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Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center
25th Anniversary Edition

We are a part of this place,
and this place is a part of us.
Photo by Baxter Miller
This is Core Sound.
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The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center 2016 - 2017 Yearbook
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CORE SOUND WATERFOWL MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTER 2016
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Tommy Jones, Chair
Jim Briley, Treasurer
Warren Davis, Secretary
Shannon Adams - Cindy Taylor Brown
Charlton Burns - Valinda Coates
Tommy Fulcher - Jerry Gaskill
Bill Lathan - Peggy Lemons
Gay Mason - Chris McCutcheon
Janet Salter McLendon - Kenneth Morris
Lockwood Phillips - Randy Ramsey
John Rouse - Bob Stafford
FOUNDING BOARD MEMBERS
John Civils - Guy Tucker - Carl Huff
David Corey Lawrence for David A. Lawrence
Kathryn Smith Chadwick for Billy & Janice Smith
Doily Fulcher for Roy Willis
Jim Davis for James Davis
Danny McQueen for Purcell Jones
PO Box 556, 1785 Island Road
Harkers Island, North Carolina, 28531
Member / Partner
North Carolina Grassroots Science Museums Collaborative
Outer Banks National Scenic Byway
Saltwater Connections
Smithsonian Museums on Main Street
North Carolina Humanities Council
Carteret Catch and NC Catch
North Carolina Folklore Society
Arts North Carolina
(F) 252.728.1742
www.coresound.com
BOARD MEMBERS EMERITUS
James M. Davis - 2001 Board Chairman, Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
David A. Lawrence, Co-Founder - Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild and
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
Billy Smith, Founding Board Chairman - Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
Homer Fulcher, NC Folk Heritage Award Honoree
Julian Hamilton, Jr., NC Folk Heritage Award Honoree
Roy Willis – Founding Board Member – Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
Purcell Jones – Founding Board Member – Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
STAFF
Karen Willis Amspacher, Executive Director
Pam Davis Morris, Operations, Community Resources & Collections Coordinator
Dr. Ike Southerland, Sponsorship Coordinator
Teresa Everett – STEM Education Coordinator
Debra Kelly Brushwood, Office Manager / Membership Coordinator
Tom Waller, Accountant
Sarah Boardman and Helen Beacham, Gift Shop
Vicki Brennan - Facilities & Rentals
Bill Ward - Special Projects
And a dedicated crew of volunteers!
OUR APPRECIATION TO THE BUSINESSES WHOSE FINANCIAL SUPPORT MAKES THIS PUBLICATION AVAILABLE THROUGHOUT THE YEAR.

How Many Years Ago
Honoring 25 Years of
Our Shared Commitment
25 YEARS
9,000-some days (and nights), 2500 members, thousands of volunteers,
countless events and gatherings …
Hard work, determined hearts, one purpose …
To Hold On ..
To our traditions, our way of life, this sacred place, a
rich heritage.
Our world has changed dramatically over the last 25 years, but
Down East’s abiding heritage remains a constant.
As this anniversary milestone approaches in 2017, the need for preserving our history,
honoring our traditions, sharing our stories, expanding our region’s opportunities and
communicating our vision throughout the state has never been greater.
Together, the people of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center keep
holding on, building a future that will never forget the past, sharing a heritage that lives
today in our hearts, our communities and our children.
How many years ago … Or was it only yesterday
We stood in a mist
To dedicate and celebrate
A way of life … We wished to be preserved.
Put a shovel … In the sand
To make our stand
Where hearts and hands
Could come to work
To serve
To preserve … Or even shed a tear.
And now today … We gather round
Once more
And here our building stands
Anchored in love … On sacred sands
With waves and winds
A breath away … We know we’re home.
We are a part of all … Who came before
To make a life … Upon this shore
We are the Ca’e Bankers
Core Sounders
And all Down East
A people proud
With tales to tell … And songs to sing.
We have found … Our promised land
Our place, our space
The whittler’s bench …Stands ready now
For storytellers
Breathing life anew … Into the sacred songs of old.
Sarah Elizabeth Hansen Page
CSWM 10th Anniversary 2002
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Inspiring a Revival
How the Decoy Guild began….
A group of carvers got together
To try to create a wooden feather;
With a knife and a hatchet, to see if they
could
Make a real bird out of a piece of wood.
A real bird they couldn’t make,
But an old decoy they did create.
And when them old carvers are gone on their
way,
That old decoy will be there to stay.
And if later, someone looking at that old
piece of wood,
Would say, I know who carved that, he was
pretty — good!
Then it would all be worth those lonely days
Knowing, although we’ve gone, part of us
stays.
Wayne Davis
The “Original Seven” founders of the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild. Curt Salter, James Salter, Wayne Davis, Norman Hancock, David
Lawrence and Carl Huff. (Gregory Lupton not pictured.) Photo by Chris Greene.
Carol & David Lawrence, always Decoy Festival favorites
Carving on the Porch – “Old Museum” Ski, Al and Peter, with the kids
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“Founded by people such as the late David Lawrence, one of the original seven carvers who founded the Core Sound Decoy Carvers
Guild in 1987, the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is a testament to vision. These were the carvers who determined
that a waterfowl museum was necessary to preserve the heritage of a way of life in coastal North Carolina. Five years later in
1992, the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center became a reality.
Walter Phillips, Morehead City
The Guild started as an idea Wayne Davis and David Lawrence, natives of Harkers Island, NC, had
talked about for years. They both carved decoys, as did many others Down East and throughout Carteret
County, and they had traveled to the decoy shows in Virginia Beach and Chincoteague, Virginia,
and Currituck, North Carolina, among others. They wondered if there would be enough interest to get
together with other local carvers on a regular basis to swap techniques and carving tips, and have a little
decoy show once a year.
So when a group of seven men gathered at Wayne’s house on August 11, 1987 to celebrate his birthday,
they decided to start a carver’s guild. Between mouthfuls of stewed clams, made by Wayne’s wife,
Lana, they settled on the name, the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild, and sketched out a plan to get
in touch with all the local carvers and decoy collectors they knew. The group agreed to meet again the
following month, on the third Wednesday in September.
Those seven men were Wayne Davis, David Lawrence, Gregory Lupton, Curt Salter, Norman
Hancock, Carl Huff, and James Gordon Salter. They voted Wayne as President, Gregory, Vice-President,
and David, Secretary-Treasurer. Before the first official meeting that September, they called in two additional
local carvers, Roy Willis and Gerald Davis, which increased the number of the original Board
of Directors to nine.
At the first regular Guild meeting on Wednesday, September 16, 1987, a group of around 30
people, mostly Carteret County decoy carvers and collectors, met in the library of the Harkers Island
Elementary School. They listened as Wayne outlined the plan for monthly meetings and a decoy show.
All immediately joined the newly formed Guild.
Together, they brainstormed a date for a show. There were already scheduled decoy shows nearly
every weekend from the end of August until December, either in NC or in neighboring states. Eventually
they decided the first full weekend in December would be the date of their first show. Since there
was no way they could plan and execute a show in just two months, the first Core Sound Decoy Festival
was planned for December 3 and 4, 1988. The show has been held every first weekend of December,
drawing thousands annually to Harkers Island, laying the foundation for what would become the Core
Sound Waterfowl Museum.
The Guild Today
The Core Sound
Decoy Carvers Guild
is dedicated to the
preservation of the waterfowl carving
heritage that runs deep through
the history of the Core Sound area in
North Carolina. Our celebrated past is
defined by many aspects beyond the art
of carving decoys. People, decoys, duck
calls, artists, photographers, folklore,
and collectors are but a few of the many
aspects of the Core Sound Decoy Carving
heritage that make up the guild.
It is our mission to safeguard and
preserve the memory of those pioneers
who helped define the Core Sound
decoy carving heritage by offering an
honest view of the past, while increasing
awareness and appreciation of waterfowl,
and providing demonstrations and
workshops so that the decoy carving
heritage will continue on to the next
generation.
It is our hope that by providing a
glimpse into the past, and a look at the
present, the future of decoy carving may
be preserved
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Laying the Groundwork
A MUSEUM DOWN EAST —
WHY?
Decoy making
has long been an
established tradition
in coastal North Carolina. Like other everyday
activities that become obsolete with
a changing lifestyle, the practice of turning
wood into ducks had been taken for granted,
ignored, possibly even forgotten. What was
once an everyday practice might have become
extinct had it not been for those whose love
and appreciation for the art had been passed
down through generations and outweighed
the changes taking place around them.
Decoys have become a symbol of the
heritage of eastern North Carolina. Used by
Indians as well as settlers, these tools were an
essential part of the individual’s equipment
in utilizing the natural resources for survival.
The mission of the Decoy Carvers Guild and
the success of the Decoy Festival brought to
light the need for a more permanent contribution
in preserving this waterfowl heritage.
To accomplish that goal of interpreting Core
Sound’s waterfowl traditions and cultural
heritage the mission was determined “to
establish a facility that will enhance the community, state and region by creating a resource which brings together the historical, cultural, artistic,
environmental, and educational elements needed to preserve the rich waterfowl heritage of eastern North Carolina associated with the
Core Sound area.”
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Core Sound’s Most Recognized Carver, Mitchell Fulcher of Stacy
Shorebirds, wooden corks, Roy Willis Collection; Pintail – Gift to CSWM&HC from Dr. George Sutton – In Memory of Jarrod Styron; Decoy
Head Patterns, Hatchet, Thom & Valerie Styron Collection; Original photograph and frame, 12ga Hunter Arts Co. shotgun, Leon Tony Fulcher
& Heidi A. Fulcher Gibson Collection; 10ga double barrel Remington shotgun, Edfred M. Gaskill Collection; Shotgun shells, Shotgun shell boxes,
Black Powder Container, Wooden Winchester Ammunition Box, Eugene Willis & Tommy Salter Collection (Cover photo by Baxter Miller)

During my first year of teaching at East Carteret High School, one of my Harkers Island students told me about Shell Point where
new parents take their newborns for their first view of Lookout Lighthouse. This visit is to start the precious new life in the right
direction …to look to the light. I have always loved this story. Thus it seemed to me to be a great symmetry that the Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum & Heritage Center should be located near the Point as this marvelous facility sought to preserve the past, affirm
the present and point to a safe harbor in the future on the most precious part of the North Carolina coast.”
Sunny Newton, Beaufort
A PLACE
The groundwork for a facility dedicated to waterfowling
traditions in eastern Carteret County began
in February of 1992. The Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum, Inc. was created and a 21-member Board of
Directors was appointed including carvers, area businessmen,
and local government representatives. The
first meeting took place in March where a preliminary
proposal for a museum project was presented. After
investigating all the undeveloped sites on the island it
was determined that a tract of land within the National
Park Service property at Shell Point provided
the greatest potential for a museum project. It was
decided to pursue a lease agreement with Cape Lookout
National Seashore as a building site for the Core
Sound Waterfowl Museum.
This proposal was presented to North Carolina’s
Congressional delegation and to the Superintendent’s
Office of Cape Lookout National Seashore. With
the approval and support of the late Senator Terry
Sanford, Senator Jesse Helms, Representative Walter
B. Jones and a special interest from former Representative
Martin Lancaster, the appropriate meetings
were held and a Memorandum of Understanding was
signed on November 30, 1993, allowing construction
of the Waterfowl Museum within Cape Lookout
National Seashore on Harkers Island.
We had a home and the work began.
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum founding chairman, Billy
Smith, and Assistant Superintendent, Chuck Harris, sign
the Memorandum of Understanding for a long-term lease on
16-acres of maritime forest on Shell Point for the construction
of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum. (November 1992)
Billy Smith and the museum’s first member and founding board
member, Guy Tucker, plan their bidding at one of the museum’s
first auctions at Harkers Island School.
Core Sound’s
Founding Leaders
1992 Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum Founding Board of Directors:
Billy Smith, John Civils, Karen
Amspacher, James Davis, Jr., Bruce
Etheridge, Ted Garner, Jr., Jerry Gaskill,
Jack Goodwin, Carl Huff, Purcell
Jones, David Lawrence, Don Manley,
John Nobles, Jim Phillips, Ronnie
Smith, Jim Spencer, Guy Tucker, Don
Walston, Roy Willis, David Yeomans
Memberships for the Core
Sound Waterfowl Museum opened
in August 1992 with Guy Tucker
the first member. After a successful
first decoy festival fund-raising effort,
the museum operation moved into a
temporary facility (the former clinic
building) in May 1993, and visitors
began experiencing a glimpse of
the waterfowling traditions of Core
Sound year-round with school programs,
small displays and carvers on
the porch weekly.
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Making New Connections
From the “old clinic building” on Harkers Island, the foundation of our institution began to take
shape. Partners from across the state began to take notice of the true community-based “movement to
preserve, share and celebrate our traditions” emerging from the Down East communities and joined
with us to establish the fundamental values of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum that today, 25
years later, remain the undergirding principles of our work.
• Membership – the backbone of all the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum has ever accomplished
– began to grow statewide, reaching 1000 members by 1995.
• The Coastal Heritage teacher workshops partnership with NC State University and East
Carolina University allowed museum volunteers the opportunity to reach teachers from
across the state to explore our coastal communities – past and present.
• The North Carolina Arts Council begins funding oral history projects to record old-time carvers and hunting
guides including Mr. Homer Fulcher, Julian Hamilton, Roy Willis, and others.
• NC State University’s Language and Life program comes to Harkers Island to record the island dialect, and
develop an archive of local voices.
• The CSWM participated in the historic opening of the NC Museum of History in Raleigh.
• Mr. Homer Fulcher and Jul’ Hamilton were the first decoy carvers to receive the North Carolina Folk Heritage
Awards in 1996.
Carl Huff, Kevin Daniels and others build the porch of the “Old Museum”
in 1993 where carvers, school students, friends and visitors would gather
for more than 10 years while the Core Sound’s facility was being built.
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North Carolina Heritage Award recipients Julian Hamilton and Homer
Fulcher are congratulated by Representative Jean Preston at the Awards
Ceremony in Raleigh.
Roy Willis chops for school students, museum visitors
and all who will watch and listen throughout eastern
North Carolina including the Estuarium in Washington
and the NC Museum of History in Raleigh.

“I salute the fine work of all who have joined together in bringing this splendid museum to reality. It is of critical importance that we preserve
and celebrate our past. To do so secures our future because we know the foundation upon which we stand. This facility will serve as a
great classroom for our children and an instructive site for the thousands who will come to visit.”
William Friday, President Emeritus – University of North Carolina
The role of women in the creation and
realization of the Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum became more visible with the
creation of “Women for Waterfowl,”
a loosely organized band of volunteers
from across the county who helped shape
events and programs that continue
today. A series of luncheons were held
with the highlight being introducing
Betty Ray McCain, then Secretary of
the Department of Cultural Resources,
to the Core Sound Museum’s work.
Mr. Bill Friday, beloved North Carolina leader and
host of “North Carolina People,” comes to Harkers
Island and Cape Lookout to interview Coresounders
and to learn more about the museum and our work.
After a lunch of baked flounder, collards and light
rolls he experienced a true “taste” of Down East that
continued to grow in the years ahead. He was a steady
supporter of the Museum’s work and our commitment
to the people of coastal North Carolina.
Core Sound’s connections to the Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art in
Salisbury, MD, run deep across shared bonds of working the water
and waterfowling traditions. The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
and the Ward Museum have continued to build on that relationship,
shared exhibitions and collections and working together on
projects and events like the Smithsonian Folklife Festival and the
Ward World Championship Wildfowl Carving Competition and Art
Festival each spring.
The museum’s first educator Karen Davis Jones supervises while
students from East Carteret High School construction classes
construct interpretive signs for the Willow Pond.
Under the guidance of the NC Arts Council
and the direct involvement of Folklife Director
Wayne Martin, CSWM’s exhibit committee
and staff traveled around the state and region
to learn from other community museums. From
Cherokee to the Chesapeake Bay, we learned
valuable lessons from museum professionals and
community members.
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Reaffirming Community Ties
During the Decoy Festival each year, CSWM provided a place for
community partners to participate in this annual event. The Museum’s
Education Tent brought together the NC Coastal Federation, NC Maritime
Museum, Friends of Portsmouth, Ducks Unlimited, NC Wildlife Resources
and others from across the state to share their work with our community.
HERITAGE DAYS
A series of Community Camp Meetings, led by Rodney Kemp and Pam
Morris, reached into all the Down East communities to lay the groundwork
for what is today the second floor gallery Community Exhibits. Community
members became the interpreters of their own stories, bringing family artifacts
and community histories to share with visitors at museum events.
School groups from across Carteret County began taking their spring
trips to Harkers Island and the Core Sound Museum’s temporary location
where carvers, fishermen and community storytellers provided them a
glimpse of Down East history. These programs, held under tents and on the
porch at the “old museum” evolved into weeklong Heritage Day programs
after the museum facility was framed-in. Storytelling and carving, boatbuilding
and nethanging demonstrations drew hundreds of students and teachers
to “the end of the road” to learn more about this place called “Core Sound.”
Colon Taylor was a favorite at “Heritage Days” at the “old museum” where programming,
demonstrations and presentations took place on the porch and in tents.
The first-ever Diamond City Homecoming was held in 1999, commemorating
the 100th Anniversary of the Storm of 1899 by bringing together
more than 600 descendants of Shackleford Banks to rekindle family ties and
their connection to the Banks.
The first-ever Waterfowl Weekend was held at the “new museum” in
December 1999, allowing festival-goers and the community to “share the vision”
for this new home “at the end of the road.”
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Connie Mason shares stories and music with students atHeritage Days held at the new
museum before construction was complete.

