Oyster Stories | David Cecelski | Luncheon Lecture | Oct 8, 2026

Oyster Stories: A History of Oysters and Oystering on the North Carolina Coast

Join the Historical Society of Topsail Island on Thursday, October 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM for a special Luncheon Lecture featuring historian and writer Dr. David Cecelski.

Oyster Stories: A History of Oysters and Oystering on the North Carolina Coast explores an important part of North Carolina’s coastal history and traditions. The program is sponsored by Conserve the Point.

About Dr. David Cecelski

Historian and writer David Cecelski is the author of several award-winning books and hundreds of articles about the history of the North Carolina coast. A graduate of Duke and Harvard, he has held distinguished professorships at Duke, UNC-Chapel Hill and East Carolina University.

His honors include lifetime achievement awards from the North Carolina Literary and Historical Association and the North Carolina Coastal Federation. A native of the North Carolina coast, his work has focused on telling stories from his home that illuminate the broader history of America.

Luncheon Lecture Details

Date: Thursday, October 8, 2026
Time: 11:00 AM
Presented by: Historical Society of Topsail Island
Sponsored by: Conserve the Point
Location: 720 Channel Boulevard, Topsail Beach, NC 28445

Registration closes Monday, October 5 at 8:00 PM.

Learn more about the Luncheon Lecture and register through the Historical Society of Topsail Island.