Wilmington True History Tours

01/22/2025

The Wilmington area woke up to a blanket of white today. That begs the question: What was the largest snowfall in city history? The Christmas Blizzard of 1989 dropped over 15 inches of snow on Wilmington! Since the National Weather Service began recording Wilmington snowfalls in 1870, the city has seen three snows of greater than a foot.

Stay warm out there!

01/08/2025

New year, new guide, new tours! Please welcome Christina, the newest addition to True History Tours.

Christina is a native Texan who is passionate about history, especially the stories surrounding Wilmington! When not leading tours through the Bellamy Mansion, she enjoys singing with her choir, walking the streets of the Historic District and cooking Tex-Mex. On Sunday afternoons, you will find her parked in front of the television watching her beloved Green Bay Packers!

Christina will be offering our Wilmington History Walk on Friday and Saturday afternoons this month:

1/10
1/11
1/24
1/25
1/31
2/1

All tours begin at 1:30. Come Downtown and let Christina guide you through historic Wilmington!

10/28/2024

We've entered the final week of Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr.'s Dark History Tours! Limited tickets remain for Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday (Halloween!) nights!

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10/26/2024

FOUR tickets remaining for Saturday’s tour!

10/24/2024

Limited tickets remain for Chris Fonvielle’s Dark History/Curious Tales Tour this Saturday! Come learn the truth behind Wilmington’s most enduring urban legends. Who better to separate fact from fiction than the man who literally wrote the book!

Tickets are on our website. Last week’s tour sold out! Let us know if you have any questions!

10/19/2024

Tonight's tour is officially sold out! We still have availability for the 10/26, 10/29, 10/30 (LOW availability for this one), and 10/31 tours with Dr. Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr.

Thank you for your patronage!

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10/14/2024

Wilmington True History Tours is a proud sponsor of Thalian Hall!

10/04/2024

No better way to kick off Riverfest than a walking tour led by Dr. Chris Chris E. Fonvielle, Jr.! Join us at 9:00 AM tomorrow for a healthy dose of Wilmington history before taking in all of the weekend's activities. Experience firsthand how a tour can be both entertaining and enriching. See y'all out there!

More info and tickets: https://www.facebook.com/events/534911085688658

09/03/2024

Huge week of tours ahead!

Wednesday 9/4:
7:00 PM: Wilmington Dark History Tour

Thursday 9/5:
9:30 AM & 2:00 PM: Wilmington History Walk
7:00 PM: Dark History Tour

Friday 9/6:
10:00 AM & 2:00 PM: Wilmington History Walk
7:00 PM: Dark History Tour

Saturday 9/7:
10:00 AM & 1:30 PM: Wilmington History Walk

All tours will be led by company founder and former National Park Service Ranger, Brandon. Brandon was just voted Savannah, Georgia’s Best Tour Guide for the second year in a row.

All tours are family-friendly. Kids are free and Veterans/First Responders receive discounts.

Come check out tours that are both entertaining and enlightening!

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08/09/2024

Happy Gotcha Day to our beloved Mascot, Max!

08/06/2024

This week’s weather events beg for some wet history. Over a 24-hour period on September 16, 1999, Wilmington received over 15 inches of rain due to Hurricane Floyd. That day remains Wilmington’s wettest.

That said, Debby is no joke. Unfortunately, all our tours this week are cancelled. We hope to reschedule another History Week in the very near future.

Stay safe, y’all!

07/24/2024

We have some public tours coming up!

-8/3 at 6:30 PM: Dark History
-8/7 at 7:00 PM: Dark History
-8/8 at 9:30 AM: Wilmington History Walk
-8/8 at 7:00 PM: Dark History
-8/9 at 9:30 AM: Wilmington History Walk
-8/9 at 7:00 PM: Dark History
-8/10 at 9:30 AM & 2:00 PM: Wilmington History Walk

We hope to see you soon!