“It’s here we come, the sons and daughters of Core Sound, to our sacred ground … Our place, our story, unfettered; where families,
friends and history abide. Here will be our children’s children’s guide.”
Connie Mason, Morehead City
LOON DAY
The first ever Loon Day was held at the “Old Museum” with a
boat trip with loon hunters David Yeomans and Frank Moore to
recount those days of loon hunting now a treasured reminder of
Harkers Island’s once dependence on the fowl and fish of our surrounding
waters.
DIAMOND CITY HOMECOMING
The first-ever gathering of descendants
from Diamond City on
Shackleford Banks was
held in August of 1999,
the 100th Anniversary
of the San Ceriaco hurricane
that forced the
residents of Diamond
City to move inland.
Their descendants today
hold that story close to
their heart and gather every
five years to rekindle
their ancestral ties to the
Banks and one another.
David Yeomans, site of Diamond
City, reads Scripture as the
memorial wreath is hung.
COMMUNITY HISTORIANS
With the donation of Mr. Harry Lewis’
Jean Dale by his family, the first Community
Historian project was launched. Community
members were trained and equipped to
record oral histories focused on the history
of boatbuilding on Harkers Island. This
Community Historian process continues
today through the Coastal Voices project.
Brady Lewis’ Boatyard, along the shore, Harkers
Island
Jean Dale
CORE SOUND QUILTERS
The Core Sound Quilters group, the
vision of volunteer Mary Sue Davis, became
a constant inspiration to museum visitors
to the “old museum” where they met on
Wednesday’s to cook, eat, laugh and quilt, a
tradition that continues now some 20 years
later. The sale of quilt raffle tickets over
the years has totaled more than $75,000
but their time, energy and commitment has
been an even greeter contribution to our
museum experience.
Peggy Lemons selling quilt tickets; a major
project throughout the years!
Bess and Sharon, Mary Sue’s helpers.
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Determining a Plan
The CSWM Board of Directors established a Museum Building Committee and Leonard
Safrit agreed to serve as Chairman. John Parker of Synthesis Architecture of Wilmington was
selected as the building designer, traveling with museum staff to hunt clubs and historic buildings
up and down the coast to research a building that would be in keeping with our coastal heritage.
Community meetings were held to develop a community vision for the Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum.
Groundbreaking 1997
Dedication at Shell Point
A gathering on the point of land
Where ancient ones once made a stand
To build a road of oyster shells
Across Core Sound to ocean swells.
We gathered there a different band
Of kindred souls, with things well-planned
To break the ground for our own dream
A museum strong through every beam.
A place so safe for carvings, rare
Of waterfowl which breathed out air
A place to honor carvers gone
Yet in their art, their lives live on.
We gathered in that ancient place
A sea wind blew across each face
A cold rain came, but we did stand
To claim this sacred spot of land.
For children, yet unborn, must turn
To ancient times, and lessons learned.
The place we marked this very day
Will show the way … will show the way.
Groundbreaking Ceremony, Jan. 25, 1997: Superintendent Bill Harris, Cape Lookout National Seashore; Representative Jean Preston;
Board Members Carl Huff and his wife and volunteer Boo; Board Member Curt Salter; Carvers Jason Michels and Julian Hamilton;
Founding Guild President Wayne Davis; Board Members Janice Smith, Don Walston and Pat Joyce; Marian Smith from Senator Beverly
Perdue’s office: Leonard Safrit, Building Committee Chair; County Commissioners Jonathan Robinson and Bettie Bell; Carteret County
Tourism Director Carol Lohr.
Sarah Hansen Page
January 1996
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“I think this is the best thing that has ever happened in Carteret County. It’s been hard work for all involved, but I think it’s the best
volunteer effort that the county has ever seen. There was never any question in my mind that it was going to be built and the reason for
this is the nature of the people who are behind it. These people who have been involved are all volunteers,
all highly motivated and extremely talented.”
James M. Davis, Morehead City
This page dedicated to
those who BELIEVED
when it was just a dream
and worked to make it
a reality...
...and there were so
many others!
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Raising the House
WILLOW POND
Before we got there…
Gotta raise money before you raise the house…
A firm foundation, on solid ground.
Site preparation 1998 – L. A. Downey and W. F. Parker
Construction begins 1999 – Thomas Simpson Construction
Waterfowl Habitat Restoration Project
The vision for the Willow Pond was Carl
Huff’s. He was also the first person to offer a
lease with the National Park Service as a possible
location for the Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum, due in part because of that “marshy
place” on site.
Carl’s idea worked and once the MOU was
in place, restoration efforts began in partnership
with Ducks Unlimited and later the NC
Wildlife Resources Commission, NC Wildlife
Habitat Foundation and the Hagan Family.
Today this outdoor classroom remains an
untouched maritime forest, waterfowl feeding
spot and a quiet place for artists, photographers,
birdwatchers and writers.
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“The first time I went and saw all the heavy timber, I couldn’t believe that we were going to have a building that big .. and each time I
go, I’m excited when I see what’s been done … I just think it is good for the Down East area to have a museum. And I believe once the
museum is open, the people will surely be proud …”
Janice Smith, Atlantic
Construction gets underway in 1999.
What a place! A place for the PEOPLE
of Core Sound to tell their story …
Can you believe this?
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Coming Home
Memorial Day 2003 marked the first opening
of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum’s move to
“the end of the road” with a weekend long celebration
to mark the milestone. After ten years of
fund-raising, planning, road trips and community
support, the ten years at the “old museum” came to
a close and the dream of “Coming Home” was here.
The community of Harkers Island was the first
to open the door with a special exhibition, “Island
People,” by Mack Uhrich of Pellworm, Germany.
An international photography project profiling the
people of Pellworm and Harkers Island was the first
exhibit to be shown, complete with Mack’s return
to Harkers Island from Germany. A few island
residents were still living to see their portrait hung
in this exhibition while other family members gathered
round to have their pictures taken with Mack.
It was an overwhelming experience.
The first Core Sound Luncheon was held to recognize
and thank the major contributors, partnering agencies and museum
leaders who had worked so hard and given so much to make this
facility a reality. A
community day was
held that weekend
to welcome visitors
from all over North
Carolina to “the end
of the road” to see,
learn and experience
Core Sound’s
first step toward a
Today David’s son and grandson, Corey and David, carry on their
father’s and grandfather’s legacy.
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David’s Room, dedicated to the memory of David A. Lawrence and his significant role in founding the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild
and the Waterfowl Museum, remains a gathering place for carvers and collectors, artists and visitors wanting to learn more about the
waterfowling traditions of Core Sound.
museum facility on
Harkers Island.
COMMUNITY EXHIBITS
An outgrowth of the community nights were the
community exhibits now at home on the second floor,
but for many, many years rotated in our education
hall and expanded during Waterfowl Weekend for
everyone to learn more about each of our community’s
unique history.
COMMUNITY NIGHTS
Community nights, the vision of our adopted Down
East friend, Rodney Kemp, proved toto be a founding
principle of the CSWM’s work. For years these
Community Night covered dish suppers followed
by stories and histories of communities Down East
pulled communities together to learn from one
another. Food, music, memories and laughter helped
build the community spirit that still connects us to
each other.

“When I walked in the door there was a presence. You can feel the spirits of your ancestors in the rooms … It almost brings tears to my
eyes to look around … It didn’t take me long to see that there’s been a lot of people who put a lot of hard work in this place.”
Capt. Al Dudley, Beaufort
COMMUNITY QUILT
Cape Lookout Lighthouse Transfer from
US Coast Guard to National Park Service
One of Core Sound’s first major events to be hosted by the CSWM
was the transfer ceremonies for the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. This event
coincided with the US postage stamp release of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse
Stamp and provided a wonderful combination of events to celebrate
OUR lighthouse. Ceremonies at Cape Lookout and programs at the Core
Sound Waterfowl Museum allowed everyone to be a part of this historic
occasion.
A reflection of our commitment to families Down East, the idea of a community quilt was born.
Families, businesses and historic locations were photographed, documented and sewn into a
series of Community Quilts recording the history represented by each square. The quilts alone
are a lesson in community connections and a favorite exhibit for visitors and residents alike.
JUNIOR DUCK STAMP
Core Sound for many years was the host for the Annual
Junior Duck Stamp Competition, drawing hundreds of hundreds
of student art projects together to compete for the statewide
honor of being part of this traveling exhibition.
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Strengthening Community Connections
Core Sound’s commitment to building an oral history archive begins in earnest with support from the National Park Service, NC Arts Council
and NOAA. Gathering recorded interviews from other archives as well as private collections formed the base for a on-site and online repository of
coastal community histories, issues and stories. This project, now known as “Coastal Voices,” is the backbone of our commitment to documenting
and preserving our history and traditions. (www.carolinacoastalvoices.org)
Quilts
The Core Sound Quilters led the effort
to document historically significant quilts
throughout Down East and beyond with a
series of “Quilt Appreciation Days.” Held during
the winter months, these community-based
gatherings allow community members to bring
their family quilts to CSWM&HC for evaluation,
interpretation and documenting.
Baseball
Baseball is truly more than a game Down
East and Core Sound has led the way in making
sure that history and the legacy that lives
today is recorded and celebrated. A series of
gatherings, thousands of hours of research and
the addition of other local sports to this project,
providing the foundation for the Smithsonian’s
“Hometown Teams” exhibition in 2015.
(www.carteretcountysports.org)
Coastal Yesterday &
Coastal Today
The NC Seafood Festival for many years
was Core Sound’s outreach to the thousands
who attend the festival in Morehead City. Core
Sound Museum staff served on the board of
that event and led the Coastal Yesterday (showcasing
the coastal heritage and traditions of the
region) and Coastal Today (focusing on coastal
resources and education.) Those years opened
many doors for the Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum over the years, helping establish Core
Sound as a regional leader in education and
preservation of our coastal heritage.
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Harris Family Coffin Quilt
Atlantic’s Baseball Team. part of the history that would become our
own Smithsonaian Hometown Teams experience.
Jessie Lee Babb Dominie, the last baby born on Portsmouth,
shares her island home with visitors at Coastal Yesterday.

“Here we are on the National Mall ... There’s the Washington Monument and there’s the Capital. And here we are building a
Core Sound sailskiff; I wonder what Brady would say ...”
Heber Guthrie
Core Sound Goes to Washington
In 2004 the Core
Sound Waterfowl Museum
led the North Carolina
delegation to the
National Mall in Washington,
DC to join with
other coastal communities
from Virginia, Maryland,
Delaware and New
York for the Mid-Atlantic Maritime Communities
gathering. What
Crossing the Potomac in a Core Sound sailskiff; only Jimmy and Heber
could build, sand, paint and sail her in a week!
an experience from beginning to end! The three years of planning, numerous
visits from Smithsonian curators, and meeting after meeting to organize our
participants was well-invested as the experience proved to be a highlight for
everyone who came to DC to carve, build, demonstrate, educate, cook and eat!
Representing North Carolina
As a focus of the 2004 Smithsonian Folklife Festival,
held on the National Mall in Washington, DC, residents
of Down East in Carteret County told their stories to our
nation. Visitors to the festival experienced boatbuilding,
decoy carving, and local foodways – Core Sound style –
and came away with a new respect for the living cultural
traditions of eastern North Carolina. I imagine we will
see many of these folks again when they travel to Down
East to see firsthand the water, the land, and the people
who live and work in this special place. To all those who
planned and participated in the festival I say, “well done!”
You have honored your home and our state.
Wayne Martin, 2004 Folklife Director
NC Arts Council
Catching shrimp
Anthony Brooks, carving on the Washington Mall, just
like he carves right here at home.
Debby Styron sharing samples of fresh North Carolina shrimp in
the kitchen at the Folklife Festival.
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Securing a Place to Learn
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Exemplifying the strong connection between
natural resources and cultural history, Core Sound
has hosted the Core Sound Rig of Six since its
inception, building on a growing interest in the
old-style hunting rigs used in the early 1900s. This
event has now expanded to include the Superior
Craftsman Competiton and the IWCA Style Decoy
Championship
Core Sound reaffirmed its proud partnership
with Ducks Unlimited in 2005 with the first Lead
Drake event honoring lifetime contributions to
the protection of waterfowl habitat and is now on
prominent display as host of the North Carolina
Ducks Unlimited Lead Drake Society (Hall of
Fame)
The Museum’s prime natural resource-rich location
on Core Sound helped secure a formal agreement
with the North Carolina Wildlife Resources
agency to provide expanded wildlife programming
in Down East Carteret County.
Understanding the critical importance of water
quality, Core Sound’s goals for our educational
programming has always included the protection of
our sounds, rivers and creeks as a high priority.
The Willow Pond and its interpretive trails
have provided a unique outdoor classroom for local
students to be active learners in seeing, hearing and
experiencing our coastal environment.
Core Sound’s inclusion in the NC State Grassroots
Science Museum Collaborative reaffirmed
and strengthened our commitment to STEM education
and has provided inspiration and support for
Core Sound’s place-based learning efforts.
Inspiring Young Carvers
Future Carvers of America .. Core Sound Style!
Inspiring Young
Boatbuilders
They’ll know what a real boat feels like, smells like…
Inspiring Teachers
Teachers learn what they’re going to teach by taking water quality
samples at Cape Lookout.
Inspiring Learners of all Ages
A climb up Lookout Light is a “whole new experience” with classroom
teachers!

“They will only know what we teach them and they will only have what we leave them.”
Barbara Guthrie Humphries
Outdoor Learning
There’s no substitute for hands-on learning and Core Sound provides
outdoor learning opportunities for students to experience the maritime forest
surrounding Willow Pond and the CSWM&HC facility. Whether taking water
samples from the pond, examining the flora and fauna or experiencing the quiet
of our Willow Pond trail, Core Sound
offers a learning place that cannot be
found in a classroom.
Ross Allen
Jimmy & Karen
Amspacher
Robert B. Arthur
Alton Ballance
Jeff & Lisa Barnes
Edward L. Barrow
C. Munroe Best, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. Joseph Buff
Chris & Kathryn Chadwick
Larrington Chadwick
William Chadwick
Neal & Linda Conoley
James J. Crosswell, Jr.
Sheldon & Leslie Daniels
Taylor Daniels
Catherine Daniels
David W. Darst
Warren Davis
Wayne Davis
Pete & Nancy Deichmann
Dr. & Mrs. Kent Denton
Down East BusinesS
Association
Joe Bernie Dupree
Johnathan & Christian
Earp
REDHEAD SOCIETY
Core Sound’s Redhead Society provides resources
for Core Sound’s educational programming such as field
trip supplies, summer programming and teaching tools
for hands-on learning inside and out. Founded by Dr.
Ike Southerland, the Redhead Society welcomes all who
would like to support the LEARNING that is taking
place “at the end of the road.”
W. Loren & Beth K. Edwards
Lena Ennis
Joey Eubanks
Tommy Fulcher
Bob Garner
Walter Gaskill
Bob Guthrie
Larry & Tweedles Harkey
Stephen & Holly Hill
John & Emy Hinnant
Jerry & Norma Hyatt
Charles & Janie Jones
Purcell Jones
Dan & Maureen Kelly
Rhonda Kiker
Wilbur & Carolyn King
Mary Ann Lamb
Steve & Gail Lancaster
Bill & Fossie Lathan
Corey & Ashley Lawrence
Peggy Lemons
D. Stuart & Anne Lindley
Dr. & Mrs. C. Robert Means, Jr
Kenny & Stephanie Morris
Curtis Mostellar
Neuse Sport Shop
Steve & Kay Norris
Tom & Laura O’Brien
Donald & Nadine Overby
Charles W. Pake
Jay A. Parris
Charles G. Pierce
Matt Pitman
Carmine & Elizabeth Prioli
Barbara Basnight Rawl
Roanoke River Waterfowl
Tommy Rogers
John Sledge
John Isaac & Jenny
Southerland
Ike & Carol Southerland
Andy & Mary Frances
Southerland
John Taylor Southerland
Robbie Stallings
Valerie & Thom Styron
Jerry Talton
Jennifer Taylor
Jeff & Linda Turner
Bill & Jolene Walker
Ina Willis
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Coming Home Again
In October 2009, the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center opened the main gallery, library, gathering room, community exhibition
hall, observation tower and gift shop with a weekend-long celebration. A luncheon honored major contributors, elected officials, museum leaders
and partners who had worked with museum board and staff to accomplish what seemed at times to be an insurmountable challenge.
Opening the gallery has proven to be worth every struggle as all who enter stand in amazement at what this community has accomplished in
these past 25 years. We’ve built not only a beautiful facility, but created a spirit of community that embraces all who enter.
From the Gallery Opening Luncheon, October 30, 2009
… Today we are here to celebrate another giant step toward completing
this beautiful museum facility; a facility that was only a dream in
1992 when my grandfather agreed to be chairman of the museum board
to build a museum on Harkers Island that is now a reality where already
thousands of people visit and the local communities gather to learn about
the past, celebrate the present, and plan for the future.
Many of you that are here today have been a part of this museum
from the beginning because of my grandfather’s friendship and my family
thanks you for your continued commitment to him and this project that
he worked hard to establish with a strong foundation of people like yourselves
who have sacrificed and worked to make this museum what it is
today. I can remember several of you working long hours with my grandfather
in the tents at the Harkers Island school during the decoy festival,
usually braving the cold weather and high winds to raise funds during the
first years of the capital campaign and the pride in his eyes when the artist
renderings of the planned museum were released to the public.
Cutting the Ribbon – Core Sound Gallery Opening: Charles Jones, 2009 Board Chairman;
Senator Kay Hagan; Janice Smith, wife of founding board Chairman Billy Smith and Carl
Huff, founding board member. What a day … Home to stay.
Remarks from Charles Smith, Grandson of Billy Smith
– Founding Board Chairman
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“Work is love made visible.”
Kahlil Gibran
2009 Gallery Opening
“They didn’t think we could do it, but we did.”
And yes, we did open that “other side” that folks had been asking
about for years.
The elevator, tower, the library, Billy’s Room, the second floor community
exhibits and the main Core Sound gallery; yes, we opened and
with grand style, a luncheon of dignitaries, major givers and volunteers,
a community day celebration where hundreds came to celebrate where
a stunned community still couldn’t believe that a building this big, this
beautiful, this overwhelming could ever be “at the end of the road” on
Harkers Island.
They came, they felt, they cried and they understood what all the
work, the begging for money, the meetings, endless years of struggles
and setbacks were all about. Thousands of pounds of local seafood,
event after event, contributions great and
small… once they saw it, they understood.
And now, every day, people still come,
enter with amazement, wander through the
galleries, pause in Billy’s room, visit with the
people and leave understanding that our Core
Sound heritage is indeed
living in the hearts and
souls of the people of this
place, this sacred place.
The Core Sound Gathering Room, dedicated to the memory of Billy Smith by his family, a place to
pause, visit, take in the museum gallery and all the art, carvings and history that fill this room.
Charles Jones, Chair 2009
Our beautiful, elegant and inspirational library …
And the community stories, told with family heirlooms, furnishings and
artifacts from each Down East community.
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Raising the Stories
With every step along the way, Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center has relied on the voices – past and present – of the people of
Core Sound. No matter what the program, project or gathering, our commitment to recording, sharing and building our oral history collection has
been a high priority from the beginning.
Raising the Story
The NCHC award Core Sound’s “Raising the
Story of Menhaden Fishing” the the Harlan Joel
Gradin Award for Excellence
in the Public Humanities in 2012, an
exemplary honor that reaffirmed Core Sound’s
commitment to community’s telling their story
their way.
That much-appreciated recognition was
second to the power of the responses from the
Menhaden community throughout this project.
Their eagerness to share their story and
rekindle those memories was amazing, from
planning meetings to the culminating “Menhaden
Day” celebration, this historic industry was
honored as it had never been before. Absolutely envisioned and carried
out by the people who have lived this way of life, “Raising the Story”
remains one of Core Sound’s
most powerful projects. Building
on years of research and commitment
to this industry, this work
emerged from Dr. Barbara Garrity-Blake’s
years of documenting
this community, their trust and
respect for her and their willingness
to share with Core Sound
their stories and music.
Barbara and Primrose and Mary Jones
Jean Dale
The gift of the Jean Dale by the
Lewis Family of Harkers Island has
provided inspiration for research
and oral history gathering for years.
The Jean Dale represents a tradition
of Harkers Island boat building and
community pride that spans almost
100 years and has provided this
community with a rich cultural tie
across the generations, as well as the
economic base for jobs and small
business ownership since the early
1900s. Today, the region’s boatbuilding
manufacturing industry
relies on the innate skills of Harkers
Island’s boatbuilding tradition for
its labor force.
The Jean & Dale, a gift from the Lewis Family to
guarantee that Harkers Island’s boatbuilding and
fishing heritage would have a place here.
The fully restored Jean Dale after years
of research, community advice, replacing
and rebuilding, sanding and painting,
the Jean Dale returns to her original
beauty by Jimmy Amspacher and others.
A special thanks to the Bob & Suellen
Foundation for their support of this
project and their commitment to the old
workboats of Down East.
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“It is our honor, and our responsibility, to tell our story, our way. If we don’t, who will?
Karen Amspacher, Harkers Island
Coresounders
From the “Language and Life” project emerged the
“Coresounders” documentary. Then student, now staff
for the Liguistics department at NC State, filmmaker Neal
Hutcheson, not only listened to how the people
of Core Sound talked but even more intently
heard what they were saying. The result many
years later was the release of “Coresounders” – a
painful but meaningful look at the changes taking
place in Down East Carteret County. From the region’s
economic dependence on commercial fishing, to land prices
and the break-up of community institutions, “Coresounders”
captures an all-important moment in the history of Core
Sound communities, told through the voices and faces of
proud Coresounders.
Core Sound Workboats
Journalist and photographer Larry Earley thought he had been taking photographs
of old work boats because they were beautiful; what he soon learned after
spending a weekend with his photographs and our people is that those boats, while
absolutely remarkable in their style and design, have their own place in our communities.
He quickly realized his years of black and white images were the stories of
families who have worked the waters of Core Sound for generations. The more he
learned, the more he sought to know, and the result was years of recording and
documenting the stories of the long-haul fishing tradition, boatbuilder Ambrose
Fulcher and the community of Atlantic.
With guidance from museum staff, and the willingness of the commercial fishermen
of Atlantic to share their stories, an oral history archive, museum exhibition
and university-published book now chronicles the boatbuilding and fishing traditions
of Down East Carteret County in the once-thriving commercial fishing mecca
of Atlantic.
Recognized by the North
Carolina Humanities Council for
its community perspective, this
project’s most important outcome
will be its long-term meaning to
the community and the people
who have lived this story for generations.
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Celebrating Our Communities and Traditions
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Core Sound Decoys – Our Foundation
Decoys were the inspiration of the museum’s founding and their presence throughout the museum
reflects our continuing commitment to the waterfowling heritage of Core Sound. Through
weekly carving demonstrations, exhibits and collections of many of Core Sound’s iconic
waterfowl artifacts and decoys, this region’s long history of decoy making is evident. The recent
revival of these traditions, led by the founding of the Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild
and the realization of their dream of a “decoy museum” on Harkers Island, is a testament to the deep roots
of waterfowling along Core Sound, Core Banks and Down East. The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum &
Heritage Center has evolved into exactly the vision for providing a “safe place for the region’s decoys” in
the context of Core Sound’s past and present cultural heritage.
The museum is host to several significant decoy collections:
Billy & Janice Smith Collection, an interesting mix of contemporary and historic carvings that reflects this family’s deep connections to the
waterfowling history of Core Sound.
Roy Willis Collection of decoys, hunting artifacts and Core Sound history captures one man’s life of hunting,
carving and collecting. Recognized as one of Core Sound’s more valuable and meaningful collections, the museum’s
display from Roy’s collection is just a glimpse of his life’s commitment to “holding on” to this heritage.
A display of carvings by Homer Fulcher and Julian Hamilton, Jr., North Carolina Folk Heritage Award Recipients,
celebrates this honor for them as carvers and the importance of Core Sound’s decoy traditions to North Carolina’s
living traditions.
Passionate decoy collector Eugene Willis’ family continues to share a large sampling from their collection of working
decoys and artifacts including a hunting shed and dock, a common site throughout Down East.
Carvings and artifacts from the David Lawrence family bring life and memories to “David’s Room” where carvers
visit, carve and share their work with museum visitors throughout the year. Programs and presentations featuring carving
demonstrations and waterfowling history are provided to classes and travel groups year round.
The Sam & Elizabeth Arrington Collection, represent contemporary carvings from almost all of the Core Sound
Decoy Carvers Guild members during its first 10 years in existence.
North Carolina Decoy Collectors’ annual Vintage Decoy Competition winners are display year round in the
The Robert Turnage Monk Library is home to more than 400 books and periodicals,
including rare and out of print copies on regional wildfowl, waterfowl, hunting, birding,
carving, boatbuilding, commercial fishing, folklore, art, storms, firearms, maritime
history, quilting, community life, and more. Many of the books are available for
checkout to our members. It is an inspiring quiet place where visitors are welcome to
read, study and absorb the art, decoys and history that surrounds them here.
Eugene Willis, noted Core Sound decoy collector, has always
shared his lifetime collection with museum visitors,
Gathering Room. This changing collection (annually) reflects the collectors’ ongoing
appreciation for these artifacts and the stories they represent.
Our Robert Turnage Monk Library features an extraordinary collection of Core
Sound Redheads and Canvasback carvings, representing working decoy and contemporary
decorative styles.

