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Please click on the Homecoming 2024 tab above for all the information you need to attend the big day on April 27. All are invited to attend and bring a covered dish as we celebrate the families of Portsmouth and the Lifesaving Station. This is a public event.

Remember to make lodging reservations ASAP, as well as ferry reservations the day before if coming from Cedar Island or Swan Quarter. You can make those reservations now. If arriving from the Hatteras ferry, be sure to take the earliest one you can to account for the longer ferry time and the drive into Ocracoke. Boat reservations with the Austins will be available in early April as noted on the Homecoming information under the tab. We look forward to seeing everyone!

Thanks to all of you who attended Saturday’s meeting at the Sanitary Restaurant in Morehead City. We had a good turnout of 39 people, and everyone enjoyed Dr. Stanley Rule’s fascinating and well-researched presentation on the hunting & fishing clubs, also known as the “cabin culture”, of Eastern North Carolina. If you weren’t able to attend the meeting – or if you were there and would like some more information – check out the website cabinculturesobx.com.

During the meeting, FPI also presented its first-ever scholarship! The scholarship was awarded to Mason Anderson, daughter of Tom and Crystal Anderson. Mason is a freshman at East Carolina University majoring in art education, hoping to become an art teacher – and following in the footsteps of her great grandmother, Lucy Gilgo, who taught school in Portsmouth Village. Congratulations Mason!

James “Jim” Edward White III

April 24, 1949 – February 11, 2023

We regret to announce the sudden passing of board member Jim White. Many of you will remember Jim from the Portsmouth books he has written or Portsmouth homecomings he has emceed. Jim was an author, historian, educator, and a proud Portsmouth descendent. He and his wife Nancy have both been active in FPI activities over the years, whether it be work days at Portsmouth, meetings, or hauling around FPI supplies in Jim’s big truck. Jim’s arrangements are through Daniels-Sadler Funeral Home and the funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 18, at 11:00 am at Bethany Christian Church of Jasper, NC. Our thoughts and prayers are with Nancy and their family and friends during this very sad time.

All members should have received the latest issue of the Doctor’s Creek Journal (end of year winter issue). We say goodbye to our outgoing editor, Ray McAllister, and welcome to Peter Vankevich effective 2022. Be sure to check out the feature story about the Oscar Rue family and their special connection to Portsmouth, as well as current member news. Homecoming and raffle information will be mailed to all members in the early part of 2022. Happy New Year!