?]
3:50 PM – 4:20 PM Panel Q/A Discussion
PROFESSOR LANE, DR. FOX, DR. CLUCAS, DR. GALLAY, DR. AMUNDSEN, DR. HUDGINS—MODERATOR PHIL EVANS
Thursday Evening – Searchers of New Horizons Exhibition
Wine and Cheese Reception
6:00 PM to 8:00 PM
Dare County Arts Council in Manteo Town Center
Day 3: Friday – Symposium Day 2: Native Americans, Lost Colonists’ Fate & General Billy Mitchell
*Two topics being covered at two locations concurrently throughout the day*
Topic 1: Native Americans & the Lost Colonists’ Fate at The Lost Colony’s Indoor Gazebo Theatre at Fort Raleigh
9 half-hour presentations and discussion panels focusing on from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
9:00 AM— Welcome — PHIL EVANS
9:05 AM— DR. KIM SLOAN — Indians Depicted by Harriot and White
[Discussion of Native Americans as depicted and described by two eye-witnesses for an English & European audience.]
9:40 AM— MR. ROBERT ANTHONY, JR. — Harriot & De Bry Works at UNC & Elsewhere
[Theodor de Bry’s 1590 printing of Thomas Harriot’s detailed report on North Carolina remains a key resource for scholarship.]
10:15 AM— MR. DUNCAN JAMES — Newly Discovered Elizabethan Carvings of New-World Indians — Moderated by Dr. Eric Klingelhofer
[Presents a strong case that the carvings may be of Manteo & Wanchese ]
10:50— MORNING BREAK
11:05 — DR. CHRISTIAN FEEST — Identifying Grenville’s Indians — Moderated by Dr. Eric Klingelhofer
[Authoritative review and statement concerning the identification of the stone carvings.]
11:25 AM— MR. SCOTT DAWSON — LOST & FOUND
[Presentation of archaeological finds from Hatteras Island that, according to the presenter, prove that the 1587 colony assimilated with the Croatoans. The other key focus is the relationships among the English, Croatoans and the Secotans.]
12:00 PM — 1:00 PM LUNCH BREAK
AFTERNOON SESSIONS:
1:00 PM— DR. HELEN ROUNTREE — The Virginia Algonkians
[Daily Life, customs, and institutions of the Tidewater Algonquians shed light on indigenous East Coast peoples.]
1:35 PM— MR. EDWARD CLAY SWINDELL — The Carolina Algonkians & Mettaquem Preserved
[Archaeology at the Mettaquem settlement, now preserved in Salmon Creek Natural Area in Bertie County, offers new information on Carolina Algonquians.]
2:10 PM— AFTERNOON BREAK
2:30 PM— MR. NICHOLAS LUCCKETTI — Contact not Conflict: Discoveries at Sites X & Y
[Presentation of new discoveries in the search for the lost colonists.]
3:05 PM— MR. ROBERT CHARTRAND— Searching for Roanoac
[Presentation of evidence in the search for the Native American village on Roanoke Island.]
3:40 PM — 4:00 PM Panel Q/A Discussion
DR. SLOAN, MR. ANTHONY, DR. KLINGELHOFER, DR. ROUNTREE, MR. SWINDELL, MR. LUCCKETTI, MR. CHARTRAND, MR. DAWSON AND MODERATOR PHIL EVANS
Topic 2: General Billy Mitchell
MORNING SESSION:
Pioneer Theatre, Budleigh Street in Manteo
Includes presentations by the National Park Service – OBX Group and authorities in their field including:
9:00 AM— Welcome — JAMI LANIER — NPS-OBX Group Cultural Resources Manager
9:05 AM— MR. BRENT LANE — Who is this man that we honor today?
9:15 AM— DR. DOUGLAS LANTRY — Billy Mitchell: Heritage, Technology, and Context
9:50 AM— Morning Break
10:10 AM— Movie Screening: The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, starring Gary Cooper
11:40 PM – 12:00 PM — Discussion
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Lunch Break
AFTERNOON SESSION:
Field Trip to Frisco, North Carolina. Meets at Billy Mitchell Airport
2:30 PM – 3:30 PM – Programs by Dr. Lantry & NPS Ranger.
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM Return Travel
Friday Evening – Questers Rendezvous Presented by OBX History Weekend
When: Friday, April 1st, 2022
Where: The Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk
Time: 6:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Day 4: Saturday – Symposium Day 3: Aviators – Those Magnificent Men & Women and their Flying Machines
Public-oriented presentations focusing on popular names in aviation history at The Gazebo Theatre at Fort Raleigh.
9:00 AM — Welcome
9:05 AM — Mr. Darrell Collins — Miracle Of Flight: The Wright Brothers At Kitty Hawk
9:40 AM — Ann C. Honious – Family Support – Little Known Influences of the Wright Brothers
10:10 AM — MORNING BREAK
10:35 AM — Dorothy Cochrane – Why Does Amelia Earhart Still Resonate in the 21st Century?
11:05 AM — Billy Vaughan — Francis Rogallo’s Flexible Wings
11:40 AM — LUNCH BREAK
1: 10 PM — Col. Paul Carr — The Spirit of Wilbur Wright
2:05 PM — Dr. Tom Crouch — After the Wright Brothers: The Aerospace Heroes Honored in the Paul E. Garber First Flight Shrine
3:00 PM — FLYOVER if possible