“Our community, like every community, needs a relationship-place for its people to gather --- a location that can be called our own
with a proper sense of unified pride. With the completion of the Museum “at the end of the road,” we as eastern Carteret County family
have been favored with such a heart-warming place. Pure joy!”
Kerry W. Willis, Harkers Island
Core Sound Community Gallery
Core Sound’s Community Exhibits provide a
“grandmother’s attic” experience for museum visitors
and local residents. Shared by community members
throughout Down East, these displays are grounded
in the community pride found in each Down East
community – past and present. All of Down East’s 13
communities – Cedar Island, Atlantic, Sea Level, Stacy,
Davis, Williston, Smyrna, Marshallberg, Gloucester,
Straits, Harkers Island, Otway and Bettie – plus
several communities long gone (but not forgotten) are
represented here. Portsmouth village and Cape Lookout
descendants continue to share the stories of their
ancestors as part of our Community Gallery, as do the
people of Salter Path and Promise Land who share the
Diamond City and Shackleford Banks history with
other Core Sound communities. This second floor
gallery is truly “the place for local people to tell their
story their way.”
Our story, our way
The Smithsonian Museum on Main Street’s Traveling
Exhibition – Hometown Teams 2015
Sports are an indelible part of our culture and community.
For well over one hundred years, sports have reflected the trials and
triumphs of the American experience and helped shape our national
character. Whether it’s professional sports, or those played on the collegiate or scholastic level, amateur
sports or sports played by kids on the local playground, the plain fact is sports are everywhere in
America. Our love of sports begins in our hometowns--on the sandlot, at the local ball field, in the
street, even. Americans play sports everywhere. We play pick-up games and organized league games.
The CORE SOUND WATERFOWL MUSEUM & HERITAGE CENTER on
Harkers Island was one of six museums in North Carolina (and the only location in eastern
NC) to receive this national exhibition in 2015.
Hometown Teams brought together sports history and community spirit from America
to Down East where our county’s athletes
(past and present), coaches, parents, sportswriters,
historians and fans gathered with their
stories of games won and lost, championships,
star players and beloved coaches to share with
thousands who visiting during its six-week stay.
Thanks to years of research by sports historian
Joe Willis, the groundwork was in place to
make this sports exhibition a significant event
including community night programs, a website
archive (www.carteretcountysports.org) and the
creation of the Carteret County Sports Hall of
Hometown Teams – Core Sound’s Community Spirit
Fame.
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Reaching the Next Generation
Today, at the beginning of our 25th year, we turn our museum focus more and more toward the future by investing time and resources in our education
program, teacher workshops, school projects and hands-on learning activities at the Museum. Our goals are grounded in an effort to increase
the next generation’s understanding of the integral relationship between the fragile natural resources of our area and our community’s traditions,
economy and future. Our goal is for all to realize and accept that it is our responsibility to take care of “this place” while we carry on the traditions
and living heritage we inherited.
Core Sound provides a unique location for place-based learning for all ages, but especially for school students. Working through teachers, parents
and partnering agencies, Core Sound has become the ideal cross-section of teaching, learning and community engagement. Themes focusing on
exploring marine sciences, protecting waterfowl habitat, improving water quality, sustaining community traditions, providing economic opportunities
and supporting working landscapes have been common threads throughout our field trip programs, summer camps and teacher workshops. Nowhere
is the connection between “people and place” stronger that it is on Core Sound.
William E. Smith, Jr.
Children’s Area
Thanks to the William Ellis Smith, Jr. Family,
Core Sound’s Children’s Learning Area is becoming
more and more a part of the museum experience
for visitors, local children and school groups.
Exploring nature, listening to stories, art activities
and time to spend with hands-on learning materials
gives even the youngest visitors to the museum
the chance to learn more about how our traditions
depend on a healthy environment and the skills
and knowledge of our people.
Brother Gaskill helping a new carver on the block!
Heber Guthrie explains the detalis of old-way boat building.
Redhead Society Established
to Support Education
The Redhead Society is a
support group for the education
programs of the Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum & Heritage Center.
This is a special group of contributors
who are giving beyond their
annual membership to provide
resources for school groups to visit
the museum, summer programs for
local children, in-school programs
by museum staff and other needs
such as materials, equipment and
supplies.
Dr. Ike Southerland, Founder –
Core Sound Redhead Society
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We are preserving the heritage of Core Sound through the education of our children.”
Dr. Ike Southerland, Promise Land
Protecting our Most Critical Resource - Clean Water
The importance of clean water to the
Core Sound communities is a constant
educational theme across all programming
areas of the CSWM&HC. Without the pristine waters of Core
Sound our
economy and
culture would
collapse.
Clean water
has always
been a vital
force, providing
healthy
habitat for
fisheries, wildlife
and our
communities.
Our water
quality exhibition
is the
first glimpse
of the permanent
exhibition
planned
for the future.
STEM Learning in Our Backyard
Fun new STEM opportunities are already being incorporated into
museum programs, the Children’s Area and our current exhibitions.
In addition to all the AMAZING natural history and kids programs,
new hands-on STEM programs and interactive exhibits are here. Our new
hands-on STEM programs will build upon our local cultural history and
will include things like: buoyancy with boats, color tessellation and quilting,
and natural history explorations with local flora and fauna. In addition,
we are re-designing our kid’s area to have exciting STEM hands-on
exhibits like: building with KEVA blocks, exploring materiality through
tinkering, creating marble tracks with local materials, and exploring the
physics of wind!
These new
STEM programs
and exhibits are
just a few of the
fun ways we are
linking local culture
to STEM.
Proclaining clean water our most precious resource.
What’s that?
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Leading a Region
Down East Carteret County is part of a greater network of traditional
fishing communities that have a shared heritage and cultural bond
that spans generations. In today’s changing world, these same communities
that fished and hunted together, are facing the same challenges.
Changes brought in by opportunities such as roads, ferries and bridges
have also replaced the isolation and independence of these villages, leaving
many long-time residents of these Banks communities wondering
what the future holds.
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center, because
of its broad network of regional partners and its active voice in heritage
preservation, community sustainability and environmental responsibility,
provided the groundwork for what would later become the regional
economic initiative, “Saltwater Connections.”
Down East, grounded in the commercial fishing industry of
North Carolina, is one of Core Sound’s highest priorities. Thanks to
the vision of Janice Smith and the leadership of museum staff, Carteret
County’s most meaningful gathering of the year, the Blessing of
the Fleet, is held each October in Morehead City. The statewide local
branding initiative for fresh local seafood, NC Catch, had its beginning
with the establishment of Carteret Catch, led and supported by the Core
Sound Museum and its volunteers.
Partnering with Carteret Community College, small business
workshops, classes and Down East’s first public computer access location,
was held at the Core Sound Museum. Focusing on traditional businesses
such as boatbuilding and seafood-related small companies, Carteret Community
College recognized the need and help provide new skills for small
business owners Down East.
The nationally designated Outer Banks National Scenic Byway
has brought important regional marketing opportunities to Down East
Carteret County. Serving as the Southern Gateway to this 138-mile
trek of marshes and fishing communities, ferries, bridges and a sliver of
pavement along the water’s edge, the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum &
Heritage Center has opened doors of opportunity for local heritage-based
businesses in Carteret County.
Blessing Our Fleet and Our Heritage
No gathering is more meaningful to Coresounders than the Blessing of the Fleet, a time
to gives thanks for God’s continued blessing on our commercial fishing industry.
Thank you for sharing with us this special time
when we pause to ask for God’s continued
blessing on our fishing industry ...
A time when we stop to give thanks
for the abundant natural resources
that God, the Creator, has provided us.
This is also a time of remembrance,
a time to remember those fishermen,
fathers, grandfathers, brothers who have gone before.
They were the ones who built the courthouses,
built the schools, built the churches along the coast.
The North Carolina fishing industry has played an important
role in North Carolina’s history ...
and will settle for nothing less than
the same role in the future.
Jonathan Robinson, Atlantic fisherman
and Commissioner

Tell me where you’re from and I’ll tell you who you are …
Wallace Stegner
Saltwater Connections evolved from Core Sound’s community outreach “across the sound” to encompass
the fishing communities of Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands. What emerged from those shared cultural
connections, as well as today’s economic challenges and community risks, was a community initiative, “Saltwater Connections.”
SWC has been funded by Z. Smith Reynolds, NC Rural Center, Resourceful Communities, Kathleen Price Family Foundation and the Insight
Foundation, providing resources for several important regional initiatives reaching into schools, businesses and the community.
Outer Banks Heritage Trails
The new driving trails follow the 138-mile
Outer Banks National Scenic Byway, beginning
in Whalebone Junction on the Outer Banks
Dare County, just south of Nags Head, and
ending at the North River in Carteret County,
just north of Beaufort. Each trail has a different
theme.
The “Traditions, Trades and Treasures”
trail highlights sites in working waterfront villages
where visitors can learn about the area’s
fishing heritage and traditional way of life. The
“Land, Sea and Lighthouses” trail connects
sites that played pivotal roles in the region’s history
from early settlement through World War
II. The “Marsh, Sound and Maritime Forest
Discoveries” trail leads to outdoor recreation
sites. The “From Dock to Table” trail highlights
restaurants, shops and festivals featuring “N.C.
Catch” seafood from North Carolinas’ coast.
The N.C. Catch marketing program was developed
by Saltwater Connections.
Coastal Voices
Coastal Voices is a community-led oral
history project capturing the heritage of coastal
North Carolina, sharing stories of people
whose lives have been shaped by the maritime
environment of Hatteras Island, Ocracoke, and
Down East. As coastal North Carolina undergoes
change, residents want to ensure that their
community’s legacy of resiliency and strength is
documented for future generations.
Down East Paddle Trail
For visitors who want to leave the land
behind, the new Down East Paddle Trails network
includes 16 kayak trails, ranging in length
from 2.3 miles to 13.7 miles, in the coastal
creeks, marshes, sounds and shoals of Carteret
County’s remote Down East area, the southern
arm of the National Scenic Byway.
Down East Community News
Down East’s first online newspaper highlights
community happenings, events and
issues important to Down East residents. From
church news to school highlights, local fundraisers
and meeting announcements, DECN
keeps Down East readers informed of their
community’s accomplishments and needs.
Local stories, recipes and old photos are also
included, reinforcing the sense of heritage that
continues throughout Down East.
NC Catch
NC Catch, in partnership with local Catch
groups Carteret Catch, Ocracoke Fresh, Outer
Banks Catch and Brunswick Catch, supports
the heritage and community value of this traditional
industry by providing the fishermen an
educational and promotional link to consumers
statewide.
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School Groups
School group began their visits to the museum
in early spring. STEM based lessons were
shared regarding a variety of topics including
waterfowl, habitats, maritime forests, creatures
of the salt marsh and ocean side creatures as
well as water quality, and freshwater invertebrates
of the Willow Pond. 972 school children
joined us this year from as far away as Stanly
and Durham counties, while the majority were
from Carteret, Craven, Lenoir and Pitt counties.
Comments from Sam D. Bundy School 4th graders:
“I had a great time. I will ask my mom can I come
back”—Kanizah Mayo
“…It was nice to bring my students
and colleagues “back home” and
share with them part of the coastal
heritage firsthand. The kids enjoyed
all the rotations, it was a new
experience for a lot of them…”
–Samantha Wade, 4th Grade
Teacher, Sam Bundy Elementary
“The experience
was cool!” – Bo
“Y’all really
inspired me!”-
– Jasmine Fare
“I can do this!”
Earth Day
An exciting NEW
addition this year was
offering a “Down East:
Down to Earth Day”
on April 22nd. We
had 469 people taking
part in an all day event
that involved hands on
STEM based programming.
We had stations
set up around the
museum that allowed
kids from schools in Beaufort, Smyrna, and
Harkers Island to experiment with alternative
energy sources
like wind, solar
and human power
but also learn
about recycling
and planting our
State Tree to take
home. They also
observed pond
creatures up
close and learned
about the unique
maritime forest
and special plant
adaptations and
creatures that live
there.
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“What is this?”
“Hey, look at this!”
Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.
Benjamin Franklin

