Join us for a lecture with author and historian John V. Quarstein, director emeritus of the USS Monitor Center. Quarstein will give a presentation about the most successful slave revolt at sea in US history. ///// The most successful slave revolt in US history occurred on November 7, 1841, when enslaved persons took over the ship Creole that sailed from Hampton Roads, Virginia, en route to New Orleans. Madison Washington led other enslaved people in a successful rebellion. Once they reached Nassau, Bahamas, they were automatically free since Great Britain outlawed slavery in 1834. Despite numerous American diplomatic and court actions, 128 people gained their freedom in the Creole Rebellion.

Celebrate Black History Month with us at The Mariners', and learn the history of Mali and why its influence from all aspects of life continues to resonate today in the 21st century!

Like the ancient civilizations of Egypt and Carthage in North Africa, ancient Mali was a vibrant and powerful empire in West Africa and had been a place of historical, cultural, economic, and political interactions and exchanges for thousands of years.

On Feb 18th, the Museum of the Great Plains will have a Neuro-Event. This event will be from 5:30-7:30pm and will be free to those who are neurodiverse. There will be sensory bags available for those who need them. Our guests will have two full hours to explore the museum at their own pace, having the entire place to themselves! It's a great way to meet other families in the community.

Upcoming Events: Sunday, February 19 HISTORY SPEAKS 3:00 p.m., Eagles School "Old Time Folk Music: An Afternoon with Michael and Donna Fox" $5 donation suggested ​ ​ ​​ Musicians Mike and Donna Fox will talk about the history of music-making in families before electricity and mass communication. They will emphasize how families created their own entertainment, while demonstrating with banjo, guitar, washtub bass, scrub board, spoons, and storytelling. This program is for all ages and participation will be encouraged with homemade instruments that will be available. Acoustic musicians who enjoy the "Old Timey" genre and the key of D, are invited to be part of the program's play along portion.

Southampton County, Virginia, was home to four men who took radically different paths seeking freedom. Nat Turner led the bloodiest slave revolt in American history, whereas Dred Scott endeavored to find his freedom via the legal approach. Anthony Gardiner left Southampton County for Liberia, later becoming that nation's president. John "Fed" Brown became a fugitive, eventually reaching England, where he wrote A Narrative of a Slave's Life in Georgia, one of several books published before the Civil War detailing the evils of slavery.