UNCW professor to speak on 'What Happened to the Lost Colony?'

David La Vere, a professor who teaches American Indian History at the University of North Carolina Wilmington, will give a lecture on the "Lost Colony of Roanoke Island." The lecture will be 6:30-8 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 21, at the Bellamy Mansion Museum, 503 Market St., Wilmington.

La Vere is also a historian, author and public speaker and has written seven books, most on American Indian history. His most recent, is "The Tuscarora War: Indians, Settlers and the Fight for the Carolina Colonies."

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In the late 1930s, over 40 stones were found across North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia that appeared to have messages carved on them from Eleanor Dare, mother of Virginia Dare and one of the famed 1587 Lost Colonists of Roanoke Island. The Dare Stones, as they came to be called, caused an international sensation. The mystery of what happened to the Lost Colonists seemed solved. But had it? The stones were as much a mystery as the Lost Colonists and equally as amazing.

Reservations are required. To make reservations or for more information, please email Carolyn at cgonzalez@bellamymansion.org. There is a $10 suggested donation.

The museum also will host the "Unparallel Universe" exhibit by artist Bruce Bowman. An artist meet and greet will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24. The event is open to the public; face coverings are required.  

Bowman was born and raised in Valley Forge, Pennsylvania. At an early age, he developed an interest in art and architecture. He pursued this interest and he earned a bachelor of environmental design in architecture at North Carolina State University.

As a licensed architect, Bowman is responsible for several significant structures in Wilmington, which is now his home.

His art influences include Van Gogh, Matisse, and Picasso among others as he has developed an expressionist style emphasizing bright colors and exaggerated perspective. 

The show can be viewed now through Oct. 24 during regular museum hours: Mondays-Sundays: 10 a.m.-4 p.m. To gain access to the exhibition, please stop by the Bellamy Mansion Museum Carriage House Visitor Center upon arrival for free admission. For more information contact Carolyn Gonzalez at cgonzalez@bellamymansion.org or 910-251-3700, ext. 306.