Special Guests
This year saw more senior
citizen groups planning visits to
the museum that included carving
demonstrations and guided
tours than in recent years.
They included the Home Place
of New Bern, Town of Newport
Seniors, Road Scholars from
The Trinity Center, Sojourn
Bicycling Group, and the Class
of ‘60 Nursing Graduates from
Rex Hospital. We also did activities
with clients from The Le
Chris Center on three separate
occasions this year and were
visited by clients and their caregivers
from The Developmental
Center in Granville County.
Summer Programs
As summer began we provided Macro Invertebrate programming for
28 participants from the Marine Science Academy with Carteret County
schools. We also were the host location for a 3 Day “Discover Coastal
Down East” day camp in partnership with the NC Coastal Federation
that ran from June 27-June 29th. We had 15 youth who on Day 1 explored
the North River Wetland Preserve and kayaked to Jay Styron
Oyster Farm. Day 2 was spent at the CSWM& HC learning about macro
invertebrates from the Willow Pond, exploring the marsh and painting
duck heads after a presentation on Waterfowl. On Day 3 we spent the
day at Cape Lookout enjoying the lighthouse climb, experimenting with
mole crab behaviors, seining in the sound, and identifying mollusks by
their movement and shell style.
“What do you think?”
Wanna Know Wednesdays was a wonderful opportunity, like last year, to bring science and Core Sound history
together in one place! Each Wednesday we offered our visitors a variety of activities to do in addition to looking at
the usual exhibits and wandering out to the Willow Pond. Our visitors got to try things like Decoy Carving, Duck
Head painting, Gyotaku Fish Printing, and Bird Watching. They also got to learn about Beekeeping and eat honey!
About 350 people participated in these sessions. Special thanks go out to Brother Gaskill and Monty Willis for their
carving expertise, JoAnne Powell for her bird watching knowledge, and Landon Merkley for his painting talent. We
also thank Chandra Rambo, Mary Dowty, and Mary Chisenhall of the Crystal Coast Beekeepers Association for their
repeated help in making this program a success.
“Everyone loves painting duck heads!”
There’s a whole
lotta learnin’ going
on around here!”
“She’ll get it .. just needs some practice!”
Future Marine Biologists in the making…
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William E. Smith, Jr. Children’s Area
Our children’s area and reading skiff got another workout this summeras
we hosted our second season of Soundside Story Time. How wonderful
to see the education hall fill with the sights and sounds of children and their
caregivers every Friday from mid- June through mid- August. More than 200
participants enjoyed a time for stories, songs, a craft, snack time and some
additional play time geared for children ages 2- 5. Themes included Lighthouses,
Space Aliens, Sharks, Superheroes, Pirates, Pete the Cat…. the list
goes on! We had a great time all summer!
We continued to upgrade the William Smith Children’s Area for our
younger museum visitors. We added a 40 inch LED Sony Television and are
working to install a “Tinker Wall” that will allow our children to be creative
and inventive while engaging in science principles as part of the STEM
movement.
Our science educator, Teresa Everett, put together activity centers based
on topics such as Hibernation, Shrimp, Life Cycles, and Flowers that were
coordinated with a once-a-month program we did with Toddlers called
Nature Tales for Tots, from February until May. And of course we had to
celebrate Dr. Seuss’ birthday by making Oobleck!
TOUCHING STUDENTS THROUGH TEACHERS FROM ACROSS THE STATE
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Core Sound’s commitment to teacher education goes back to the beginning years with the Coastal
Heritage summer program for teachers from NC State. Today,
organizations such as the North Carolina Humanities Council,
the NC Coastal Federation and the National Park Service
partner with Core Sound to offer teachers place-based, handson
teacher development experiences.
Core Sound staff are also regular presenters at the NC
Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Ocracoke, where
NCCAT brings together educators and presenters from agencies,
organizations and communities to provide NC teachers
time to learn, reflect and grow as educators.
Teachers explore the Willow Pond with Woz.
Starting them young in our Children’s Area!
North Carolina Humanities Council’s Teacher Institute

Measuring and calculating the ratio of water surface to land in the
new wetlands restoration.
Finding the water table.
Protecting Core Sound – Restoring Wetlands
Thanks to the Duke Energy Foundation, Core Sound and
Waterfowl Museum is now working on a wetland restoration and
enhancement project for approximately one area area between the
museum parking lots and Island Road. This location will be incorporated
into the trail system surrounding the museum.
The funding is being used to develop an educational and practical environmental project. The
goals of the project include enhancing wetland communities, improving water quality, and providing
an educational experience that will expose students to real-world environmental projects.
In partnership with Kris Bass Engineering, Cape Lookout National Seashore and Down East
Middle School, the project will focus on natural systems with low-impact approaches to enhance the
wetland vegetation and its functionality. Many natural plants are already in place and will be highlighted
on several “islands” connected by open water pools.
Local school students from across Carteret County will participate during workdays, STEM
career days (exploring all the different jobs involved in such a project) and learning activities throughout
the project. Down East Middle School students will serve as project planners and be involved in
all phased of the project’s development, culminating in a day long Earth Day program in April 2017.
From the Classroom…
I feel that the Waterfowl Museum has become
a “learning center,” an ideal destination
for school groups to come for field trips. The
field trip to learn about the history of this
part of North Carolina is obvious. But now
a great many schools are coming to have their
students engage with the science that is built
into and around the Museum itself. It truly is
a place to learn.
The museum staff has secured numerous
grants that have encouraged teachers,
through training and materials, to bring
their classes to the Museum and Cape. The
students get outside, learn to gather and
share data, and ultimately learn to take a
role as stewards of our planet. Students like
mine who are lucky enough to go to school
nearby, have the opportunity to become
“hands-on” partners in the evolving curriculum
and wetlands projects that the museum
provides.
John “Woz” Waszak,
8th Grade Science Teacher
Down East Middle School
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Core Sound Museum
Collection
Years of Collecting, Recording
and Gathering
Core Sound is proud to be a partner in this Duke Center for Documentary Studies project…
MESS OF FEESH
Core Sound Exhibition Spring 2017
With 1113 artifacts, 1,234 oral histories,
3,340 historic photographs, and 2,089
books in the Core Sound Museum Collection,
the need for formal archive development,
cataloguing and bringing portions
of the collection online had become paramount.
Thanks to the support of the Emily
Monk Davidson Foundation and Beaufort
Wine & Food Community Grant Program,
funding has been secured for professional
archive development.
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Core Sound’s vision for this collection
has been a founding element of our overall
mission from the beginning. Our relationship
with the community, built over years
of programming from the Smithsonian to
Hatteras, has given us the foundation for
becoming the community archive originally
envisioned. It is now time to move forward
with this endeavor while community
sources are still in place and the community’s
interest in these artifacts, photographs
and stories are at a peak. However, this
cannot be accomplished without additional
trained staff that can provide the technical
and academic perspective that will give
credibility and longevity to this collection
with proper conservation, cataloguing and
access in place.
Since before there was a North Carolina, generations have lived off the waters of
the Core Sound. Their way of life, their love of the water, their determination to survive,
their culture, language and cuisine has fed the spirit and body of the state from one
generation to the next. Now, awash in globalized seafood, amidst shifting political and
economic landscapes, fishermen with one foot in the past, are charting a new course for
their future, steeped in tradition while looking far ahead, certain that they will make it
big – someday.
For more than two years, Durham-native Dan Smith has documented the evolution and trials
of North Carolina’s commercial fishing industry, through the eyes of one Harkers Island family
— a fourth generation fisherman, his wife and their 4-year-old daughter, whom they hope will be
the fifth generation to fish North Carolina’s Core Sound.

Coastal Voices
An Oral History of the Outer Banks and
Down East, NC
The Core Sound-based Coastal Voices oral
history project continues to grow with support
from the Outer Banks Community Foundation
and others. Encompassing Down East,
Ocracoke and Hatteras Islands, Coastal Voices
has become one of the region’s most recognized
online oral history collections. Topics ranging
from menhaden fishing to commercial fishing,
waterfowling and local schools, storms and historic
events are covered with this growing collection
of interviews - past and present. www.
carolinacoastalvoices.org
One of this year’s major projects has been
research focused on transportation and commerce
routes during the early to mid-1900s.
Funding Sources:
Over the years, Coastal Voices has been funded by the National Park
Service, NOAA, the MC Arts Council, the Outer Banks Community
Foundation, National Endowment or the Arts, NC Rural Center and the
North Carolina Humanities Council.
Port Light
Port Light paints
a visual and verbal
portrait of the connection
between
Down East and
Outer Banks communities
and mainland
ports in the
Freight boat at Ocracoke dock
early to mid-twentieth century when travel and
trade was conducted by boat.
The project tells the story of the boats that
traveled across the sounds, carrying everything
from groceries, lumber, fish and oysters, school
teachers, and preachers to brides and caskets
and letters. But the project also captures the
energy of small coastal towns eager to tackle
any obstacles blocking the path to a more prosperous
future.
“Many people might be surprised to
discover the vibrant depth of entrepreneurship
and innovation that characterized Outer
Banks villages during this period. The stories
told in Port Light dispel the notion that these
communities were quiet, isolated places,” Susan
West, a project researcher, says.
A recurring theme in the oral history
The “Aleta” leaving Atlantic for Ocracoke
interviews is that boats and their routes were
“lifelines” linking barrier island and coastal
villages with the wider world via Elizabeth City,
Washington, New Bern, and other ports of commerce.
“Even entertainment was delivered by
boat,” said Port Light researcher Barbara Garrity-Blake.
Circus animals were carried to Harkers
Island by ferry, traveling road shows and
Chautauqua productions sailed to the banks,
and the James Adams Floating Theatre, on
which the novel and broadway musical “Showboat”
was based, traversed the waters of Pamlico
Sound and beyond.
“In the big picture, ideas, inventions, new
blood, and the creative spirit was transferred
from place to place by boats,” Garrity-Blake
added. The Port Light website features iconic examples
of the types of vessels that linked coastal
communities, from the mailboat Aleta to the
freight boat Hattie Creef. These “work horses”
of the water typically served multiple functions
in their lifetime.
Learn more, including a curriculum guide
for 8th Grade social studies classrooms, www.
coresound.com/community-outreach. This
project is funded by the National Park Service
Maritime Heritage Grant Program. The Port
Light team includes Barbara Garrity-Blake and
Susan West, researchers; Mollee Hollomon,
curriculum specialist; and, Bit & Grain, multimedia
developers.
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North Carolina Heritage Awards
Statewide Honor Received by the Lewis Family of Harkers Island
Jamie, Houston and James Lewis were honored
at the N.C. Heritage Award ceremony on May 25 at
the Duke Energy Performing Arts Center in Raleigh.
Recipients of the N.C. Heritage Award presented
by the N.C. Arts Council recognize men, women
and families who carry-on living heritage traditions
across North Carolina. The Lewis family has been
providing Harkers Island traditional craft for more
than 60 years.
Following in the tradition of father and grandfather
Burgess Lewis, who was one of many backyard
boatbuilders on Harkers Island in the mid-1900s.
Jamie, son of Burgess, started building boats when
he was 15 years old. The first boat he ever built was for his neighbor in exchange
for $5.
“The Lewis Family represents everything
that Harkers Island is and was. Characteristics
of lifetime commitment to the work, excellence
is their craft and appreciation for the
heritage these skills represent are the values
that heritage awards recognize. The Lewis
family is exactly what the heritage awards seek
to honor,” explained Karen Amspacher who
nominated the Lewis family for this statewide
honor.
The N.C. Heritage Awards ceremony
was held in Raleigh on May 25 where dozens
of friends and family gathered to share this
extraordinary moment with the Lewis family.
Jamie, their father Burgess and Houston
Stephen Gaskill’s Jamie Lewis Built Boat, “My Lady Pat,” travels to
Raleigh for the occasion. What a beautiful sight!
Jamie, Houston and James
NC Governor’s Mansion
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Core Sound Kent Hood Memorial
Hunting Rig of Six Competition
June 11, 2016
Sponsored by:
In Memory of Bob Sutton
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center
Core Sound Decoy Carvers Guild
WINNERS LIST OVERALL
BEST IN SHOW: Lesser Scaup Rig By Tim Worth, Edgefield, SC &
Marc Gottlieb, Raleigh, NC
Second place overall: Rig of Black Ducks by Tim Worth,
Edgefield, SC
Third place overall: Rig of Buffleheads by Robbie Robertson,
Greensboro, NC
DIVISIONS
PUDDLE DUCKS
1. Rig of Black Ducks by Tim Worth, Edgefield, SC
2. Rig of Green Wing Teal, Blue Wing Teal & Cinnamon Teal by
Robbie Robertson, Greensboro, NC
3. Rig of Shoveler & Gadwall by Robbie Robertson, Greensboro, NC
DIVING DUCKS
1. Rig of Lesser Scaup by Tim Worth, Edgefield, SC &
Marc Gottlieb, Raleigh, NC
2. Rig of Bufflehead by
Robbie Robertson, Greensboro,
NC
3. Rig of Canvasback by
Robbie Robertson,
Greensboro, NC
GEESE & CONFIDENCE
1. Rig of Coots by
Robbie Robertson,
Greensboro, NC
IWCA’s Work Includes Core Sound
Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center
The International Wildfowl Carvers Association,
better known as IWCA, is the outgrowth of a
group of carvers from all parts of the country who
met in 1986 to find a way to establish competition
rules and procedures that would be uniformly fair for
all carvers. The organization was officially formed in
1988 with a mission to promote development of wildlife
art and the uniquely American art of the decoy.
The IWCA strives to complete its mission by working toward the following
goals:
• Support of carving competitions for wildfowl and fish.
• Development of educational programs related to wildfowl and fish art.
• Development and promotion of uniform standards, procedures, and record
keeping for carving competitions for wildfowl and fish.
Harkers Island native and nationally-recognized carver Monty Willis now
leads the organization as president of the IWCA and Pam Morris of the Core
Sound Waterfowl Museum serves on the board.
Following in the IWCA-CSWM partnership that was established by
founding president of the
IWCA Bob Sutton, the
commitment to excellence
in the art of contemporary
decoy collecting has been
provided important opportunities
for the Museum to
recognize and encourage
local carvers in their development.
The Kent Hood Decoy Carvers Foundation held its first Superior Decoy
Craftsman Competition in conjunction with the Core Sound Rig of Six in
June.
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Core Sound’s Education Hall Gallery
Our seasonal photography exhibitions continue to provide an excellent
opportunity for local photographers to share their work with museum
visitors.
Along the Byway
Birds of Down East Carteret County
Atlantic is 30 miles from Beaufort. Yes, it’s a long way to travel to
get your groceries, gas, visit your doctor. Living so far away does have
its tradeoff. This route has recently been recognized as part of the Outer
Banks National Scenic Byway. The tidal marshes, Core Sound and the
birds that are ever present are all part of incredible beauty you see as you
travel along the Byway. Down East is a virtual “birder’s paradise” at
every season. For generations, people and birds have lived and worked
the marshes, Core Sound and the Outer Banks.
Susan Mason’s exhibit focuses on the wide variety of bird life you
may see as you travel the Down East Carteret County section of the Outer
Banks National Scenic Byway. Living on the shore of Core Sound, Mason
has many opportunities to see song birds, egrets, ibis, osprey, seagulls,
pelicans, cormorants and even an occasional eagle going about their day.
Her interactive exhibit presents images and local cultural knowledge of
birds present in this unique environment. Mason says, “The images you
see are inspired by living and traveling to and fro Down East. I am so
fortunate that I have an opportunity
to share my art and photography.
God blesses my life with the
beauty that surrounds me.”
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Wildlife Society
The North Carolina Wildlife Artist Society hosted their
annual art exhibition at the
CSWM&HC from September
10 - November 2th. “Images of
Wild North Carolina - From
the Mountains to the Coast”
welcomed artists from across
the state.
Alan Cheek’s “Willet Searching the Surf”
6th Annual Photography Competition
Winter Weather
2016 Winter Photography Competition: This competition featured
photographs featuring unique images depicting weather. This could be
hurricanes, tornados, water spouts, thunderheads & any other cloud
formations, wind-driven waves, rainbows, floods, pretty weather too! The
geographical area was limited to Carteret County.
12 photographers / 26 entries were judged by the Commercial Photography
Class of Carteret Community College, under the direction of
instructor, Scott Taylor
Honorable Mention: Joe Long of Sissonville, WV for “Barden’s Inlet
Storm”
Honorable Mention: Carolyn Temple of Morehead City for “Sunset
below the Storm”
Third place: Jody Merritt of Beaufort for “Blessing of the Fleet”
Second place” Eric Loy of Greenville, NC for “Lightening Strike”
First Place: David Vogt of Otway for “Fog over Wards Creek”
People’s Choice: Jody Merritt of Beaufort for “Blessing of the Fleet”

2016 Projects and Events
Core Sound’s events and projects, and the volunteers who make them possible, again reflected this community’s support of our work. From Runs
to Shrimp-Off’s, Fish Fry’s to Raffles, the Corner Store, the Christmas Store and two Taste’s a year, volunteers and staff remain busy, making sure that
the Museum operations can continue to provide a home for all the great work of the CSWM&HC.
THE QUILT
Jerry & Norma Hyatt
Volunteer Award 2016
Every January museum volunteers
gather for a delicious dinner and evening
of fellowship with all the other hardworking
folks who make this museum a
true community effort. At that time, the
annual Volunteer Award is presented.
Core Sound Shrimp-Off
Quilters work all year to make sure their work is “just right” …
Sharon, Bonnie and Phyllis pressing out this year’s prize, Watercolors
of Barden’s Inlet.
1st Annual Janice M. Smith Champagne
Competition 2015 Waterfowl Weekend
Friday Night Preview.
This year Boy Scout Troop 252 took
home the honor for their years of service
to Waterfowl Weekend. From the
beginning, the troop has camped on the
museum grounds and provided hours
upon hours of clean up, table-moving,
chair-stacking, trash-dumping service to
our big Weekend. Our thanks to them
and their leaders who have helped make
this Museum theirs.
How many people does it take to cook 250 lbs of local Core Sound shrimp
in one night? A lot!
It might be small, but it still floats! Judges study the miniature
(small enough to fit into a champagne glass) for detail. First place
went to Brother Gaskill.
Our summer taste focused on the impact of hurricanes Down East and our
communities resilience, determination and long history of rebuilding. Jay
Barnes, hurricane historian, led the discussion with storm survivors Margaret
Daniels, Lura Taylor and Clarice Arthur telling their stories their way.
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A Few of our Front Desk Folks
Ask anyone around what it takes to keep the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center on its feet and it is very possible you will get
the answer, “the volunteers!” Whether it be cooking delicious meals or keeping the place tidy, with the help of over 300 hardworking and devoted
individual’s, the museum is able to “keep the doors open and the programs going strong” year after year.
Our volunteers come from a variety of areas and backgrounds to form a unique and diverse family. We have everyone, from the “locals,” whose
love of Down East and the Core Sound brought them here to protect the communities and keep their traditions alive, to the “dingbatters,” whose fascination
with this way of life compelled them to become a part of the preservation effort. These front desk greeters are likely the first and last people
you will encounter on your journey through the museum.
In recognition of the museum’s 25th anniversary, here are a few of the individuals who keep the museum doors open with a heartfelt welcome.
Alexandria Golden, UNCW Intern
Margaret Daniels
Margaret Daniels began working as a
volunteer in 2009 after she attended the Core
Sound’s annual volunteer Oyster Roast with
a friend, who was one of the many volunteers
being acknowledged. The roast
was held in the education center
of the museum, and being one
of the museum’s most successful
events, there was plenty going
on. While enjoying the spoils of
a good Down East oyster roast,
Margaret witnessed the hustle and bustle of
those involved and signed up to volunteer then
and there.
At the time, the second floor and tower
were still being finished and were not open to
the public. She became a greeter and began
working at the front desk. This was a special job
because she was one of the first people to help
tell visitors about the newly finished exhibits.
She recounts the first time she witnessed the
second floor exhibit for herself, explaining how
blown away she was by saying, “Oh my God,
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I cannot believe this is Down East.” Traveling
through each of the representative communities
made her love for the museum and its purpose
grow even stronger.
Margaret explains that it was through the
passion of those who work at the museum that
she became so passionate about the work she
does. She states, “This museum made me realize
how proud I am to be from Down East.” The
more she learns about the area and where she
comes from, the more she loves it. Margaret has
become an integral part of the museum and
a noticeable figure at the front desk. She has
the pleasure of watching people as they enter
through the front door and likes to ask each
and everyone of them where they are from and
how they got here; she then proudly tells them
the same.
Ms. Daniels has high hopes for the future
of the museum and beyond. It is her wish that
all people in the Down East communities will
be proud of the museum and what it stands for.
“It’s not just a building on Harkers Island, it represents
all of the communities.” She also hopes
that the future staff will always love Down East
as much as those who currently work to make
the museum all that it is.
Donal Barbee
Donal Barbee, from Maysville, North Carolina,
has lived in the area for the last 15 years;
though, this is not his first time residing in
Carteret County. Barbee lived
here during the 1960’s, but had
to relocate due to work obligations.
After his retirement, he
made the trip back down the
road, and now lives here permanently.
Accustomed to the busy
life of general management and then military
service, he found that he wanted to volunteer
somewhere where he could help out. He found
just what he was looking for at the Core Sound
Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center.
He loves decoys and the history behind
each one. He enjoys being able to walk around

