Symposium is from 9 am to 4 pm at Roanoke Island Festival Park with free admission. Come out and learn and show your support for the First Colony Foundation in partnership with Elizabeth R & Co.
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Bertie County Archaeological Survey
Indications of 16th century occupation were discovered in Bertie County by a First Colony Foundation team of archaeologists.
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400th Commemoration Service of Sir Walter Raleigh at Westminster Abbey
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Honoring Joachim Gans
The achievements of Joachim Gans, a skilled metallurgist who accompanied the Lost Colony settlement, were recognized in a dignitary-rich celebration at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site on July 27, 2018.
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Lost, Perished, Discovered
First Colony Foundation Vice President Eric Klingelhofer was informed of a problem by colleagues, historian Dr. James Horn and archaeologist Nick Luccketti. In the manuscript of Ivor Noel Hume’s report on the excavations he directed at Roanoke Island in the 1990’s, the picture of Thomas Harriot was found to be of someone else and not Thomas Harriot.
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Roanoke Symposium Success
First Colony Foundation, in partnership with the local historical and theatrical group, Elizabeth R & Company, held a symposium in Manteo, October 27-28, to present recent research on the Roanoke colonies and mount an exhibit of Renaissance artifacts, Elizabethan costumes, and locally produced reproductions.
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