Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society Meeting CANCELLED

Due to the current predictions for Hurricane Irene, the August 28, 2011 meeting of the Tyrrell County Genealogical Society has been canceled.

Our featured speaker was Jennifer Sheppard, and we're hoping to reschedule her presentation for early next year. When we have a new date for her presentation, we'll announce it here again, in case any Lost Colony Research Group members wish to attend.

Thanks,
Cathy Roberts
Vice President
Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society

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Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society MEETING CANCELLED

This meeting has been cancelled due the approach of Hurricane Irene. This post will remain in place for your information. See:

http://the-lost-colony.blogspot.com/2011/08/tyrrell-county-genealogical-and_23.html
Tyrrell County Genealogical and

Historical Society

August 2011 Meeting

The Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society will hold its August meeting on 28 Aug 2011 at the Senior Citizens Center located in the Columbia Medical Center. The address is 406 Bridge Street, Columbia, NC 27925. (Directions are included at the end of this article.)

Jennifer Sheppard, a Professional Genealogist with the Lost Colony Research Group, Genealogy~DNA~Archealogy will be the guest speaker.  Ms Sheppard will talk about the Lost Colony Research Group’s ongoing search for descendants of the so called “Lost Colony”. She will share information about the group’s research, DNA testing and the archaeology digs taking place on Hatteras Island. A DVD of the April 2010 dig in Buxton  will also be shown. In addition she will have conch shells (found in one of the middens) on display at the meeting.   

The DVD includes interviews with Roberta Estes, Administrator for the Lost Colony Research Group showing the types of artifacts found during that particular dig. Also included is a spot with Anne Poole, Principal Researcher for the Group, explaining native middens, their content; and information on how the Indians would have used these items in their daily lives.  

The public is cordially invited to attend this meeting and all “drop-ins” are welcome. 

Directions to the Tyrrell County Genealogical and Historical Society’s meeting -

Take Route 64 to Columbia.  At the stoplight, turn left onto Broad Street (if coming from the Outer Banks, you would turn right). Continue on past Main Street, to Bridge Street and turn right onto Bridge Street. (406 Bridge St., Columbia, NC 27925). Then turn left into the parking lot - this is the Columbia Medical Center Complex.  Please Note: the parking lot is one-way.

For more information about the Lost Colony Research group, please visit www.lostcolonyresearch.org.

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Save the Date: Virginia Dare's Birthday Celebration

 by Roberta Estes

You're Invited  to  Virginia Dare's Birthday Party

August 18th

Once again, we're celebrating the birthday of little Virginia Dare, born on Roanoke Island on August 18th, 1587, the first European child to be born in what is now America.  Virginia is 424 years old this year!

Every year, the National Park Service hosts a birthday party and celebration for Virginia at the Fort Raleigh National Historic site.  This includes the Park area near the Waterside Theater where the plays are held and the Fort area as well as the Elizabethan Gardens, located nearby but separately.  In the past, we've been near the Waterside Theater, but this year, we're in a new location at the Elizabethan Gardens.  

Now for the great news - entrance to the Elizabethan Gardens is free that day in celebration of Virginia's birthday.

Dawn Taylor and Baylus Brooks will be representing our group.  They will have the list of colonists, info about our projects, and some of the archaeological artifacts found in recent digs on Hatteras Island.  

The Faire includes free activities, music, games and fun for all.  Actors from the play mingle with the crown, in costume of course, during the day.  Be sure to stay for the special play in the evening.  Awards are presented to cast members and a real baby Virginia Dare is included in the case, just for this one special evening.  This is truely an event to remember.

Baylus and Dawn are looking forward to meeting and greeting people.  Hopefully you can be one of them.  We welcome any of our members not just as visitors, but as volunteers as well.  If you're coming to visit and can spend an hour or two, plan on joining Dawn and Baylus at the table.  Just let us know so we're expecting you.  

The address for the Elizabethan Gardens is 1411 National Park Drive, Manteo, NC and we'll be there from about 9 to about 3.






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Yo Ho Ho and a Bottle of ..............

The lost wreckage of a ship belonging to 17th century pirate Captain Henry Morgan has been discovered in Panama, said a team of U.S. archaeologists -- and the maker of Captain Morgan rum.

• Archaeologists say it's one of five ships that belonged to the pirate, Captain Henry Morgan.

The lost wreckage of a ship belonging to 17th century pirate Captain Henry Morgan has been discovered in Panama, said a team of U.S. archaeologists -- and the maker of Captain Morgan rum.

NEWS: World's Oldest Heidsieck Champagne Found in Shipwreck
Near the Lajas Reef, where Morgan lost five ships in 1671 including his flagship "Satisfaction," the team uncovered a portion of the starboard side of a wooden ship's hull and a series of unopened cargo boxes and chests encrusted in coral.

The cargo has yet to be opened, but Captain Morgan USA -- which sells the spiced rum named for the eponymous pirate -- is clearly hoping there's liquor in there.

Unopened cargo boxes and chests encrusted in coral were found near the wreck.
Captain Morgan, Chris Bickford

"There's definitely an irony in the situation," Fritz Hanselmann an archaeologist with the River Systems Institute and the Center for Archaeological Studies at Texas State University and head of the dive team told KVUE Austin. The Captain Morgan rum group stepped in on the quest for Captain Morgan after team -- which found a collection of iron cannons nearby -- ran out of funds before they could narrow down the quest.