and admire the skill that goes into making each
piece of art. Many times, he is able to do this
while he volunteers. He understands the awe
many people experience when they walk in the
building for the first time, just like he did.
Not only does he volunteer for the museum,
Donal sells many of his ornament pieces in
the gift shop. He began working with oil & canvas
after he retired. As a result, his personal artwork
has made his admiration for wood carved
decoys grow even more. Through creating his
own art, Donal says he “Learned to appreciate
quality carving and the style of each carver.”
Richard Meissner
Richard Meissner moved here from Asheboro,
North Carolina, where he was a high
school English teacher for 30 years. He has
always felt that volunteering in his community
is very important. Before he began volunteering
full time at the Core
Sound Waterfowl Museum
& Heritage Center,
Meissner popped in and
out to visit from time to
time. At the time, he was
president of the Friends
of Portsmouth and Volunteer
Coordinator at Cape
Lookout National Seashore. Through this he
became involved with the museum for many
of the big events like Waterfowl Weekend. He
enjoyed attending these events, visiting volunteers,
and making purchases in the gift shop.
After the new building opened, Richard
began volunteering at the museum on a regular
basis. Every Tuesday you can find him at the
front desk ready to greet everyone who walks in
the door.
Richard enjoys getting to meet all kinds
of people through his job at the museum. He
holds on to the shared memories he has made
with new friends and brief acquaintances.
Some of those include the time he met visitors
from Canada who happened to know his
cousins and the time Margaret Daniels saved
his life.
From being president of the Outer Banks
Lighthouse Society to volunteering at Fort
Macon and everything in between, Richard is a
very busy man. Somehow, he still finds time for
the museum and all of its events. He wants to
see all of these organizations, which he believes
are so important to Core Sound and surrounding
areas, to prosper and grow.
Neva Bridges
Neva Bridges has been a friendly face at
the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage
Center for several years. Born and raised
in Beaufort, she always knew about the Down
East communities. Before Ms. Neva came to
work at the museum she was part-owner of the
Rocking Chair Bookstore in Beaufort for 16+
years. This is where she
first met Karen Amspacher.
At the time, Karen was
still involved in selling the
“Island Born and Bred
Cookbook” and she asked
if the bookstore would like
to sell it. Miss Neva really
enjoyed selling the book and remarks on how
well it sold in the store. She recalls being blown
away by Karen’s dedication and says “anyone
who meets Karen knows she is a powerhouse.”
The bookstore became a business member of
the museum and kept this membership until
Neva and partner sold the place in 2001.
She works at the front desk on Wednesday
afternoons, and says she still enjoys being
caught up in the enthusiasm of all the happenings.
She also likes getting to see people’s face
light up when they walk through the doors,
saying, “I think a lot of times visitors can hardly
believe they are seeing such a terrific museum
at the end of the road on Harkers Island.” Neva
loves getting a chance to meet and greet people
from all over.
Since beginning her time at the museum,
Neva has learned a lot more about the heritage
of the Core Sound and has gotten more
involved with the DE communities. If there is
one thing that she has learned throughout the
years, it’s that people of the Down East communities
are good COOKS. Ms. Neva can always
count on there being an impressive spread of
food at any occasion. Though she loves a good
Down East cooked meal, the food is not the
only draw. Neva loves attending all the museum’s
occasions, whether as an attendee or a
volunteer, and is always ready to help.
And this represents only a few of the volunteers
of many volunteers we depend on day to day to be
our welcoming committee. If you have a few hours
a week and would like to volunteer at the front desk,
please call the museum. We’d love to have you!
Thank you to Alexandria and all the front desk
greeters who took time to visit with her.
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Purcell’s Circle
Thanks to a group of local businessmen, Camp Morehead alumni
and friends of Purcell, they and the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
& Heritage Center invite you to join a select group of 93 men, women,
families and businesses to recognize the immeasurable contributions of
Purcell Jones’ life.
93 years of giving, leading, inspiring and building lives that have
made all of us stronger, more caring people, will be celebrated and appreciated
with this special project. His contributions to us, our families and
our communities are deserving of our gift to honor his memory.
Members of “Purcell’s Circle” will be recognized for their gift or
pledge of $1,000 in the Museum’s annual yearbook and when the “Circle”
is complete all names will be included on a special plaque at the entrance
to the Museum’s main floor gallery. At that time, the main floor
gallery will be named the Purcell & Helen Jones Heritage Gallery with
a special ceremony honoring their gifts to each person in the “Circle” and
to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center once the circle
is complete with 93 friends.
Contributions to “Purcell’s Circle” are 100% tax-deductible and can be made with a
one-time gift or a pledge over the next six months. For more information, please contact
Danny McQueen -Chairperson for the Circle Committee, the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum
& Heritage Center at 252.728.1500 or email museum@coresound.com. Thank you for
helping us remember Capt. Purcell in this important way.
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Ace Marine Rigging and Supply
Robert & Cynthia Austin
Camp Morehead Counselors 1966
Mack & Glenda Baker
Kimberly Blaha
Ray & Laura Ball
BB&T Financial Management
Bob & Margie Cato
Chris & Kathryn Chadwick
Boyce Cheek and Laura Dixon
Jerry & Valinda Coates
J.M. Davis, Jr.
Bud & Anna Doughton
Shelby M Freeman
Doily E. Fulcher
Lloyd & Michelle Goode, Jr.
Dallas D. Goodwin
Larry & Lorraine Harkey
Walter & Essie House
PURCELL’S CIRCLE
Patrick P. Joyce
Harriett Joyce
Larry & Lynette Land
Jean H. Lemons
L Patten & Edith Mason
Danny & Mary McQueen
William & Joy Moore
Kenneth & Linda Morris
Bill & Nancy Munden
Jones David Pollard
Dr. Stephen & Melanie Smith
Ike & Carol Southerland
S.W. Starling, II
Thom & Valerie Styron
Charlotte Sutton
Ronnie Watson
James M. Wells, DDS
Sharon S. Wells
Charles T Wilson, Jr.

