Record #:

9934

Author(s):

Bowie, Phil

Abstract:

Settled in 1730 by Ebenezer Harker, by 1900 Harkers Island had become home for approximately 20 families whose main income derived from fishing and whaling. Harkers Island fishermen most often built their own boats without the use of drawn plans, relying instead on distinctive, “high flared bow” hull designs that had been passed down from previous generations. Boatbuilding on Harkers Island remains much the same today, with six or more major boat works on the island building every size of boat, from eight-foot dinks to eighty-foot luxury yachts.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 40 Issue 12, Dec 1972, p12-14, il, por

Subject(s):

Boatbuilders--Harkers Island

Record #:

9966

Author(s):

Bowie, Phil

Abstract:

Bob Monte designs complex paper model replicas of notable landmarks around the world that include precise details of a one foot equals two hundred feet scale. His kits are sold at historic sites and museums including the Smithsonian.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 7, Dec 1973, p12-13, por

Subject(s):

Models and modelmaking; Monte, Bob

Record #:

9994

Author(s):

Bowie, Phil

Abstract:

Treasure hunters Bob Dixon, Bill Banks, and Duke Humphrey research historic sights in North Carolina. Once found, they bring metal detectors and shovels to excavate their treasure. The men regularly unearth coins and Civil War artifacts.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 41 Issue 10, Mar 1974, p14-15, 39, por

Subject(s):

Treasure troves

Record #:

12252

Author(s):

Bowie, Phil

Abstract:

Mrs. Mary Lee of New Bern uses eggshells as an artistic medium. From finch eggs to ostrich eggs, Lee masterfully decorates elaborate settings such as garden, ski-slope, and Nativity scenes on the interior and ornately adorns the exteriors as well.

Source:

The State (NoCar F 251 S77), Vol. 42 Issue 10, Mar 1975, p12-13, il

Subject(s):

Eggshell craft--New Bern; Artists--New Bern

Record #:

35871

Author(s):

Bowie, Phil

Abstract:

This feud’s source was not of the Hatfield and McCoy ilk: it was a refinery for Carteret County. Pete Dorrance owned the business he promised was economically sound and environmentally clean. Against it was John Costlow, director of Duke University Marine Laboratory. He asserted a threat of oil spills carried an ecological damage price tag too high to pay.

Source:

Tar Heel (NoCar F 251 T37x), Vol. 8 Issue 6, Aug 1980, p14-17

Subject(s):

Ecology and conservation--North Carolina; Environmental protection; Environmental pollution; Carteret County--Economic conditions; Carteret County--Industry