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Nancy Abigail Riggs, 67, of Southern Pines passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loving family on Friday evening. Her journey was a testament to resilience, determination, and an unwavering spirit.
Pocket watch discovered in the wreckage of the Steamship Pulaski by the Endurance Exploration Company.
As a novelist, I have long been fascinated with finding the hidden stories instead of retelling the known stories. Hearing an untold story is like having a great secret whispered in your ear.
I’ve learned that sometimes, to find those hidden stories, I need to log off the computer and walk through the doors of history centers and museums. When I first started my research for my new historical fiction novel,
Surviving Savannah, which tells the tragic tale of the grand Steamship Pulaski and its sinking off the coast of North Carolina in 1838 with an elite Savannah family on board, I had trouble finding the information I needed.