Membership - Our Foundation
Our Museum, Our Story, Our Way
MEMBERSHIP has been at the foundation of all our accomplishments From
grant applications, state and federal support to corporate fund-raising, the true
determining factor has been the answer to this question: “Does the community
support this project?”
Because our membership reaches across the county, state and region, we can
say “YES” and prove it with the MEMBERS who give annually to the work of the
Museum.
We hope that if you’re not a member, or haven’t renewed in awhile, you will
consider. There’s nothing more important to our long-term sustainabilty than a
growing membership. You are very much needed and welcomed!
If you are already a member, THANK YOU! We hope you will consider gift
memberships, student memberships for your kids and grandkids, teacher memberships
for the teachers in your life and encouraging YOUR FRIENDS to join at
whatever level they so choose. ALL are important and appreciated!
Membership supports programing and operations, special projects,
maintains the building and provides a community center for all Down East
throughout the year.
The CSWM&HC is community-owned and operation, made possible by
its members and the community it serves.
If you love Down East and believe that it is important to preserve and
celebrate this way of life and its traditions, your investment - as a member and
volunteer - is vitallly important.
This is YOUR story, YOUR heritage, YOUR museum!
Membership to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is a vital part of
the Museum’s operations and programming budget. Its membership of more than 2000 members
provides more than 30% of its annual budget, making this institution truly “communitybased.”
Membership is available at the following levels: Student or Teacher $15, Individual $30,
Family $50, Business $75. These levels receive the annual print: Bronze members $125, Silver
$500 and Gold $1,000. For a one-time gift of $3,000, Lifetime Members receive all past and
future membership prints as well as inclusion on the Lifetime Member plaque at the Museum.
Membership prints from past years are still available. Please contact the Museum office for availability.
2016 Membership Print
For those looking to support the museum any day is a great
day to join, but especially Waterfowl Weekend! This weekend
brings together all the good reasons to support the Museum
-- great programs, beautiful exhibits, interesting artists and carvers,
the best seafood ever and wonderful people who care about
our communities and our heritage.
Those who join or renew their membership at the bronze,
silver or gold levels will receive the 2016-2017 Core Sound
Museum Membership Print. Already a collector’s item, “Core
Sound by Firelight” goes back to the CSWM&HC’s first anniverary,
it’s 10th in 2002.
Alan Cheek wrote then,
My rendering of artifacts of Core Sound - hand carved
decoys from its storied carvers, boat models representing its wellrespected
boatbuilders, simpe cords used by its fishing industry
and an 1837 chart of Core Sound - reveals a simpler time when
the “highway” was Core Sound and it took the better part of a
day to go from Harkers Island to Hunting Quarters. These handmades
are cast in the light of antiquity by the “firelight,” which
was used for hunting its abundant waterfowl.
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Thank You to Our Lifetime Members ...
Shannon & Cecilia Adams
Jimmy & Karen Amspacher
Tom & Camille Arrington
Robert B. Arthur
Bobby & Sindi Austin
Ray & Laura Ball
Graham A. & Nora F.
Barden,III
Jack Rose Bennett
Mack & Brenda Best
Munroe Best, Jr.
Jacob Douglas Blackley
William Montague Blackley
David & Myra Bradley
Jim & Phoebe Briley
Melodi S Briley & Jarrod Briley
George W. Brookins
Jimmy & Grace Broughton
Mel & Ginny Broughton
Gregory & Cindy Brown
William “Bill” Brown
Doris Buffett
Charlton & Peg Burns
Travis M & Cassandra B. Burt
Bruce & Jean Caldwell
Chris & Kathryn Chadwick
Larrington Chadwick
William Chadwick
Boyce Cheek & Laura Dixon
Frances & John Civils
Gerald & Valinda Coates
Joe & Debbie Crutchfield
Margaret Daniels
Sheldon & Leslie Daniels
Emily Monk Davidson
Preston Davis
Warren & Joan Davis
Diane Davis
LIFETIME MEMBERSHIP
Dr. & Mrs. Kent Denton
George & Patti Dill
Bud & Anna Doughton
Mary Jarvis & Hardy Duerson
W. Loren & Beth K. Edwards
Robin Fields
Northwestern Mutual Financial
Network
Terry & Maryanne Frank
Doily & Judy Fulcher
Doug Fulcher
Homer & Margaret Fulcher
Family
Ted & Shirley Garner
David & Terri Garrison
Edward Gauss Family
Ken & Carolyn Glazener
Golden Plumbing
Ray & Elinor Grice
Bob Guthrie
T.E. & Peggy Haigler
J. Craig Hamilton
Joel & Susan Hancock
Larry & Tweedles Harkey
Barry P. Harris & Paula D.
Burleson
Larry & Bonnie Harvell
Kenny & Ashley Henry
John & Emy Hinnant
O.K. & Lugean Hogan
Ella Ann L & Frank B. Holding
Foundation
Harriet & Billy Holliday
Carl Huddle
Carl & Boo Huff
Chris & Bonnie Hunter
Jerry, Norma & Bonnie Hyatt
Janie Jones
Pelham Thomas Jones, Jr. &
Ginny Jones
Purcell Jones
Pat & Harriet Joyce
Bill & Marty Kincheloe
Knott’s Warehouse, Inc.
Steve & Gail Lancaster
Bill & Fossie Lathan
Peggy Lemons
Grant & Ann Lynch
Harry & Linda MacDonald
Jonathan & Stacy Martin
Christopher & Jennifer
Mashburn
Ann Maxwell
W. Ray McKeithan
Daniel F. McLawhorn
Danny & Mary McQueen
L. Richard Meissner, Jr.
Bob & Suellen Monk
Kenneth & Linda Morris
Bill & Nancy Munden
David & Jane Murphy
Sunny Newton
Tom & Laura O’Brien
Wendi & Charles Oliver, III
Joseph B. & Sally O’Quinn
Pace
Bridges Street Professional
Park Animal Hospital
John & Karin Patrick
Mr. & Mrs. George W. Peal
Lockwood & Nikki Phillips
Dr. & Mrs. Charles G. Pierce
Allyn & Joanne Powell
Jesse & Linda Price
Randy & Tiffany Ramsey
Emerald Isle Realty
Sylvia Reavis
Garland “Gray” & Debbie Reed
Ray & Kathy Revels
David & Ellen Robinson
Terry Murphy Rogers
Susan & Bill Rogerson
John W. & Debbi Ray Rouse
Charles & Suzanne Royal
Chris Sabiston
Leonard & Sarah Jo Safrit
Bob Shipp
John & Winnie Sledge
Doug E & Legrande L Smith
Dr. Stephen & Melanie Smith
Janice Smith
Carol & Ike Southerland
Sally Steele
David & Beth Stevens
Thom & Valerie Styron
Julius & Beverly Taylor
Suzanne Tesh
Susan Thomas Phillippi
Travis & Linda Tomlinson
Bill & Jolene Walker
Edward & Hetty Wallace
Don & Patsy Walston
David L. & Elizabeth Ward
Wellons Enterprises, Inc.
Dr. James M. & Sharon Wells
Andrew & Heather Wheeler
Marc & Becky Willi
Jim & Sheryl Williams
Alison & Eddie Willis
Ina Willis
Johnny Van & Carolyn Willis
Philip & Peggy Willis
I.J. & Susan Won
Bob & Griselle Woodward
Core Sound Waterfowl Museum &
Heritage Center
Invitation to Lifetime Membership
The Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage
Center now offers a LIFETIME MEMBER-
SHIP opportunity. We hope you will consider
this giving-plan as a combination of membership
and annual giving that will help sustain
the financial future of the Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum & Heritage Center.
To participate in this program the contribution
amount is $3,000. That can be paid several
ways: Monthly at $83.33/month, $1,000 per
year over the next three years, a one-time
$3,000 gift or whatever amount suits your
budget.
Benefits include:
•Lifetime Membership including all
membership prints and mailings (no more
membership billing/payments)
•Special Lifetime Member window decal
and membership cards
•Discount of 15% for all museum gift shop
purchases-excluding consignment items
•Tickets for two to the Waterfowl Weekend
Friday Night Preview
•Your name included on the Lifetime
Membership Plaque at the museum
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Our Members ~ Our Family
Our members, aka family, are what makes the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center possible. And that has been a fundamental
truth from the beginning. Our first year’s 1000 member mark proved to funders, partners and US that Core Sound’s revival of heritage and community
spirit was indeed real. The accomplishments that are so visible today are proof that the community commitment has continued to grow and
strengthen over the past 25 years.
HONORARY MEMBERS
Dr. Betty Belanus
Doris Buffet
Senator Elizabeth Dole
Senator Kay Hagan
President Bill Friday
Congressman Martin Lancaster
Governor Bev Perdue
Secretary Betty Ray McCain
Julian Hamilton
Homer Fulcher
James A. Rose
Skip Waters
MEMBERSHIP ARTIST,
SCULPTORS & PHOTOGRAPHERS
David Lawrence
Corey Lawrence
Alan cheek
Anita Connelly
Larry Burge
Ken Humphries
Lena Ennis
Dinah Sylivant
Joe DiRusso
Jack Saylor David Turner
Jan Eason
Larry Earley
Kimberly Schott
Dylan Ray
Vance Garvin
Michael Starks
Paula O’Malley
Linda Sandbo
STUDENT MEMBERS
Willard Blaich
Taylor Daniels
Dean Deviney
Tyler Fletcher
Chester Reid Fulcher
Garrett Harper
Bryson Hill
Chase Hill
Jacob Hill
Zare Hill
Jordan Holcomb
Chad Jones
Hannah Joyce
James E. Lee
John Lee
Jacob Lyle
Greg McLamb
Karen McLaughlin
Landon Merkley
Hunter Nichols
Taylor O’Neal
Quinn Owen
Nicholas Peters
Harrison Phelps
Johnnie Simpson
Dan Smith
Luke Smith
Nathan Troxler
Nicole Tucker
TEACHER MEMBERS
Shirley Adams
Deidre Arthur
Kari Bedsole
Jennifer J. Bennett
Carolyn Paylor Brown
Eli Brown
Annie Burbridge
Linda Chadwick
Kim Condie
Dianne Conner
Leanne Cunningham
Malcolm Dale
Antonio Diaz
Lynda Euchner
Flat Rock Middle School Charities
Hadley Fulcher
Margo Fulford
Mary Ann Grady
Nicki Guthrie
Wendy Hicks
John Huddleston
Michelle R. Hunt
Heather Johnston
Sally M. Jones
Elizabeth Kappel
Rebecca Lawrence
Greg Lawson
Talley Long
Carmen Maddrey
Gini Mays
James M. McCormick
Quinn McLaughlin
Lynne McNeil
Virginia Melicher
Bill & Susan Nutt
Brittany Petty
Faith Piner
Britney Pittman
Rozanne Reynolds
Cara Salter
Carolyn Salter
Jason Salter
Yani Schick
Susan Schmidt
Maruca Gillikin Scruggs
Jackie Simmons
Elizabeth Anger Skulstad
Barbara Lewis Smigelski
Teresa Smith
Dana Stallings
Linda Sutton
Miriam Sutton
John Talmage
Traci Tate
Linda Taylor
Daryl Farrington Walker
Wendy S. Walker
Leslie Whitmore
Brad Williams
Clark & Norma Williamson
Ingrid H. Wright
INDIVIDUAL MEMBERS
Trish Sheppard
John Adams
Al Adcock
Helen B. Aitken
Gordon Allen
Terry Almond
Gerald L. Armstrong
James Ray Arnold
Ed Aycock
Connie Backlund
Ruth Webb Bailey
Ben W. Baker
John Baldwin
Mary Ann Banks
Bruce Barhydt
Gail Barnes
J. C. Barnhardt, Jr.
Jay Barrington
Helen Beacham
Gordon D. Beck
Jane Becton
Woody Beddoes
Alan Bell
Oran Benson
Paul Benson
William C. Beutel
Eric Bigham
Stanley Bird
Lois Birkhimer
James B. Black, III
Barbara Garrity- Blake
Pete Bloomer
Molly Boa
Jill Bolding
Samuel Bolick
Dr. Joseph Bonaventura
H. John Bopp
Suzanne Botts
Peggy Bourne
Lewis Bowles
Josie Boyette
Bryan Branch
Neva Bridges
Reese Bridgman
Anne Taylor Brohawn
Bonny Bronson
Donna Brooks
John A. Brooks
Tyler Brownlow
Debra Brushwood
Steve Bryan
Bill Buddendorf
Mrs. Charles P. Bugg
Nelson Bullock
Mark Edward Bunch
David Bunger
Kay Buoniconti
Lois R. Burger
Michael Butters
Roy Campbell
Doug Campen
Gail Willis Cannon
Tom Carlyle
Diana Carraway
Ann Carter
Michael D Caruso
Daisy Casey
Catseye Web Design
Pete Cayado
Elizabeth Ann Chantry
Jean Chappell
Brad Chilton
Catherine Chitty
Elaine Clark
Billie G. Cole
Richard Coleman
Timothy Combs
Timothy D. Conrad
Wes Cooper
Krista Lane Cotton
Patty Courteau
Deborah Cox
Joseph A. Cox
Diana Craft
Hunter Crandall
J.T. Creech
Steve Creighton
Mark Cromwell
Mike Crowder
Sara Crusie
Judy Daniels
Stephen Daniels
Josh Daugherty
Ryan Davenport
Abbi Davis
Allen Davis
Dwight Davis
Edith M. Davis
Edna Davis
Hannah Davis
Justin Davis
Larry Davis
Matilda G. Davis
Thom Davis
Thomas L. Davis
Travis Davis
Shelton Dawson
Lucy Dean
Captain W. Denning
Nancy Dennis
Jay Derby
Mary Dickens
William Dickens, Jr.
Quin T. Dionne
James K. Dixon
William S Dorsett
John Draughn
Lynn Eagle
James C. Eakes
Randy Eakes
Dr. Elaine Eff
Ken & Robyn Eiler
Nancy Elberson
Bill Ellis
Rosemary Enos
Frances Eubanks
Ivey Eubanks, III
George Evans
William H. Faircloth, Jr.
Charlotte E. Farris
Kay Field
James Fisher
Mary Ann Fitzgerald
R.W. Foley
Eric L Frame
Bill Fruit
Alix Fuerst
Iris Fulcher
Jean Fulcher
Stephanie Fulcher
Charlotte P Fuller
A.C. Garner
Beth Garner
Bob Garner
Joy Garner
Jacque Gates
Kyle Gentry
David Gerhart
Philip J. Gerolstein
Michael E. C. Gery
Ashley Gibbings
Ann Eleanor Gillikin
Carolyn C. Gillikin
Mae E. Gillikin
Margaret Lewis Gillikin
Serina Gillikin
Yvonne Glasgow
Jennifer Godbey
Rilla Gould
Sarah Gould
Stephen E. Grant
Roy Grant, Jr.
Johnette Grantham
Edward Gray
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Gabriel Grectano
Mark Green
John L. & Beryl H. Greene
Susan Griffith
Rebecca Gupton
David Guthrie
Marion Guthrie
Vernon Evans Guthrie
Vonda Guthrie
June Fulcher Hackney
Dorothy Hagen
Mary Hall
Tara Haller
Ron Hamilton
Henry & Carolyn Hammond
Robert Hancock
Frances Pigott Harding
Margaret Harker
Jody Harkey
Jo Harned
O.W. Harrison
Karen Hart
Tyler G. Hart
Neal L. Harvey
Lee Hawley
Chip Heaps
Dan L. Henderson
Doug Herrin
Michael Hiester
Lura Hill
Nancy Hillmer
Jamison Hinkle
Jerry Hinzman
Priscilla Hirschy
Eleanor Walters Holland
Rick Holland
Pamela Holliday
Jo G. Holloman
Richard A. Holt
Randy Hood
Janis Humphrey
J. Diana Ipock
Gwen Jackson
A. Everette James, Jr.
Patricia Jaye
Donald S Jensen
Doug Johnson
Fletcher Johnson
Kenny Johnson
Patsy Johnson
Roy F. Johnson
Frank M. Jolly, III
David Allen Jones
Michael Jones
Myron J. Jones
Janet Babbitt Kimbrough
Ruth King
Steve King
John Knight
Shane Korthas
Pat Kraszeski
Jeannie Kraus
Pamela J. Kurburski
Mary Ann Lamb
Ross Lampe
Martin Lancaster
Martin Lang
Suzanne Lapalme
Linda O. Lathan
Ken Laton
Sue Lauer
William B. Laughinghouse, Jr.
Joy Lawrence
Mark Le Gwin
Peter Lechner
Toni Lepage
Beverly Leroy
Melvin Leshner
Ira M. Lewis
John Courtney Lewis
Lynn Lewis
Tommy Lewis
Glynn Loftin
Joe Long
William Long
K. Dale Loughlin
Julian Lupton
Clyda Lutz
Shawhan Lynch
Ginger Magers
Lynda O. Markewitz
Sally G. Marks
Hollis M. Marshall
Harvey S Martin
T. Ray Mason
Tim Mason
Ian May
Helene McCabe
Tom McClay
Megan McClintock
Bruce McCutcheon
David McFadyen, Jr.
Greg McGee
Thomas A. McGowan
Fred McGuirt
Robert McGver
Peggy Willis McGueen
Robert K. Meadows
Sandra Meahl
Manson Meekins
Edna Merritt
Paula Michaud
Jimmy Miller
Peter Miller
Michael Mills
Susan Minton
Margery Misenheimer
Mrs. A. C. Monk, Jr.
Virginia Moore
Candace Morris
Janet M. Morris
Stephanie Morris
Trey Morrison
James E. Morrison, Jr.
Geruase Motes
Anne Murphy
Lucille Murphy
George R. Nance
Cathy Neagle
Betty Nelson
Faye Mason Nelson
Jacquelyn B. Nelson
John Nelson
Michele Nelson
New River Nets
Jo Ann M. Newton
Cynthia Nicholson
Judith Nielsen
Dan Novey
Amy Novick
Alfred Noyes
Jackie O’Donnell
Kathleen O’Grady
Earl O’Neal
Edward O’Neal
Richard O’Neal
Z.B. O’Neal
Toby C. O’Neal, Sr.
Dorothy Overton
Barbara Pace
Sarah Page
Shannon H. Page
Mary Lee Pake
Corena Panaccione
John Park
Marnie Park
Maria Paschal
Lisa Pelletier
Patricia T. Perry
George Petty
Donald W. Phelps
Miriam Phillips
Dawn C. Pickett
Karl O. Pierce
Reg W. Piland
Donna Piner
Virginia R. Piner
Anne Pittman
Robin Pittman
Janette Pizzani
Margaret Poindexter
Virignia Hassell Poindexter
Norman W. Poitras
Harry Pollitt
Ron Preloger
Eugene Price
Mary J. Price
Clark Purvis
John Pyburn
Nancy D. Rascoe
Patricia M Reid
Bob Reinoehl
Ray Revels
Jon R. Reynolds
Cindy Rice
Deta Ridgeway
Donnie Riley
Wendy Riley
Ann Rivers
Dr. Jan Roberts
Ken Roberts
Donald Robertson
Candy Rogers
Karina Romanelli
Margaret Ann Rose
Stanley Rule
Louise M. Rulon
Brian Rund
Joan Russell
Mitchell Russell
Woods Russo
Arleen Sabiston
Guy Sabiston
Annie C. Salter
Linda Sandbo
Emily Sanders
Sarah Ann Butts Sasser
Walt Scaff
Peter Schmitt
Dan Schober
Harry Schoenagel
Marilyn Sells
W. Kaye Shutt
A.T. (Bud) Simmons
Troy Simmons
Gerald T. Simpson
Hazel Simpson
Carol I. Smith
Myron Ann Smith
Wanda Smith
Johnny Wade Sokolosky
Carl Spangler
Cornelia Sparks
Charles M. Speegle, Jr.
Dallas Spruill
Patty Stanley
Rebecca D. Starks
Linda Staunch
Mac Steen
John B. Stilley
Jennifer Stinnett
Debra Stinson
Lynn Stout
Megan Stout
John Stroup
Joy Stuewe
Dr. Sue Stuska
Danny Styron
Gaye Styron
Rebecca Summer
Dr. Jerri Sutton
Michael D. Sutton
Karla S. Swain
Tom R. Swanson
Martin Sykes
Carolyn Talley
Amie Talton
Jerry Talton
Kevin Talton
W. Doug Tanner
Alton Taylor
Andrea Taylor
Jesse Taylor
Lynn Taylor
Carolyn Temple
William Terrill
Mark Terry
Hope Tharrington
Gerald Thompson
Robert Thompson
Richard Turnage
Wylie A. Turner
Debbie Underhill
Teresa Upchurch
Betrice Salter Vaughan
Stacey Veros
Elizabeth Vetter
David Vogt
Clara Safrit Wade
Harvey Walker
Barbara Wallace
Michael Waller
Rollin Wallick
Dee Warner
Hannah Murrill Warren
John “Woz” Waszak
Jerry E Watson
Richard F. Watson
Sally M. Wayne
Johnny O. Weathers
Gary Weaver
Steve Weeks
Alice Wells
McSherry Wells
Paul K. Wells
John S. Weske
Richard Westmoreland
Richard H. Whitaker, III
Robert E. White
Cameron Whitlow
Kimberly Wichtl
Erwin Wilde
Dustin Wilkins
Wyndham Wilkinson
Daniel E. Williams
John Williams
Ms. Clyde Williams
Phyllis Williams
Ginny Williamson
Caroline Willis
Cindy Willis
Fredda Willis
Mary Kathryn Willis
Melanie Willis
Polly Piner Willis
Ralph B. Willis
Ashley Wimberly
Ferne Winborne
May Winborne-Rice
Elizabeth G Wolfe
Karen Wood
Eugene B. Woodbury, Jr.
Hal Woods
Tim Worth
Bob & Eliza Worthington
Kevin Yates
Ernest Yeager
Carlos Zublate
FAMILY
Ricky & Kay Abrams
Kristen & Jonathan Allen
Ross Allen
Frank Amend
Andy & Jan Ammons
Mary Lena & David Anderegg
Ken & Susan Anderson
Larry & Penny Apple
Dr. & Mrs. Charles Aquadro
Sarah Ellen & Joe Archie
Ken & Caroline Armstrong
Tommie F. & George P. Arnold
Sandra & Terry Asher
Gene & Kay Atkinson
Rudy & Pat Austin
Samuel Austin
Burt & Nancy Aycock, Jr.
Veronica Starr Willis Ayers &
Curtis Ayers
Mack & Glenda Baker
Pennylloyd & John Baldridge
Ben & Denise Ball
Jane Watt Balsley & Jarvis Ellis
Donal Lee Barbee
Graham & Nora Barden
Alice Barnes
Chris Barnes
William & Ruth Barnett
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Gene & Glynda Barrett
Richard & Kate Barrett
H. Ray Barts, Jr.
Denyse Bauer
Tina Beacham
Joseph & Hannah Beasley
Britt Beaver
Cindy & Steve Benes
Butler Bennett
Frank & Missy Best
Fred & Janet Beyer
Benjamin & Laura Bibb
Mark & Janet Bickel
Bert & Judy Billings
Frederick Bisbee
Joshua & Helna Blackman
Blanchard Family
Richard & Karen Bloomfield
Ferrell & Lynda Blount
Hubert & Clovis Bowen
Ron & Rose S. Bowen
Dale & Gloria Boyd
Ray & Lori Boykin
Bobby & Heather Brewer
Curtis C. Brewer, III
Richard & Robin Brice
John & Elizabeth Bridgers
David & Susan Briley
Joseph C. Briscoe
Sydney & Hannah Britt
Robyn & Mark Broadaway
Sandra & Chris Dery Brock
Debra Brooks
Mike & Susan Brooks
Margaret P Brown
Matthew Brown
Mike & Marie Brown
Doug Browne
Tom & Tania Bruhn
Mr. & Mrs. E. C. Bryson, Jr.
Asa & Katina Buck
Sue M. Buck & Family
Joyce & Bill Burroughs
Michael & Deborah Burton
Travis & Cassie Burton
Virgil & Carol Ann Buttrum
Jamie Byrd & Christina
Straughan
Michael & Lesley Byrne
Harry & Marcia Callicotte
Richard & Betty Camp
Robert & Judy Carpenter, Jr.
Nancy Huntley Carr
Doug, Betty & Johnny Carroll
Charlsie & John Cartner
Ben & Carolyn Casey
Jim & Sally Caton
Joseph & Judy Caveness
Patricia Cease
David Cecelski
Jimmy & Ellen Chadwick
R. Hunter Chadwick, Jr.
Neil Chamblee
Jane Chapman & Sherri Athey
Julie & Mike Charles
Rev. John & Susan Chesney
Ron & Mary B. Chisenhall
Suzanna & Travis Chriscoe
Bobby & Deborah Christopher
Thomas & Sudie Clagon
Adrean Clawson
David & Imogene Clawson
Alan Clayton
James R. Clayton, III & Joanne
Foil
Gregory & Nancy Clemmons
Allen & Beth Cockrell
John Coffey
Mark & Frances Cole
Mr. & Mrs. Felton Coley
Harold & Diane Guthrie Collins
Jay & Carol Conner
Tony Cortina & Linda Kimbell
Anne Bryan & Bruce Cosgrove
Ray Cotterman & Linda Goodwin
Paul & Lisa Cox
Carlton & Cathy Craft
Melissa & Kurt Creamer
Joseph A. Creech
Janice Taylor Creel
Brent & Kelli Creelman
John R. Crown, III & Emily Crown
Betty Ipock Crumrin
Boyce & Annette Cruse
Pat Curran
Jim Curry & Linda Boryk
Mr. & Mrs. Jimmy Curtin
Beth & Charlie Curtis
Stanley & Catherine Dabkowski
Sarah Dalancey & Mary Urzi
Doug & Kay Damren
Denise & Mark Daniels
William G. Daughtridge, Jr.
Vartan & Dianne Davidian, Jr.
Christopher & Sharon Davis
Michael Davis
Mike & Molly Davis
Wayne & Lana Davis
Ben & Judith Day
Wayne & Sherron Deal
John & Beth Dean
Amelia Dees-Killette & David
Killette
Larry & Brenda Dell
Johnny & Kay Dennis
Mary & Paul Desautels
Walt & Pat Dillon
Mr. & Mrs. Donald A. Donadio
& Nell
Carneal & Toni Downey
Craig & Jane Dudley
D. Tim Duncan
Linda & Dave Taylor Duncan
Joanne Piner Duncan & Tommy
Glenn M. & Kathi Dunn
Dolly Dunnagan
Sue & Joe Bernie Dupree
John & Barbara Earley
Lawrence Earley
Pam Ebersol & Deborah
Emberley
Carter Edwards
Steven & Susan Edwards
Kenneth Edwards & Barbara
Kleber
Steve Elbert
Thad Ellington
Ron & Marsha Enright
John & Karen Estep
Eudy Family
Rod & Jan Evans
Teresa A. & Lee Everett
Will & Elizabeth Faber
David Fant
John R. Farley
Bert & Becky Felton
Bill & Laura Fleming
Rich Foley
