Carolina Blues: Indigo on the Cape Fear

Name: Carolina Blues: Indigo on the Cape Fear
Start: 2026-09-26T11:00:00-04:00
End: 2026-09-26T15:00:00-04:00
Location: North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport

Schedule

Sat Sep 26 2026 at 11:00 am to 03:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport | Southport, NC

Don’t be blue – we have lots of indigo for you! This subtropical plant was an incredibly important commodity in the Carolinas of the 18th century. We will be exploring the process used by skilled enslaved African labor to extract this valuable dye from the indigo plants - and delve into the science behind dye production. Visitors will have a chance to view and work an active fermentation vat, and dyeing demonstrations will occur throughout the course of the program. T-shirts will also be available for purchase for visitors to try their hand at resist dyeing.
This is a partnered program between Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site and the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport. In 2026, this event will be held at the North Carolina Maritime Museum at Southport.
This is an A250 NC event.