Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge Shipwreck Project

Thanks for hosting us Tyrrell County Library! We are really enjoying the 2026 Summer Reading Program theme: Unearth a Story!

We are all booked up for our July First Tuesday Tours! We have a few left in August, so if you'd like to see the lab before summer ends, I would register today to save your spot.

We have limited First Tuesday tour spots the rest of the year:
September 1st and October 6th

If you cannot make it during those dates, follow our page to find out more about our November Saturday Tour Date! The date and registration will go live soon, so we hope to see you there!

First Tuesday Tour registrations: https://www.qaronline.org/visit/first-tuesday-tour-registration

Thanks for hosting us! We enjoyed being able to tell you all about our project as part of the 2026 Summer Reading Program: Unearth a Story!

Come work for North Carolina Office of State Archaeology or the North Carolina State Historic Preservation Office

OSA NC Archaeologist II
https://tinyurl.com/NCOSAArchII
Closes July 1st at midnight

SHPO Historic Preservation/Restoration Specialist
https://tinyurl.com/NCSHPOHistoricPres
Closes July 2nd at midnight

SHPO Architectural Survey Specialist
https://tinyurl.com/ArchitecSurveySpecialist
Closes July 14th at midnight

Around this day, 308 years ago, Queen Anne's Revenge, formerly La Concorde, ran aground in Topsail Inlet (modern day Beaufort Inlet). Thus began the deterioration of the ship, turning it into the archaeological site we study today!

https://www.qaronline.org/blog/2018-06-07/day-fate-ship-was-sealed

We're excited to be recognized by Reader's Digest as one of the "Most Incredible Undersea Treasures Ever Found!"

The Most Incredible Undersea Treasures Ever Found Many of these amazing finds were discovered by accident. So the next time you're at the beach, keep an eye out!

We still have room on our morning First Tuesday Tour on June 2nd! Please register below if you would like to join the tour and see what is going on at the lab.

https://www.qaronline.org/visit/first-tuesday-tour-registration