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Introduction
The
Friends of the Museum is a private, non-profit organization
forging a public/private partnership between supporters of our
state’s rich maritime heritage and the state of North
Carolina. Patrons of the museum organized “Friends” in
1979 as a way for the entire state to help the North Carolina
Maritime Museum grow and prosper. Friends of the
Museum goes the extra distance to ensure that our state’s
maritime heritage will always be preserved and cherished and
that our citizens will have access to it. Over the years,
our supporters have not only given money to support the museum,
but they have taken on projects giving their time and manpower.
They have provided tools for the Watercraft Center, donated
boats to the museum’s collection, given vehicles to our field
studies program and given in many more ways that are
immeasurable.
The
state of North Carolina, through the Department of Cultural
Resources, Office of Archives and History, Division of State
History Museums, supports the museum
system that consists of the flagship museum in Beaufort and
branch museums in Southport and on Roanoke Island. Our
friends love the coastal communities, both past and present, and
show their love by generously adding to the support of the
museum.
"Friends" works with the museum by underwriting new projects, purchasing
equipment, funding educational and public awareness programs and
acquiring land and facilities needed for expansion. The "Friends" organization has
acquired thirty acres of waterfront in Beaufort, and plans to help the
museum develop this property. The “Gallants Channel Annex” will provide new and exciting ways for the
public and scholars to
experience maritime history.
Please explore our web site, and see what we are about. We're sure you
will want to become, if you are not already, a member of our maritime family. This site describes programs, plans, and needs of the Museum. It was developed by Friends of the Museum staff and is maintained with the kind assistance of NCCOAST. We greatly appreciate the donated work that went into this site.
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