Maryann & Chris Fore
Michael & Diane Fournel
Richard Freeman
Stephen & Marty Freeman
David & Rita Freshwater
Friends of The Down East Library
Buck & Jeanette Fugate
Edward & Lura Fulcher
Fred & Sarah Fulcher
James & Brooke Fulcher
Terry V. Fulcher
Wade & Kathy Fuller
Susan & Giles Gaca
Glenn Gaddy
Keith & Jane Gaines
Charles & Evelene Gallardo
Jack & Norma Gardner
Joel & Jessie Hall Gardner
William Garlick & Isa Cheren
Chris Garner
Jule & Rosemary Garrish
Clay & Geraldine Gaskill
Cwo4 John C. & Wanda Gaskill
Edfred & Ida Gaskill
Wanda & James Gaskill
Donna & Gary Gasparovic
Wilton & Lisa Gay
Glenn & Nancy Geraghty
Claire Irish & Eric Gibson
Lionel & Patricia Gilgo
Carvie Gillikin
Cecil, Diane & Nicholas Gillikin
Mr. & Mrs. Vance Gillikin
Richard & Ellen Gillikin
George & Carrol Godley, Jr.
Mary Helen Goodloe-Murphy
Scott Goodwin
Steve & Leila Goodwin
Steve & Margaret Goodwin
C. & Katherine H. Goodwin, TSGT
USAF (Ret)
Will & Lynn Gorges
Emily Grant
Donna & Bill Gray
Brad Grimes
William & Karen Gupton
Jimmy & Cherie Guthrie
Joshua & Allison Guthrie
Cliff & Linda Haac
Mr. & Mrs. Paul Hackney
Mr. & Mrs. Charles T. Hagan, III
Don & Linda Haith
James F. & Janet P. Hales, Sr.
Phillip J & Barbara Hall
Sid & Leona Hall
Scott & Jody Halso
Marshall & Mary Ann Hamrick
Joel & Lauren Hancock
Bill & Lynn Hand
Chris & Nancy Hannon
Marge & David Hanselman
Robert & Diane Hardy
Dr. John B Hardy, Jr.
M. Beth & Peter Hargett
Mr. & Mrs. Justin Harkey
Robert J Harned, Jr
Danny & Faye Harper
Rebecca L Harriett
Jim & Myra Harris
John & Lynn Harris
B. W. Harris, III
Steve & Karen Hartt
Ned Harward
Richard & Pat Hatfield
Jim Henderson
Roxanne Henderson
Arlie & Gaylyn Henninger
Horace & Helen Henson
Gordon & Corinna Herbert
Danny & Chris Herko
Bandy Herman
Judy & Brian Herrmann
Dr. Jim Herstine
Barbara & Peter Hess
Jane Hewitt
Pamela Hilbert & Todd Wade
Carroll & Mary Hill
Douglas & Jane Hill
Bill Hindman
Sandra & Bruce Hisley
Dr. Mark & Gipsie Hixson
Tim & Leslie Hobbs
Bob & Martha Hobgood
John & Paula Hodge
Cathy & Michael Holt
Bill and Paxon Holz & Family
Joe Hooks
Penny & Mark Hooper
Drew & Charlie Hoover
Rick & Patsy Horton
Don & Carolyn Hoss
Aaron B Houston
Phyllis & Lynn Howard
Merlin Huckemeyer
Joe & Elizabeth Huff
David & Louise Hughes
Jeff Idol & Family
Bob & Donna Ivey
Robert E. & Diane T. Ivey
Marily & Robert Jansen
Suzanne & Jimmy Japonski
Robert & Kelli Jarman
Bruce & Judy Jarvah
Reed & Stephanie Jarvis
David Jaworski
Joe & Vickie Jernigan
Dan & Rebecca Jessup
Connie Mack & Linda J. Johnson
David & Beverly Johnson
Dr. Robert L. Johnson
Nick & Louise Johnson
Paula Johnson
Ralph & Janice Johnson
Jennifer Lemons Johnson &
Scott Johnson
Allen & Elaine Jones
David & Sue Jones
Olivia & Willey Jones
Ron & Bonnie Jones
Donald R. & Ruth Ann Jones &
Family
Richard Joyce
Kim & Scott Joyner
Leon & Anne Joyner
Tommy & Nancy Joyner
Albert & Valerie Judson
Charles William & Rebecca M.
Kafer
Lisa Kafer
Oscar & Anna Kafer
John & Barbara Keating
Sandra & Larry Kellum
Dan & Maureen Kelly
Ryan & Ann Kelly
Martha & Jud Kenworthy
Jim & Betsy Kepley, Jr.
Dr. & Mrs. H.B. Kernodle, Jr.
Wouter & Kathy Ketel
Henry M. Kidd & Family
Dr. Bruce & Peggy King
Jacqueline King
Susan Swan King
Phillip J. Kirk, Jr.
Bryant Kittrell
Cynthia Kleppinger & Daivd
Rathbun
Steven & Kimberly Kuepferle
Tony & Rita Lambert
The Langdons
Dr. Harry V. & Elizabeth Lassiter
Tate Lawrence
Carolyn Lawrence & Family
D.J. & Allison Lemaire, Jr.
Don Lendle & Margaret Harper
Alex & Julie Lewis
Greg & Sandee Lewis
James & Gladys Lewis
James & Vanda Lewis
Leinster Lewis
Neal Lewis
Quentin & Lisa Lewis
Sherard Lewis
Greg & Tracey Lewis, Jr. & Jessie
Leonard & Millie Lilley
Charles Llewellyn
Ted & Alice Lockerman
Steve & Marla Lockwood
Ruby & Jay Logan
Bonnie Long
James & Judith Long
Sam & Judy Lovelace
Rhod & Gail Lowe
Tina & Daniel Lynch
Doug Lyons & Nan Reed
Andrew Lytle, III
Glenn & June MacFadden
Jim & Peggy MacKenzie
Wendy Maddox
John & Ruth Maiolo
Don & Donna Manley
Gurmair & Reba Maready
Dennis Marquardt
Sager L. & Gerri Marshall
Gerald & Darlene Marti, MD
Carolyn & P.D. Mason
Susan & Charles Mason
Vance & Grace Mason
Bill & Suzy Mauney
Grace Mauney, Tom Dillion
Joe & Laura Mavretic
C.V. May
Thomas & Etta Maynard
Jones McCall
John & Deborah McCallum
Mr. And Mrs. Abbot McClintic
Chris McCutcheon
James & Deborah McElroy
David McFadyen
Regina & Mike McGee
Richard & Martha McKaughn
Julian Lee McKeithan
Bill & Dee McLamb
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Mac & Janet McLendon
Dr. John McQuade
Helen Diane Meelheim
James & Susan Miller
Paul & Carol Miller
Ken & Marilyn Mink
Jesse F. Mintz
Charlotte Mirabella
Neal & Renee Mitchell
Carol & Steve Moneypenny
Candace Moore
James & Yvonne Moore, Jr.
Parker & Candice Moran
David & Mary Morris
Dr. James & Joella Morris
Jodi & Shelbie Morris
Bryce Morrison, Jr.
Betty & William Motes
David V. & Robin M. Moxley
Rev. Jack & Mary Ann Mumford
Anne Munden
Mr. & Mrs. J. Joseph Murray
Tom & Karen Naftzger
Kevin & Barbie Nelson
Robert & Elvira Newton
Jim & Vermadel Nienstedt
Beth & Ralph Nitt
John & Emily Nobles, III
John E. & Emily Nobles, Jr.
Michael & Shirley Noonan
Robert & Joy Norris
Harold O’Briant & Bobbie Hill
Kathy O’Dell
Mary Ann Olsen & Ray Luce
Paul & Jane Olson
Joan & J.D. O’Neal
James & Sara Oppenheim
Paul O. Paasch
Larry & Dawn Page
Matthew H Paramore
Beth & Gene Parham
Debbie Parise
Charles & Marsha Parker
John & Belva Partin
Nora & Ed Pascht
Edwin & Pam Patterson
Bob & Linda Patton
Van Paul & Dana Etheridge
Cedric & Sue Pearce
Elizabeth & Mike Peeler
Mrs. Barbara Perry
Herb & Fran Phillips, III
Dr. Henry R. Pieuler
James & Arlane Piner
Jeffrey & Peggy Piner
Louie & Susie Piner
Tony & Beth Piner
Greg & Nancy Piner
John & Margaret Piper
Matt Pitman
Peggy & Bobby Pleasants
Larry & Kim Poirier
Andra H. Pond
Ed & Dorothy Pond
William B Porter
Harry & Val Preddy
James J Pressly
Carmine & Elizabeth Prioli
Frank & Patsy Proctor
Randall W. Proctor, Jr.
Dale & Bill Pully
Tim & Anne Purvis
Gordon & Faye Putnam
Will & Martha Rabert
Stephen & Lynn Raeburn
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Ragain
Gene & Martha Randall
Thomas S. Rankin
Leigh & David Ray
John & Dennise Reardon
Gerald & Phyllis Renfrow
Clifford & Trudy Rice
Don Rice & Vicki Dill
George Rich
Lela Faye & Bill Rich
Dr. & Mrs. Russell Richards
Bob & Kakie Richards & Family
Crockett & Cathie Richardson
Mary & Larry Richter
Michael & Jane Richter
Kenneth Riley
Bill & Susan Rivenbark
Ed & Sue Robbins
Dave & Sandy Roberts
Shirley Thobe & Ken Robinson
Mrs. Ted Romaine & Family
C. Tom & Regina P. Rose
Ron & Diane Rothrock
Tim & Laurie Runyan
Bob Safrit
The Sandke Family
Erin & Ravi Sapre
A. Mack & Faye B. Sawyer
Susan & George Sawyer
Ron & Sandra L. Scally
R.E. & Joreita Scarbrough
Ray & Guylene Scharf
Scherbatskoy Family
Robert & Christine Schlatzer
Reba Schmidt & Jordan Lewis
Christopher & Amanda Schoden
Robert Schoellhorn
Dick & Karen Schreiber
Frank & Kathryn Schreier
Cheryl Scott & David Strouse
Rick & Georgie Searles
Richard & Lucien Beanchard
Shapero
Anne & Ron Sides
Ray Simonds
Marshall & Brenda Singleton
James & Doris Slack
Victor & Cheryl Slater
Lisa Smedley
Edward Tremont Burr Smith
Gerry & Becky Smith
J. Keith Smith
Mark E. Smith
Montie Smith
Thomas & Monica Smith
Tom & Pam Smith
Troy Smith
Jana Brown Smith & George
Sanborn
Bill Smith & Sue Benedict
Mr. & Mrs. J. Dal Snipes
Mike & Elizabeth Soboeiro
Drs. Ron & Karen Solomon
John & Jenny Southerland &
Family
Steve & Kim Sparks
J. Eileen Dove & Mark A. St. John
William & Suzan Stafford
Frank & Judy Stancil
Michael & Sharon Starks
Faye & Jimmy Starling
Cathy Stavenger
Gijs Van Staveren, MD
George H & Doris Stein
Richard & Olivia Stephens
Bryan & Debbie Stilley
Randy & Sylvia Stone
Gene & Carol Streng
John & Barbara Strobl
Stephen Stutzman
Woody & Claudia Sulloway
Bob Sutton
Sarah Elizabeth Swindell
Mike & Cindie Szekely
Virginia G. Talton
Barry & Renee Tart
David & Carol Taylor
Rick & Connie Tee
Dr. Tennant & Pamela Teeter
Pat Tester & Phillip Golden
Albe & Wanda Thomas
Dean & Ann Thompson
Richard & Vicki Tillett
Judith Tintinalli & Burton Fox
Merrill Tisdel & Geraldine Alfano
Raiford Trask, III
Matt & Martha Troxler
Guy & Jean Tucker
James & Betty Turlington
Don & Debra Turner
Stephen & Nancy Underwood
Claudia Ura
Larry & Susan Vallance
John & Eleanor Vance
Charles M. Vassey
Bryan & Lynell Verch
Darla & Temple Vick
Wyndi Pittman Vick
Bob & Janice Vogel
Brad Von Cannon
Brian & Donna Wade
Stu & Louise Wahl
Doug & Angela Walker
J. David Waller
Bobbie Wallinger & Dennis
Sorensen
Jane Walter
Sue & Tucker Ward
William & Margie Ward
Mac & Brenda Washburn
John & Sally Waters
Mr. & Mrs. Nick Weaver
Michael Weeks
Mr. & Mrs. Felix Weinhold
Dr. Jack & Jean Welch
Joyce Wheatly
Carole & Demspster Wheeler
Glen & Mary Faye Whisler
Cathy White
Gil White
Gina & Delan White
Ron White
Tom & Nancy White
Brooks Whitehurst Family
Carl & Johnna Whitfield
Catherine M. Whitney
Jim & Suzanne Whitten
Susan Wilder & Paul Austin
Ken & Dru Wilkins
Bobby & Clarice Willis
Donald Willis
Doug & Diane Willis
Dr. Kerry & Kim Willis
Rachel K. Willis
Richard & Nancy Willis
Wanda & Mark Willis
Michael & Lois Ann Willis &
Debbie Rose
Hilda & Danny Wilson
Ruth Wippich & Elsie Hodge
Morgan Womble
Bobby & Shirley Wright
Diana Fulcher Wright
Chris & Kathy Yeomans
Smedes & Rosemary York
Cheryl Young
Richard & Bonnie Young
Steve & Cindy Yount
Dr. John & Cheryl Yurko
Gary & Gail Zajac
Charles G. Zug, III
Johnny & Clarice Arthur
Darlene Austin
Terry & Gaylene Branton
Vicki & Kenny Brennan
Alison Brooks
Chris & Jeffery Davis
Jennifer Fincher
Ernie & Lynne Foster
Ellen & Richard Gillikin
Luther & Margaret Gillikin
David Greenleaf
Parker Guthrie
Ken & Suzi Hammer
Birkett & Sandra Howarth
Kathy Balance Hutcherson
Priscilla Livingston
Janice Marshall
Bill & Lanora Morris
George & Laura Norris
James & Frances Taylor
BUSINESS & ORGANIZATIONS
Luther L. Smith & Son
Shelby’s Antique & Collector
Cars
Anser-Quik
Hendrickson Properties IV, LLC
Fred & Cathy Hoyt, Jr.
Joe McGirk
Potter & Phillips Insurance
Bradford H. Piner, CPA, PA
Dylan Baker Ray
D & L Weathervanes
Coastal Canvas Manufacturing,
Inc.
Luther Smith & Son Seafood
Rhyne Associates
William W. Stanaland, III PLLC
Steward & Carolyn Walmsley
Carteret County Electrical
Contractors
Cardinal Paper Products, LLC
Floyd’s 1921 Restaurant
Kenzco Crete
Yardworks, Inc.
Masterclean
Community Pharmacy
Meredith Cornett Photography
Lake Road Winery
Snug Harbor On Nelson Bay
Senior Health Services
Accent Travel & Cruises
Amos Mosquito’s Restaurant
Atlantic Security Systems &
Advanced Audio
B&B Outdoor Power
Beaufort Grocery Co.
Brooks Funeral Home
Carteret Catch
City Electrical Supply
Clamdigger Inn & Restaurant
Davis Shore Ferry Service
DJ Professionals & Video
Driftwood Motel & Restaurant
Eastman’s Carpet
Flowers and Designs by Ernest
Fort Macon Marina
Foundation for Shackleford
Horses, Inc.
Fulcher Electric
G.B.’S Disc Jockey & Sound
System
Ginny Gordon’s
Harkers Island United Methodist
Church
Homeport Real Estate
Inlet Inn
Island Traders
J.M. Davis Industries Inc.
Jewelers Workbench
John B. Parker Architecture, Inc.
Kurtis Chevrolet
Mr. Big Seafood
NC Coast Communications
North Carolina Seafood Festival
O’Neal’s Drug Store, Inc.
Outer Banks Lighthouse Society
P. T. Jones Electric Co.
Parker Buick-GMC, Inc.
Pro Marine Fiberglass, Inc. -
Intruder Boats
Rebarco, Inc.
Scott Taylor Photography, Inc.
Software Systems & Solutions,
Inc.
Styron & Styron Insurance
Styron Plumbing & Heating
The Shutter Co., Inc.
Red Fish Grill
Seaside Sensations Catering
Service
Captain Bills Waterfront Restaurant
Pony Island Motel
Stampers Jewelers
PATRON/BRONZE
Ronald Earl Mason Allen
Vickie & Karl Andersen
Arnold & Wanda Asdenti
Alan & Yvette Baker
Neil & Connie Baker
John & Celia Bane
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Butch & Lea Barbee
Jeff & Lisa Barnes
Eric & Joellen Barnhardt
Gary O Bartlett
Carl F. Barwick
Richard R. & Martha R. Bell
Bill Bertagnolli
Dick Bierly
Karl D. Blackley
Kimberly Blaha
Ben Mayo Boddie
Heather Bostic
Charles V. & Betsy H. Briscoe
Christopher M Brooks
Teresa Bruton
L. Wayne & Ann Marie Bundy
Joe & Ruby Bunn
Laurinda Burleson
David & Lida Pigott Burney
James Busick
Dr. Lisa Campbell
Jackie Neff & Porter Casey
Vicky & Greg Caulder
Steve & Cathy Chalk
Barry & Judy Chaney
Virgil & Diane Clayton
Wayne & Betty Cline
Chuck & Patty Cloninger
Paul E. & Gail S. Cobb, Jr.
Charles Conrad
David T. & Julia Cooke
Jesse & Lane Corbett, Jr.
Rob Crawford
Gail & Dale Crisp
Tim L. Crouse
Hugh & Nan Cullman
Nicole Dalton
Cayton Daniels
William E. Daniels
A. Darryl & Ann Davis
Bernie & Wanda Davis
Buddy & Melinda Davis
Debbie Davis
Gary & Karen Davis
Ramsey & Bridget Davis
William “Bunk” Davis
Zack & Cassandra Davis
John Day
Joseph Dean
Pat & Dan Earnhardt
Anne Eastman
Isle & Duncan Englehardt
Bryson & Ida Epting
Hugh & Donna Fitzpatrick
Richard & Rose D. Gambill
Derryl Garner
Candy Gaskill
Howard & Rosa Gaskill
James & Ellen Gaskill
Penny George
Dan & Becky Gilbert
Al & Rhoda Gillikin
Jan Gillikin
John Gillikin
Lloyd & Michelle Goode
Pam D Goodwin
Jeff & Mary Jane Govoni
David Griffith
Robert & Rebecca Gulledge
Madge Guthrie
Michael & Janet Haag
John C. Hagan
Ted & Beth Haigler
Judge & Mrs. James A. Harrill, Jr.
Nick & Brooke Harris
Paul & Sue Harris
Joan E. Harrison
Stephen C. Hassenfelt
J. Renee Hawthorne
Shawn & Lauren Hermley
Carl P. Hiatt
Bruce & Sandra Hill
Spec & Pearl Hoffman
Harriet Holliday
Charles & Elizabeth Hotchkiss
Paul Howard
Robert & Vicki Hudgins
Dave & Clara Inscoe
Susan Isbey
Julian & Margaret Johnson
Zackary Johnson
David & Rhonda B. Kiker
David C. Krehnke
Chris Kroener
Gen. & Mrs. William D. Lackey
Dr. John & Hilda Langley
Johnny & Judy Latham
Jack Leavel
David & Nancy Lederer
Buddy Letchworth
Josh Lewis
Gloria Lockerman
Richard & Brenda Lowdermilk
Tim & Kelli Mackenzie
Marcia Mackethan
Glenn & Ellen Macnaught
Chuck & Gay Mason
Daniel K. Mason
Janie & Jonathan Mason
Perry Mason
Rufus Y. McAden
Brian McCreesh
Pat McElraft
Brian K McGarvey
William & Joyce McLean
Heidi & Billy Merkley
Douglas Wayne Merrell, Jr.
John & Nancy Merriner
Linda G. Miller
Gurney Mizell, Jr.
Walter & Nancy Moore
Pam Morris
Cathy Munden
Bruce Murphy
Gary & Ann Murphy
Jim & Betsy Murphy
Ronald G. Myatich
Raymond L. & Treva M. Nelson
Anthony & Louella Nelson &
Family
Cathy Newton
Michelle Nolin
Una O’Connell
Dora J. O’Neal
John & Rita O’Sullivan
Donald & Nadine Overby
Bonnie Taylor Page
Wendy M. Park
Ila F. Parker
Allan Paul
Dianne & Jack Phillips
Braxton Lee & Debbie L. Piner
Michael Piner
Rebecca Poplin
Reginald & Annice Rhue
James & Elizabeth Ritchey
Dennis & Diana Ritchie
Steve & Judy Robertson
Joseph & Kimberly Rogers
William L. Rogers
William M. Rogers
Margaret Rose
Tim Rose
Robin & Bobbe Rouse
Robert D. Rouse, III
Mikki Sager
Dwayne & Esther Salter
Jack Saylor
Martha & John Sherman
Bland & Ann Simpson
Charles Smith
Heidi Smith
Joe & Rosemary Smith
Deanna & Bryce Smitherman
Bill & Laura Snyder
Dennis & Judith Spitsbergen
Mr. & Mrs. Robert R. Stafford
Laurence & Jean Stith
Gary & Kelly Styons
Bradley & Deborah Styron
Bruce & Pam Styron
Bill Suchan
Charlotte Sutton
April & Rusty Taylor
Billy, Patsy & Benji Taylor
Jay & Robin Taylor
Joe Taylor
Patty Jean Taylor
Bob & Kathryn Terwilliger
David Thomas
Jim & Sharon Thompson
Richard & Peggy Thompson
Jeff, Kelly & Shane Toms
Rebecca Tyrrell
Tony & Julee Waldrop
William & Carolyne Wallace, Jr.
Tom & Gail Waller
Crystal Wasley
Nancy Watson
Gina Whitehurst Weaver
William Wheeler
Lorraine White
Donald & Deborah Whittington
Elizabeth Willhauck
Joseph & Sharon Willis
Judy P. Willis
W. Alex Willis
Richard & Carol Wray
C. Mitchell Wrenn
John H. & Mary Frances Wright
William & Marianne Wright
Angie & Randy Davis
Laurel J. Chadwick, Jr
John & Sandra Atkins
Martin & Anne Bernholz
Ronald & Kathy Bibey
Mae Parker Boles
Joseph Lynch
Janet Murphy
Walter & Pamela Phillips
Lt. Col. Michael J. Stroff III
Guy V. Tucker
Steve & Amy Tyson
Dennis & Candace L. Wooten
PATRON/GOLD
Jimmy & Karen Amspacher
Robert B. Arthur
Rob & Susanne Bizzell
Laurel J. Chadwick, Jr
Pricey Harrison
Robert P. Holding Foundation
Carl & Boo Huff
Corey & Ashley Lawrence
The Sunshine Lady Foundation
Don& Patsy Walston
M. Craig West
John & Judy Worsley
PATRON/SILVER
John & Sandra Atkins
Martin & Anne Bernholz
Ronald & Kathy Bibey
Mae Parker Boles
Joseph Lynch
Janet Murphy
Walter & Pamela Phillips
Lt. Col. Michael J. Stroff III
Guy V. Tucker
Steve & Amy Tyson
Dennis & Candace L. Wooten
SPONSOR/BRONZE
Al Williams Properties
Atlantis Lodge, Inc.
B&J Seafood
Beaufort Inn
Burrus Flying Service
Captain’s Choice Restaurant
Clawson’s 1905 Restaurant
Consumer Concepts
Core Banks Club, LLC
Crow Hill Farms, Inc.
Dick Lewis Insurance
Eastern Outdoor Marketing, Inc.
Havelock Building Supply Co.
Kenco Distributors
Kirkman & Whitford, PA
Luther Lewis & Son Crab Co.
Munden Funeral Home &
Crematory
Sanitary Fish Market and
Restaurant
Sea Gear Marine Supply Inc.
Tassels
Taylor & Company Properties
Taylor Extended Care Facility
The Action Group
The Friendly Market
Thomas Simpson Const. Co.
Walton Plumbing Repairs
Willie Etheridge Seafood Co. Inc.
Winberry Farms
SPONSOR/SILVER
Atlantic Breeze Storm Shutters
Beaufort Inlet
Chalk & Gibbs, Inc.
Coastal Dentistry
Eastern Avialtion Fuels, Inc.
Eastern Outdoor Marketing, Inc.
First Citizens Bank
Micro Analysis, Inc.
Mike Toler Chrysler Dodge Jeep
Ram
Potash Corp Aurora
Pepsi/Minges Bottling
SPONSOR/GOLD
Acculink
B&J Seafood
James C. Briley, Jr. CPA
Carteret County News-Times
Chadwick Tire Company
Chalk & Gibbs, Inc.
Clegg’s Termite Control
Davis Bed & Breakfast
Duke Energy
Emerald Isle Realty
Fisherman’s Creations
Kings Restaurant & Catering
Knott’s Warehouse
Jarrett Bay Boatworks
Neuse Sport Shop
P.T. Jones Electric
Sound Bank
Styron & Styron Insurance
Trader Construction
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MEMORIALS
Col Sam & Lib Arrington
Camille & Tom Arrington
James M. Davis, Jr.
Jim Davis
Allen Wells Draughon
Mary Jean Timmerman
Susan Routt
Craig & Susan Quinn
Mr. & Mrs. Walter P West
Connie Graham & William
Outlaw, Jr.
Mac & Dale Purcell
Cady O. & John M. Yates, Jr.
Jackie Fussell Jones & Ley
Jones
Carlton Insurance Agency, Inc.
Sara F Messer
Bobby & Patsy Smith
Michelle Rich & Lloyd O. Goode, Jr.
Billy K. & Barbara Jones
Sue Van Dyne
Lucinda L. Mester
Iris Fulcher
Jimmy & Karen Amspacher
Edgar & Esther Fulcher
Chris & Kathryn Chadwick
Walker Gillikin
Karen Amspacher
Michael & Sharon Starks
Leonard Goodwin
Kenneth & Barbara Styron
Karen Amspacher
Michael & Sharon Starks
Alvah L. Hamilton, Sr.
The John E. Nobles Family
Faye Hamilton
Karen Amspacher
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Connie Mack Johnson
Karen Amspacher
Purcell Jones
Edwin T & Margaret F. Parham, Jr.
Dorothea Lawrence
Karen Amspacher
James Paul Lewis
Michael & Sharon Starks
Jimmy & Karen Amspacher
Larry & Tweedles Harkey
Ruth Lewis Varrone
Jerrie V. Mirga
Richard Arlen Lewis
Jerrie V. Mirga
Ruth Lewis
Karen Amspacher
Carita Lewis
Frances S. Newton
Karen Amspacher
P.D. Mason
Kenneth & Barbara Styron
Jimmy & Karen Amspacher
Louie & Mary Ann Maxwell
Karen Amspacher
Mike McGee
Karen Amspacher
Marlan Murphy
Michael & Sharon Starks
Karen Amspacher
Alma Nelson
Jimmy & Karen Amspacher
Alvin O. Boles and Daniel L. Parker
Mae O. Parker Boles
Margaret ‘Peggy’ Pitser
Plesants
Amy & Jake Barnhardt
William Pitser
Kenneth Pitser
Jerry Reavis
Sylvia Reavis
Anne Coward Salter
Karen Amspacher
Larry & Lorraine Harkey
Hugh Salter
Janet Salter McLendon
Sue Scott
Karen Amspacher
Billy & Janice Smith
Chris & Kathryn Chadwick
William Ellis Smith, Jr.
Chris & Kathryn Chadwick
Larry & Tweedles Harkey
Roy Willis
Chris & Kathryn Chadwick
Tony Willis
Karen Amspacher
Willard & Evelyn Willis
Karen Amspacher
HONORARIUMS
Herb & Ann Appenzeller
Danny McQueen
Karen Amspacher
Pamlico County Historical
Association
Cathryn R Newton
Michael & Sharon Starks
Deb Brushwood
Michael and Sharon Starks
Kathryn, Chris, William &
Larrington Chadwick
Ralph & Sharon Thomas
CSWM &HC Quilters
Carol Etheridge
Margaret Daniels
Neva Bridges
Teresa Everett
Michael & Sharon Starks
Cecil & April Lilley
Frances S. Newton
Louie & Mary Ann Maxwell
Anna & Bud Doughton
Pam Morris
Michael & Sharon Starks
Newton Family
Frances Newton
It is Good to Remember
Lockwood Phillips
Frances Newton
Robin Pittman
Frances Newton
Dylan Ray
Frances Newton
Sharon Starks
Cathryn R Newton
Ina Willis
Chris & Kathryn Chadwick
Wanda Willis
Frances Newton
The measure of who we are is what we do with
what we have.
Vince Lombardi
Over the years since the Museum’s founding, an
amazing progression of individuals and families
have come to be part of what we call the “Core
Sound Family.” Whther you have been here forever
or just joined the effort, we believe you will agree
that we have gathered quite a host of characters
that have contributed in all kinds of ways to the
Museum’s own traditions and memories. Remembering
and honoring those folks - past and present
- is what happens every year on this memorial page.

