The Friends of Portsmouth Island
P.O. Box 2303
Morehead City, NC 28557
UPDATED JANUARY 26, 2012
HOMECOMING 2012!
Please click on the “Events” section of this website for information on the Portsmouth Village Homecoming scheduled for Saturday, April 28. Check back often for updates! The Homecoming Committee is hard at work preparing for this event. Remember that Homecoming is open to the public, so if you have never been to Portsmouth, this is a great time to plan a visit! We look forward to meeting lots of new folks and seeing old friends again!
Our State Magazine Article
Be sure to check out Our State Magazine’s article on Portsmouth in their January 2012 issue! If you can’t find it locally, go to www.ourstate.com and you should be able to find it there!
Photo Gallery
A big thank you to Frances Eubanks and Hank O’Donnell for getting our Photo Gallery up to speed! Be sure to check it out!
Fall Membership Meeting Update
We had a good fall meeting at Harkers Island with 35 people attending. Ranger Wouter Ketel reported on the results of Hurricane Irene and the immediate plans for reopening areas of the park, including Portsmouth Village (now open). Herb Stanford presented a program on the history of the Cape Lookout Lighthouse. A trip to the lighthouse was planned after the meeting, but was not possible due to the weather. Wouter and Herb are both FPI members and we appreciate their participation in the meeting. A light lunch was served and several door prizes were awarded.
Please note that 2012 is a homecoming year (April 28!) so the regular spring meeting will not be held in lieu of homecoming.
Doctor’s Creek Journal
Contact editor Jim White (info@jamesedwardwhite.com) for questions relating to the newsletter or if you would like to submit photos, articles, etc. Be sure to keep your membership current so you don’t miss any issues of the Doctor’s Creek Journal. The next one should be arriving in your mailboxes in late March or early April 2012. Members should use the form on page 11 of the last DCJ to send in with your membership renewal, or you can click on the “Contact Us” link to request a form.
Henry’s House Project
FPI’s newest project is the renovation, furnishing and opening to the public of the Henry Pigott House in Portsmouth Village. The house has been under lease for many years and considered a private residence. In December 2010 the Friends of Portsmouth Island received a Special Use Permit from the NPS to renovate the house and associated buildings on the lot. When the restoration is complete, the house will be open to visitors as a museum with emphasis on the last residents, Henry and Lizzie Pigott (1930-1971). The cost of the project is being funded by contributions to the Friends of Portsmouth Island-Henry’s House Project fund. A lot of work has already been done to the house, and we plan to schedule a work day in the fall for members who expressed an interest in participating. We hope to have the house ready for Homecoming 2012! A letter will be mailed to each member who asked to volunteer to work on the house as soon as we get a date lined up. At the current time, a ribbon-cutting ceremony is planned for Henry’s house during Homecoming.
Membership Renewals
Annual memberships expire at the end of December each year. If you haven’t sent yours in yet, please do so in January to avoid interruption in your membership. Your membership renewal form is on page 11 of the Doctor’s Creek Journal, and this is the only notice you will receive to renew your membership. If you are not a member and wish to join, please click on the “Contact Us” link to request a membership form, and we will get one to you.