Outer Banks History Center
History Museum
Why pick this one
Outer Banks History Center provides archival research access in Manteo to collections documenting North Carolina’s coast and adjacent areas.
Best for
- Research on the history and culture of the North Carolina coast
- Genealogical research involving coastal North Carolina
- Researchers needing archival finding aids and indexes
- Scholars, journalists, filmmakers, and exhibit designers seeking historical source materials
Look elsewhere if
- Visitors seeking a conventional museum exhibit-focused experience rather than an archival research facility
Specialties
- coastal North Carolina historical research
- archival research requests
- genealogical research support
Certifications
- Special Collections Section of the State Archives of North Carolina
- State Archives of North Carolina
What makes them different
- Regional archival research facility located in Manteo on historic Roanoke Island
- Holdings document the history and culture of the North Carolina coast and adjacent areas
- Administered by the Special Collections Section of the State Archives of North Carolina
- Provides finding aids and indexes for locating collection materials
- Responds to research requests from scholars, genealogists, journalists, filmmakers, exhibit designers, and the general public
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Contact & Location
- Address
- 1 Festival Park, Manteo, NC 27954
- Phone
- +12524235240
- Website
- https://archives.ncdcr.gov/researchers/outer-ba...
- obhc@dncr.nc.gov
Services
- archival research assistance
- access to historical collections
- finding aids and indexes
- research requests