March 23rd, 2022
The Keeper's Times 

The Old Baldy Foundation Community Newsletter
Hours of Operation at Old Baldy

March Hours:
Tuesday- Saturday 10-4 (Last Climb at 3:30 pm)

CLOSED SUNDAY & MONDAY
Jake Grossman joins the Old Baldy team as our Education and Collections Coordinator!

Old Baldy is pleased to announce that Jake Grossman has joined our team! He steps into an important role and will help lead our mission of interpreting and sharing over four centuries of island history!

"My name is Jake grossman and I am a historian from Philadelphia, the city of brotherly love and sisterly affection. I graduated from Temple University with an undergraduate in history and later a MA in Public History. My main focus is the American Revolution but I love to
talk/ learn about any history. Outside of history I am interested in any sport you can think of. Indeed, I play ice hockey, cricket, surf, golf, run, bike, and spend too much time watching football( go birds), and finally basketball. "

Jake is getting settled and learning about everything BHI. Stop in and say hello!
Save the date!

Help Old Baldy kick off 2022 with the return of the "Sip on Soup Cook Off" hosted by Island Hardware. The event was orginally planned for the Holidays of 2021 and it was postponed due to the rise of COVID cases in our area. With the island a buzz for the Easter Holiday, we are thillred to present our rescheduled date of April 14th!

Gather around the deck at Island Hardware with your friends and family to celebrate the season by sampling different soups from professional chefs and home cooks alike.
Have a favorite soup recipe? Consider entering the competition as a home cook! Not interested in cooking? Join in the festivities and taste all the soups and vote for your favorite! 
Return form to events@oldbaldy.org by Friday April 8th
Thank you to our generous sponsor Island Hardware for making Sip on Soup possible!

In addition to hosting the event, Island Hardware will be raffling off a coveted shibumi shade. Don't miss your chance to win one of the hottest beach accessories out there!
Sip on Soup Cookbook available to purchase with your favorite recipes!

Enjoy this unique twist on a community cookbook while supporting Old Baldy! All of the soup chefs entered in the cookoff will provide their recipe and be available to purchase. 

Take home an authentic taste of Bald Head! Cookbooks will be available for shipping and pick up the week after the April 14th event. 

What is even better news?! The cookbook format will allow you to simply add pages of recipes from the cookoffs of the coming years. 
2022 Event Calendar is here!

We are excited to announce our 2022 calendar of events. After two years of cancelled celebrations due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we are hopeful this is the year we can gather again. Make sure to save the dates and plan to celebrate and support the legacy of Old Baldy! 
2022 Sponsorship Opportunities! 

The events hosted by the Old Baldy Foundation have become a highlight of many islanders' year! View our sponsorship opportunities to take your support of Old Baldy to the next level. 100% of your sponsorship contributions will go to mission based work.

By supporting the Old Baldy Foundation as a sponsor, not only will you be directly helping the Old Baldy Foundation work to preserve Old Baldy as a beloved monument to North Carolina, but you will receive exclusive access to the events and unique marketing opportunities.
Reach out to abby@oldbaldy.org to discuss customizing a sponsorship package to meet your needs or if you have a service to provide for an in-kind sponsorship!
Have you heard?!

Old Baldy Book Club is here!

Old Baldy staff and historians have craftily selected books over many years to create an inventory relevant to BHI and its robust Maritime History available in our gift shop. To highlight these selections, we will be selecting a book every month to feature in 2022! If you are a bookworm, history buff, or looking to connect with the community, consider taking part in our upcoming book club.

Each month a new book will be selected. Some will be history books telling heroic tales of lighthouse keepers, pirates, soldiers, and more! Other selections will highlight North Carolina culture, including some cookbooks. Staff members will highlight unique stories, recipes, and passages from the book of the month and lead discussions about them! To participate, follow Old Baldy on Instagram and Facebook. There will be multiple posts, videos, and talks about the book throughout each month. Join the discussion! Let us know in the comments how these books have impacted and inspired you! 
Upcoming April Selection-

Classic Southport Cooking- Recipes and Reminiscences

by Lewis J. Hardee, Jr.


Because April is kicking off our yearly event series with a soup cook-off, we thought what better than a cookbook for our monthly book club! Join Old Baldy as we dive into one of our most enjoyed cookbooks, featuring recipes inspired by growing up in the idyllic town across the river, Southport! 
While we can devour historical stories through museum visits, books, tours, programs, and more, sometimes the most meaningful way of experiencing the past is through lived experiences. Join the Old Baldy staff as we cook our way through this book and get a peek into what this food says about Southport's heritage! 
2022 Yearly Sponsors
John and Kim Gottshall
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