Saturday March 21 (2 pm – 4pm) $10.00 donation requested. Limited to 30 people Call 910-458-0502 for reservations We’re doing it again this year! This is your chance to discover the Civil War ruins that stretch from Myrtle Grove Sound … read more
Monday, May 20, 2019 7:30 PM The Federal Point Historic Preservation Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, May 20, 2019, at 7:30 pm at the Federal Point History Center, 1121-A North Lake Park Blvd., adjacent to Carolina Beach … read more
From Wilmington Star News (August 29, 2018) “Our past has been good more often than not, but sometimes it has been bad and ugly. We must not forget any of it.” It has been my honor and privilege to serve … read more
By Ben Steelman StarNews Staff, May 18, 2018 Civil War historian Chris Fonvielle is retiring from UNCW at the end of the spring 2018 semester. When Chris Fonvielle was 8 years old, the Civil War centennial broke out, and he received … read more
Saturday, April 22, 2017 – Rescheduled Original date of March 18, 2017 was canceled due to rain. Donation $10.00 To register call 910-458-0502. This program fills up quickly so call as soon as you can. … read more
by Nancy Gadzuk The Federal Point Historic Preservation Society will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, February 16, 7:30 pm at the Federal Point History Center, 1121-A North Lake Park Blvd., adjacent to Carolina Beach Town Hall. Our speaker this … read more
Again this year, on Saturday March 21, 2015, our esteemed Society member and UNC-W History professor, Chris Fonvielle, will lead a fascinating walk through the remnants of General Robert Hoke’s Sugarloaf-line-of-defense. These embankments and earthworks, which kept the Union army from … read more
Chris Fonvielle Leads: Walk to Sugarloaf Saturday March 22, 2014 – 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm Parts of the Civil War “Battle of Fort Fisher” were fought across the Federal Point peninsula well north of the Fort itself. And … read more
WILMINGTON WATER TOURS November 17th – Sunday Civil War Prisoner Exchange with Dr. Chris Fonvielle Do Not Miss This One! Dr. Chris Fonvielle will join us as we cruise up the beautiful Northeast Cape Fear River in her fall …
United Daughters of the Confederacy Sesquicentennial Talk Saturday September 6, 2014 – 10:00 AM On Saturday September 6, 2014 Cape Fear Chapter 2, United Daughters of the Confederacy will sponsor a lecture featuring Dr. Chris Fonvielle to mark the Sesquicentennial … read more
