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Preserving History One Beat At A Time
A metronome is a necessary tool for musicians to help them keep time in their music. The classic triangle-shaped wooden boxes with a swinging pendulum commonly sit on top of pianos. Metronomes have changed throughout history, and there are several
Freedom Day In Southport: Celebrating Past Lives to Honor Them in the Present
By: Elizabeth Flora On a sunny June Saturday in Southport, folks gathered at the John N. Smith Cemetery where the Southport Historical Society hosted the Reflections of The Past in celebration and recognition of Juneteenth. In the opening statements made
Paddling Through History
“Does that guy have sticks tied to his kayak?” I thought to myself. Yes, yes he did. I didn’t give it much more thought. Having lived on oak Island almost 30 years, strange things aren’t so strange to me any
Historical Quilting
Southport Historical Society is teaming up with Brunswick Community College to create a quilt that will represent Southport’s history! The “Color Me Southport” quilt blocks will be based on local artist Patt Carney’s original illustrations of 30 of Southport’s iconic landmarks from
The Writing Academy
Gerald Decker Teen Scene, Inc. The Writing Academy was one of the first items in the mission statement when I first started Teen Scene in Alabama in 2004. Due to health issues, it was never implemented. After a successful first
Loving The Challenge
As an artist, I hear people say all the time that they are not creative. But this just isn’t true. Every one of us has some sort of creative talent. Creative people fix cars and others solve world problems. But
Where The Sky Meets The Sea
Thwop thwop thwop … my heart was racing (in a good way) long before the rotors started to move for a recent helicopter flight over my local area. I’ve always been a geek for flying, since I first sat in
Southport Touring By Sea
When we came up with the idea for a Locals Touring Their Home Town series, we expected that maybe a local would get something different, maybe even something more, out of the experience. What we did not expect was the
Summer Fun With Southport Fun Tours
Whether you are new to the area or have lived here all your life, a town as rich in history as Southport always has something new to learn. Luckily, Daniel Guetschow at Southport Fun Tours provides a service that is
Escape To Bald Head Island
Just a 20-minute ferry ride from Southport, Bald Head Island (BHI) is the perfect 1-day adventure on a car-free island. My first visit to BHI began as a “one-time day trip” in 1994 when I was pregnant with my first
