Burgwin-Wright Presents...

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's season finale, we look to the future of the "Outlander" story with a visit to Moores Creek National Battlefield, the site of an early American Revolution battle defined by the involvement and sacrifice of Scottish Highlanders on the Loyalist side. How did the Scottish brand of war translate to the American fight for freedom? And how did the Battle of Moores Creek Bridge forever change North Carolina history? This week's guest is Jason Howell, park historian and historic weapons supervisor for Moores Creek National Battlefield in Currie, NC. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's episode, we look at the involvement of American Indian tribes in the Revolutionary War. In the "Outlander" story, characters have long interacted with tribes like the Cherokee and Mohawk, but what is the true history of Indigenous Americans in North Carolina before the war and how involved were they in the war that would give birth to an independent America? This week's guest is David La Vere, a professor of history at the University of North Carolina Wilmington and author of such books as "The Tuscarora War: Indians, Settlers and the Fight for the Carolina Colonies." This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's episode, we are jumping into the future for a look at the current culture of Scottish heritage in North Carolina. The story of the Scots in America begins in the early 1700s, before Claire and Jamie Fraser arrive in 1767 in the "Outlander" story. The immigration of those Highlanders put down roots that have flourished into a thriving present-day community that celebrates its ancestors through Scottish Societies and events like the Port City Highland Games on May 14. This week's guest is Bob McLeod, a board member and former co-president of the Scottish Society of Wilmington. For more information about the Scottish Society of Wilmington, including how to join, visit WilmingtonScots.org. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and Starz TV series "Outlander." On this week's episode, we mine the many pop culture lives of Stede Bonnet, known as the Gentleman Pirate. How did someone with such a non-threatening nickname go on to inspire the vicious Stephen Bonnet on "Outlander" and HBO Max's new comedy series "Our Flag Means Death." Who was Stede, why did he leave his entire life behind to be a pirate and what happened in his eventful two years on the sea? This week's special guest is Jeremy Moss, the author of "The Life and Tryals of the Gentleman Pirate, Major Stede Bonnet." For more information and to buy Jeremy's book, visit his website at authorjeremymoss.com. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's episode, we delve into a recent season six episode of “Outlander” with a look at the life and legacy of Flora MacDonald, a Scottish heroine after the Battle of Culloden whose notoriety carries her into the storm of the American Revolution. Who was Flora, what is the legend around her, what brings her to North Carolina and how does she become emblematic of the impossibly difficult decision of where to place one’s allegiance? This week's guest is Kimberly Sherman, a lecturer in history at Cape Fear Community College and the University of North Carolina Wilmington. She is also a co-owner in Ghost Hill Press. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's episode, we are traveling to Burlington to revisit the consequential Battle of Alamance in 1771, a bloody confrontation between the Regulators of North Carolina's Colonial backcountry and Royal Governor William Tryon. It is often called the first battle of the American Revolution, but is that true? In the "Outlander" story, it has major ramifications for the Frasers, but what did the real Regulators want and why was Tryon so desperate to end their uprising? This week's guest is Jeremiah DeGennaro, site manager for Alamance Battleground State Historic Site in Burlington. Learn more about Alamance Battleground at historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/alamance-battleground. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's episode, we take a trip to New Bern to get a peek at life of Royal Governor William Tryon, a complicated man who granted Jamie and Claire Fraser a new chapter in North Carolina in 1767. In real life, he was a controversial governor who stirred tensions in the colony on the eve of the American Revolution and built himself a palace that nearly ignited an early start to the war. This week's guest is Susan Griffin, a historical interpreter for Tryon Palace in New Bern and the co-creator of the state historic site's "Outlander"-themed tour. Learn more about Tryon Palace at TryonPalace.org. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's episode, host Hunter Ingram joined by special guest Matthew Roberts, the showrunner, writer and executive producer of the "Outlander" series on Starz. During this special conversation, Matthew recalls his research trip to North Carolina ahead of the show's fourth season to get an understanding of the state's identity before they started depicting it on the popular series. He also speaks to the fraught process of having to choose what historical events from Gabaldon's series and what fans may seeing the coming seasons. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's episode, we are taking a page from the fourth season of "Outlander" by looking at the brutal Colonial justice system that earned a reputation for "cruel and unusual punishment" in the American Colonies. Through the events of the series, we will look at what crimes and punishments would have been commonplace 250 years ago, as well as examine what the port town of Wilmington would have looked like when Claire and Jamie Fraser arrived in 1767. This week's guest is Christine Lamberton, museum director for the Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens in Wilmington – the home of the city's first jail compound. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"Burgwin-Wright Presents... Outlander in the Cape Fear" explores the history of Colonial North Carolina through its depiction in the book and TV series "Outlander." On this week's premiere episode, host Hunter Ingram is joined by Jim McKee, site manager for the Brunswick Town/Fort Anderson State Historic Site, to explore the real Scottish Highlander immigration through Wilmington and Brunswick Town in the 1700s. This podcast is produced by Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens, Wilmington's largest and oldest historic site. For more information about the Burgwin-Wright House, visit BurgwinWrightHouse.com. Cover art design by Rachel Ross. To learn more about Brunswick Town, visit historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/brunswick-town-fort-anderson.Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Welcome to the new podcast series, Burgwin-Wright Presents...! Each season, Burgwin-Wright Presents... will debut a new series focusing on a topic that explores the history of North Carolina's Cape Fear region through one of its oldest Colonial historic sites – the Burgwin-Wright House and Gardens in Wilmington. Our first season, titled "Outlander in the Cape Fear," will uncover the real North Carolina history depicted in the beloved historical fiction book and Starz television series "Outlander." Using the adventures of Claire and Jamie Fraser as a guide, we will talk about the fact laced within the fiction of author Diana Gabaldon's series with historical experts from across the Cape Fear. New episode drop Thursdays starting March 3. But get a taste of what Burgwin-Wright Presents... will have to offer with this prologue to our story. See you soon!Support the podcast and donate!: https://www.burgwinwrighthouse.com/donate1See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.