35th Annual Conference Registration OPEN!
- Oct 20
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Click the event link below to register for the upcoming 35th Annual NC Maritime History Council Conference!
Thursday Reception:
North Carolina Underwater Archaeology Center, 1528 Fort Fisher Blvd S, Kure Beach, NC 28449
Friday Presentations, Friday Dinner & Keynote, Saturday Presentations:
Second Floor Meeting Space, Visitor Center, Fort Fisher State Historic Site, 1610 Fort Fisher Blvd S, Kure Beach, NC 28449
Lodging
Windstar Hotel in Carolina Beach
Conference attendees should call the hotel at the number below and ask for the NC Maritime History Council rate to receive a 10% discount.
Phone Number: 910-458-1300
Website: https://www.thewindstarhotel.com/#/
Keynote Speaker
Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle Jr.
Dr. Fonvielle is a native Wilmingtonian with a lifelong interest in American Civil War, North Carolina, and Cape Fear history. His in-depth research focuses on coastal operations and defenses, and blockade running in southeastern North Carolina during the Civil War. He has published books and articles including The Wilmington Campaign: Last Rays of Departing Hope; Wilmington and the Lower Cape Fear: An Illustrated History; Fort Fisher 1865: The Photographs of T.H. O’Sullivan. In 2014, then-Governor Pat McCrory appointed Dr. Fonvielle to the North Carolina Historical Commission. Upon his retirement from UNC Wilmington in 2018, Chris was presented with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine for distinguished service to the State of North Carolina, signed by incumbent Governor Roy Cooper. He is also a regular history tour guide for Wilmington Water Tours.
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