Remembering…
Michael E. McGee
Our friend Mike McGee was freed from his ravaging struggle from cancer last February. He left us too
young, at 60 years of age. Mike served for many years as the Chief of Facility Management at Cape Lookout
National Seashore.
My first encounter with Mike was as the incoming Superintendent of Cape Lookout. We were boating
over to Portsmouth to attend a Friends of Portsmouth meeting. Naively wearing my dress pants and my
recently polished dress shoes,
Mike was insistent that we boat the entire distance rather than take the North Carolina Ferry to Ocracoke.
The Pamlico was rough that day. Holding on tightly and soaked by the saltwater, I wondered whether
we would arrive safely. While the water was rough, Mike as always was calm and collected. He talked the
entire trip, although between his thick Down East brogue and the roar of the boat’s engine, I was only able
to understand every third word or so.
Six months later as I reminded Mike about that day, he laughed and laughed as he told me that he did
this to quickly teach me how difficult it could be to get supplies and people over to the Banks. He said, “You learned quickly as you have never questioned
me about that.”
Mike taught this dingbatter much more than that. He helped me to understand the wonderful, rich heritage of Down
East. He taught me not to fear but to embrace the impassioned folks of Down East. He reminded me that my job was not
only to preserve the land but to also preserve the way of life of the people of Down East.
Mike at times conveyed a tough, crusty exterior but we all knew that beneath that rough façade was a soft, caring heart.
After Hurricane Isabel rolled across Core Banks, the park was devastated. Mike was the first to suggest the wonderful idea of
using storm displaced fisherman to help with our emergency recovery efforts.
Mike was a friend to the Shackelford Horses and the impassioned Foundation members who care for them. He was a
friend to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum helping in innumerable ways to help, be it the trails, the building, the shed for the Jean Dale or support for
special events. He was an active supporter of Meals on Wheels.
He was a friend to Down East and a friend of mine. I learned to understand and appreciate that thick
Down East brogue of Mike McGee and only wish I could hear it again!
Bob Vogel
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CORE SOUND WATERFOWL WEEKEND
Friday Night Honors the Ramsey Family of Harkers Island
Every year the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center takes a look at those who have made our many successes possible, those
individuals and families who have given in extraordinary ways to our cause and helped make the Core Sound Museum a reality for Down East and
Carteret County. It has become our tradition to honor those contributions of time and resources during our Weekend
Friday Night Preview.
This year, as we launch our 25th Anniversary year, it is important to recognize contributors that have given from
the beginning and continued throughout the museum’s construction and development. The Ramsey Family’s support
has been just from the beginning until today and therefore, the board has selected THE RAMSEY FAMILY as
the Friday Night honorees.
The Ramsey Family came to Harkers Island in the 1960s to work and work they did. From managing a small motel and marina to the establishment
of one of Harkers Island’s most beloved gathering places, Cab and Barbara Ramsey put in long hours to become successful business leaders
Down East. Their son Randy, and his wife Tiffany, continue that giving with the same sense of service and giving that his parents valued.
The Ramsey Family was one of the critical early leaders of the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum. Randy, now owner of Jarrett Bay Boatworks
and lifelong board member for the Big Rock Blue Marlin Tournament, brought significant contributions to the Museum’s
capital campaign in its first year. Those gifts helped give credibility to the “vision” of a Waterfowl Museum on
Harkers Island and his giving has not waivered.
Randy and Tiffany’s commitment to others reaches across the county, region and state. The recently opened
“Ramsey Center” on Harkers Island, home to “The Bridge Down East,” is a testament to their commitment to the
young people of our area. The Ramsey Family’s support includes giving to local schools, bands and scout groups, Habitat
for Humanity, the Crystal Coast Hospice House and NC State University.
In appreciation for Cab and Barbara Ramsey’s legacy, and Randy and Tiffany’s continuing investments of
time and resources to the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center and many other worthy projects in
Carteret County and beyond, the Ramsey Family has been selected the Friday Night Honoree for the 2016 Waterfowl
Weekend.
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Waterfowl Weekend
Kick-Off to our 25th Year ~ 2017
Come on home! Our “homecoming-like gathering” celebrating Down East history, traditions and community
spirit kicks off with the ticketed Friday night preview party Dec. 2, followed by two days of wildlife
artists, decoy carvers and collectors, model boatbuilders and other crafters selling their wares, plus old boat
restoration, retriever demonstrations, local seafood, children’s activities and a great time and place to visit
with friends and family.
This year’s Weekend is especially important as the first event of our 25th Anniversary year. How could
it have been 25 years? What a story this place tells as relayed in the pages of this yearbook and the “Core
Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center: A Place for the People” exhibition opening Waterfowl Weekend.
Don’t miss these highlights:
The best-ever SILENT AUCTION will
run throughout the weekend featuring decoys,
original art, antiques, jewelry, sporting equipment,
collectibles and more. Bid often!
Check out
this year’s QUILT,
“Watercolors of
Barden’s Inlet,” an
amazing interpretation
of the waters
surrounding Cape
Lookout. Core
Sound Quilters will
be there to tell you
all about it. Raffle
tickets are $5 each.
BOOKSIGNINGS will be a held Saturday
and Sunday, featuring Bland and Ann Simpson
and his new book, “Little Rivers and Waterway
Tales,”on Saturday. Special guest writer and
photographer from the Chesapeake Bay, Jay
Fleming, will share his new published tribute to
the watermen of the Bay, “Working the Water.”
We believe local fishermen will
be amazed at how their lives
parallel the working watermen
of the Chesapeake. Stop
by and visit. A signed book is
always a wonderful gift.
Core Sound welcomes
back hammer dulcimer player
John Mason to Waterfowl
Weekend this year. We have
missed you John. Stop by and
visit; listen, soak up that old
time mountain sound.
CORE SOUND’s MUSEUM STORE
will be located in the Gallery and Education
Hall with a full supply of wonderful local
decoys, crafts, art and food items. Everything
from duck socks to oyster platters, decoy
jewelry, lighthouse collectibles, Core Sound
shirts and the world-famous and much beloved
CRABPOT trees! Make sure you have a yard
full! Members receive 10% every day at the
Museum Store. It’s a great time to join!
SPEAKING OF MEMBERSHIP, the
membership table will be running throughout
the weekend for new and renewing membership,
print-pickup and special promotions for
new members, our “Core Sound Collection”
shirts. If you’re not a member, NOW IS THE
TIME! (See page 46 for details on this year’s
print and membership levels.)
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CHILDREN ARE WELCOME: Miss
Teresa will have a full-tent just for the young
folks. SANTA SCIENCE will give kids a
chance to paint, create and learn while they are
here.
AN OLD WOODEN BOAT RESTORA-
TION PROJECT is underway this weekend.
Visit with boatbuilders Jimmy Amspacher and
Billy Merkley as their labor of love for an old
sailskiff gets underway. Landon Merkley will
also be helping, so be sure to visit with all of
them.
RETRIEVER DEMONSTRATIONS:
Retriever demonstrations will be across from
the museum along the shore at noon, 2 p.m.
and 4 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 6, and at noon and 2
p.m. Sunday, Dec. 7.
FOOD – SEAFOOD AND LOCAL
RECIPES: Local seafood will once again be
the fare of the day with stewed shrimp and
scallop fritters, along with those famous Core
Sound Sweet Puppies.
SUNDAY MORNING
And the best time of the entire weekend,
SUNDAY MORNING begins with an 8 a.m.
Core Sound Community Church with island
native, the Rev. Kerry Willis, leading the
service and Corey Lawrence adding his storytelling
and memories. Music by local trios and
choirs will also be part of the Sunday morning
service. A fellowship breakfast with homemade
sausage, cheesy grits and light rolls will
follow.
SATURDAY EVENING
CORE SOUND HERITAGE AUCTION
will take place on Saturday beginning with a
PREVIEW at 4 and the AUCTION at 5 pm.
This is the second annual HERITAGE offering,
featuring a select group of Core Sound
carvings from family collections throughout
the region. The work of well-known carvers,
original art and hand-selected collectibles
will be offered. If you are a true Core Sound
collector of waterfowling traditions, this is an
auction not to be missed!
OUR GUESTS
INSIDE EXHIBITORS
Mike Hargraves
Linda Sandbo
Ronnie Wade
Lou Doughty
Ken Humphries
Anthony Brooks
JR Dunn
Mark Cunningham
Gary Freeman
John Kelley
Tony Craig
Kent Lee
James Gordon Salter
TENT EXHIBITORS
Bill Ellis
Lou Ann Sekely
Marty Freeman
Connie Mason
Gerlinde Geier
Carolyn Temple
Pete Miller
Ashley Wimberly
Cathy Winborne
John Brooks & Bill Whitehurst
Jennifer Harvell
Alix FuerstClark Purvis
Justin Diercks
OUTSIDE EXHIBITORS
Marty & Melissa Hodges
Melissa Sissons
Rhonda & Savannah Kiker
David T. Joyce
Cameron Smith
Pene DeMaio
Mae Winborne-Rice
Carla Gardner
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Core Sound’s 25th Anniversary
The 25-year mark for the Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center is more than a timeline of events, dollars and buildings, numbers
of people and miles traveled. This anniversary is the recognition of a “revival” of heritage, traditions and community, accomplishments that must
be … felt … experienced … celebrated! Come be part of this year-long series of programs, events and projects to document, share and record
our story.
PROGRAMS & PROJECTS INCLUDE:
Main Gallery Exhibition: “Core Sound Waterfowl Museum & Heritage Center: Building a Place for the People” (Opening June 2017)
Video Documentary: Core Sound’s Story, “They Said We Couldn’t Do It” (Release August 2017)
SAVE THESE CORE SOUND ANNIVERSARY DATES
February 24 Taste of Core Sound: “In the Beginning …”
Sharing memories of Carvers Guild and Decoy Festival History
Opening: “25 Years: Building a Place for the People”
April 1 Core Sound Run
April 8-9 King Mackerel and the Blues are Running,
Joslyn Hall — Cart Comm Coll
June 17 Core Sound Rig of Six & Decoy History Day
Anniversary Weekend – June 23 & 24, 2017
June 23
June 24
Anniversary Luncheon
Core Sound Community Day: Celebrating All Our Traditions
Core Sound Gallery Dedication
Rig of Six, Kent Hood Decoy Craftsman Competition,
IWCA Style Decoy Championship, Core Sound decoy
history programs and Community Celebration
~
music, fresh local seafood, arts & crafts,
children’s activities, boatbuilding
July 8 All-American Fish Fry
August 25 Taste of Core Sound: “What Have We Done?”
Dec 1-3 Waterfowl Weekend 2017
Community Nights: Covered Dish & Program
(4th Monday Nights of each month @ 6 pm)
Jan 23: Davis Shore
Feb 27: Salter Path
Mar 27: Williston/Smyrna/Marshallberg
Apr 24: Portsmouth
May 22: Stacy/Sea Level
June 26: Otway/Bettie
July 24: Gloucester/Straits
Aug 28: Diamond City
Sept 25: Atlantic/Cedar Island
Oct 23: Promise Land
Nov 27: Harkers Island
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Patty Jean Taylor and family
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Core Sound Waterfowl
Museum & Heritage Center
for restoring and preserving
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a true Harkers Island treasure.
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