History for Lunch: Conserving and Commemorating the Great Dismal Swamp

Name: History for Lunch: Conserving and Commemorating the Great Dismal Swamp
Start: 2025-08-20T12:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-08-20T13:00:00-04:00
Location: 501 S Water St, Elizabeth City, NC, United States, North Carolina 27909

Schedule

Wed Aug 20 2025 at 12:00 pm to 01:00 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

501 S Water St, Elizabeth City, NC, United States, North Carolina 27909 | Elizabeth City, NC

The Museum of the Albemarle will host our monthly History for Lunch on Wednesday, Aug. 20, at 12 p.m. in the Gaither Auditorium. Public historian Perri Meldon explores what became of the Great Dismal Swamp after 1865. What decisions made by Black, White, and Native farmers, landowners, hunters, and lumbermen shaped the vitality of this wetland? When so many other southern swamps were drained, cultivated, and built upon in the 20th century, how did the Great Dismal Swamp retain its original ecosystem? Meldon invites attendees to reflect on this place's cultural and environmental stories—past, present, and future.
The Museum will offer the History for Lunch program in-person and through Zoom. Register in advance to attend the lecture virtually and receive the meeting link: https://www.zoomgov.com/meeting/register/PFbBTBq6Ru-kU1-UA2OOKA#/registration
Registration is not required to attend the lecture in person.
The virtual program is supported by Friends of the Museum of the Albemarle.