Trowel Blazers: Virginia Dare

Archaeologists and historians have been searching for Virginia Dare and her colony for centuries. Although we only have a brief snapshot of her life, the mystery surrounding their fate has become larger than life, and this child an icon of North Carolina history. Virginia has sparked international collaborative research among professionals and the public alike.

Join the OSA this October in honoring the contributions of women, like Virginia Dare, to North Carolina archaeology and history.

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