Living Voices of the Past returned in 2021 when ten Southport historical characters came to life at the Old Smithville Burying Ground. Coordinated by Dawn Drabble.

  The Remembrance of the Lost Pilots of Smithville and the 100th Anniversary of the Wilmington Cape Fear River Pilots was a

Ten of Southport's River Pilots were lost in two severe storrms in the 1870s. The grieving town erected a monument so that those who came after would know of their heroism.

Please join us in congratulating the John N Smith Cemetery on its addition to the National Register of Historic Places.  The cemetery,

Please join us in congratulating John N Smith Cemetery Restoration and Preservation Inc on the grand opening of their Outdoor Museum at

In September 2021, SHS member Dawn Taylor of Carved in Stone Cemetery Preservation Services provided a fun and interesting class for SHS