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Old Baldy Receives Record-Breaking Grant Funding
As a tumultuous 2020 closed, the Old Baldy Foundation has reason to look to a brighter 2021. The organization is humbled to announce that...
Jan 21, 20212 min read


Bidding Farewell to Travis Gilbert
The Old Baldy Foundation has bittersweet news to share with our community as we head into 2021. Our Educator and Collections Coordinator,...
Jan 15, 20212 min read


The Lightship With Nine Lives
An exploration of the LV-115 by Old Baldy Visitor Services and Collections Associate McAllie Givens. Off the southeastern point of Bald...
Dec 30, 20204 min read


Behind the Scenes at Old Baldy!
In this segment we want to give our supporters an inside look at our efforts to interpret over four centuries of history from the Cape...
Dec 3, 20202 min read


Live tracking the trial of Stede Bonnet 302 years later!
The next few weeks mark the 302nd anniversary of Stede Bonnet’s trial for piracy in Charles Town, South Carolina. Bonnet, known as the...
Oct 29, 20201 min read


Sponsor Spotlight- Bald Head Island Limited
The Old Baldy Foundation relies heavily on sponsors' support to fulfill our mission-based work of historic preservation and educational...
Oct 20, 20202 min read


History Feature- Exploring Old Baldy's Unique Appearance
Old Baldy staff member McAllie Givens explores the history that caused the lighthouse's unique appearance.
Oct 13, 20203 min read


Sponsor Spotlight- Henson Building Corporation
The Old Baldy Foundation relies heavily on sponsors' support to fulfill our mission-based work of historic preservation and educational...
Sep 29, 20202 min read


Meet the Keeper's: Charles Norton Swan
No lighthouse keeper is more iconic to Bald Head Island than Capt'n Charlie! His keeper's cottage remains today as a remodeled...
Sep 24, 20201 min read


Old Baldy to be highlighted in PreservationNC Shelter Series Webinar
The Shelter Series presented by Preservation NC is an exploration of shelters that have provided covers for North Carolinians for...
Sep 22, 20201 min read


New Exhibit "Generate" open at Old Baldy
The Old Baldy Foundation was thrilled to debut a new exhibit located inside the oil house adjacent to the Old Baldy Lighthouse for 2020!...
Sep 18, 20202 min read


Interview with Historian Kevin Duffus
Old Baldy Historian Travis Gilbert had the opportunity sit down with esteemed North Carolina coastal historian Kevin Duffus. Over the...
Sep 17, 20201 min read


Meet the Keeper's- Thomas Mann Thompson, Sr.
In this video installment of "Meet the Keepers," Old Baldy Foundation Visitor Services & Collections Associate, McAllie Givens, and...
Jul 13, 20201 min read


New realities of running a historic site in the time of COVID-19
All of our loyal "The Keeper's Times" subscribers have been reading regular updates about an ever-evolving series of postponements and...
Jul 13, 20204 min read


History Feature
This history feature was written and researched by Annamaria Haden, Old Baldy summer 2020 intern. Haden is a senior at UNCW studying...
Jul 13, 20204 min read
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