September 18-19 — Diamond City Homecoming

(The 105th anniversary of the storm of 1899)
Co-Sponsors: Core Sound Waterfowl Museum and
Cape Lookout National Seashore

Core Sound Waterfowl Museum: September 18-19- All day - Exhibits, Programs, Music, Special Guests

"Miss Nettie’s Story" An exhibition of the Promise Land’s Miss Nettie Murrill’s original artwork

"Trace Your Ancestors" Genealogists from the Family Library at the Harkers Island LDS Church will help visitors and family members trace their lineage back to the Banks communities.

 

The Diamond City Community Displays - featuring collections of artifacts and photographs from families on the Banks, are already at the CSWM.

Booksigning Bruce & Cheryl Roberts will sign their new book, North Carolina Lighthouses, A Tribute of History and Hope.

Food & Fellowship Museum volunteers will hold an Old-Fashioned Down East Fish Fry beginning at 11 am Sat and serving through supper with a menu of fresh fish w/all the trimmings, dessert and a great place to eat and visit. (If you plan to be at the Cape during lunch, delivery of fish plates is available by calling the museum prior to Saturday morning.)

5 pm Cap'm Jim Willis will be presenting an encore performance of his "12 Characteristics of Ca'e Bankers" at CSWM... Don't miss this!

7:30 pm "Remembering Diamond City" (at CSWM) As told by those who lived it ....

The evening program will include readings from "Carteret Love Song" and other histories of the Banks communities, highlighted by a special presentation of David Murrill’s short play, "The Last Storm," originally performed at Morehead City High School in 1960 for "Miss Rosalie Dowty’s Senior English Class." Don’t miss this historic occasion.

~ Special Events: Sunday ~

1 pm Dinner-on-the-Ground Everyone is invited to bring their Sunday dinner to share with friends and neighbors in fellowship and thanksgiving for this rich heritage that we share. (Ice, drinks and paper products provided.)

2 pm Gospel Sing The SALTER PATH CHOIR will be sharing their rich musical talents with all who will come to share in this time of worship.

3 pm Homecoming Service Ca’e Bankers’ Reunion; we hope all Banks families will be represented.

Special note: ALL OF YOU are invited ! Whether you are a Guthrie or Willis, or just got here from somewhere else, this is a day to celebrate home and share all our family stories. JOIN US . Don’t miss this special day ...

Homecoming t’shirts and Diamond City house flags are available now, so call / come today, learn more about what will be taking place that weekend and make sure you are here! Don't miss this special day.