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Did you Know North Carolina's Outer Banks are known as the Graveyard of the Atlantic?

Conservator Elise shares just why the Outer Banks are called the Graveyard of the Atlantic

Did You Know Knot Tying is a Critical Skill in Sailing?

Terry talks about the skill needed for making ropes and tying knots.

Did you Know Sea Shanties were an Important Part of Sailing?

Sea shanties were tools to help keep sailors on task.

Outreach Efforts at the QAR Lab: Activities and Lectures

Most people know the Queen Anne’s Revenge Conservation Lab as the place charged with the preservation of artifacts removed from this important archaeological site. This, however, is not our only responsibility.

Did you Know Blackbeard's Crew was Tried in Virginia?

After the battle of Ocracoke in November 1718, only sixteen members of Blackbeard’s crew were rounded up and brought to Virginia to await trial. The men waited for three months for the seemingly inevitable guilty verdict of piracy and death sentence.

Did you Know the Gentleman Pirate was Hanged?

Did you Know the Gentleman Pirate was Tried in Charleston?

Did You Know the Gentleman Pirate Escaped Custody?

Did You Know Woodes Rogers was the First Royal Governor of the Bahamas?

On July 25, 1718,* Woodes Rogers arrived in the Bahamas as the islands’ first appointed Royal Governor. Piracy grew rampant in the untamed colony, and Rogers’ official mission was to stamp it out.

Did You Know Blackbeard’s Mentor Was a Pirate Hunter?

In March 1718, the HMS Phoenix arrived in New Providence carrying the King’s Pardon, and among the first to sign was none other than Blackbeard’s former commander Benjamin Hornigold.