More here:
http://news.discovery.com/history/captain-morgans-pirate-ship-found-110806.html#mkcpgn=fbnws1

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A New Look at the World the Colonists Came From: The Gough Map of Great Britain

The Gough Map of Great Britain and its Making

The Gough Map is internationally-renowned as one of the earliest maps to show Britain in a geographically-recognizable form. Yet to date, questions remain of how the map was made, who made it, when and why.

This website presents an interactive, searchable edition of the Gough Map, together with contextual material, a blog, and information about the project and the Language of Maps colloquium

http://www.goughmap.org/

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Those who previously Y-DNA tested at a Sorenson Genomics lab based company can now transfer in to Family Tree DNA!!!!

What is the Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Transfer program?  

 

The Y-DNA Transfer program is the opportunity for those who previously Y-DNA tested at a Sorenson Genomics lab based company to take part in Family Tree DNA group projects and to retest at Family Tree DNA.
Transfer customers may choose a basic transfer of Y-DNA46 panel results that will allow them to view their results in a new account and to join group projects. These are the Transfer Y-DNA33 and the Transfer Y-DNA46. They do not include either database matching or haplogroup prediction.
Transfer customers may also choose to test the Y-DNA STR markers required for matching to Family Tree DNA's customers. These are the Transfer Y-DNA33 + Y-DNA25 and the Transfer Y-DNA46 + Y-DNA37. They include database matching and haplogroup prediction. However, they also require a new DNA sample.
Transfer options are:

Option	Price	Project Membership	Database Matching	Haplogroup Prediction
Transfer Y-DNA33	$19	Yes	No	No
Transfer Y-DNA46	$19	Yes	No	No
Transfer Y-DNA33 + Y-DNA25*	$58	Yes	Yes	Yes
Transfer Y-DNA46 + Y-DNA37*	$58	Yes	Yes	Yes

* If you upgrade after ordering a basic transfer, the cost will be $49 US.

More info here:

http://www.familytreedna.com/faq/answers.aspx?id=41

http://www.familytreedna.com/landing/ydna-transfer.aspx


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Things to See and Do on Roanoke Island

http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Fun-of-flying-at-the-Outer-Banks-1724797.php

Pirate's Cove was the perfect launching pad for my mission, and for our visit to Festival Park, a Sturbridge Village-type enclave where you can explore local history (www.roanokeisland.com). Who has inhabited the Outer Banks and how did they live? This is where our boys tried on armor from the 1550s and learned to use a foot-powered lathe.

At night we attended an outdoor performance called "The Lost Colony," about the first settlement on Roanoke Island, and how it vanished more than 400 years ago (www.thelostcolony.org). Popular theories are that the colonists were killed by Indians, the Spanish, or the elements. Then there's always the "abducted by aliens" camp. Either way, the island's current inhabitants have incorporated the legendary mystery into their economy. The theater's gift shop features a T-shirt which says something to the effect of "Don't ask the locals for directions. They already lost one colony!"

Drive an hour and 20 minutes from Manteo and you'll get to the free car ferry to Ocracoke Island, where beautiful beaches abound. There's plenty of shops and Jolly Roger Pub and Marina makes an especially yummy bluefish sandwich (252-928-3703).

Speaking of great food, Pirate's Cove is just about 15 minutes from the Kill Devil Grill, where my husband had the best Cajun-inspired shrimp and grits he'd ever tasted.

The next town over is Nags Head, where it's fun to rent a jet ski and hit the ocean. Since jet skis have no brakes, some brief instruction is involved. ("Stay 150 feet from other watercraft" is listed as rules 1, 2 and 8.) After an hour at the helm, racing full throttle with his brother on his back, my son Michael announced it was "the best time ever."

Going to the Outer Banks would be incomplete without a stop to the Wright Brothers National Memorial, where Orville and Wilbur realized their dream of flight in 1903. The accomplishments of many pilots are celebrated there, including those of NASA.

It's interesting to see that it took only 66 years from the time of that first flight to a man walking on the moon. And that brings us back to the question posed on that T-shirt at Kitty Hawk Kites. "Why walk when you can fly?"

Indeed. Now, having flown myself, I certainly see the attraction.

Read more: http://www.ctpost.com/news/article/Fun-of-flying-at-the-Outer-Banks-1724797.php#ixzz1U7g8Pqbe


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David Rumsey Map Collection Database and Blog

Hat Tip: Glenn Tuley

Welcome to the David Rumsey Map Collection Database and Blog. The Map Database has many viewers and the Blog has numerous categories.

The historical map collection has over 27,800 maps and images online. The collection focuses on rare 18th and 19th century North American and South American maps and other cartographic materials. Historic maps of theWorld, Europe, Asia, and Africa are also represented.

Popular collection categories include antique atlas, globe,school geography, maritime chart, state, county, city,pocket, wall & case, children's, and manuscript maps. Search examples are United States map, Geology maps,California map, Afghanistan map, America map, New York City map, Chicago map, and U.S. Civil War maps. Browse  map categories Where, Who, When, or What. The collection can be used to study history, genealogy, art, explorations, local and family history. Learn more

Watch 360 degree QTVR of the Collection Space 
Browse Lists of the Collection's many Atlases


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