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Outer Banks History Center The Outer Banks History Center is a regional archival facility in Manteo, NC. Representatives of North Carolina state government communicate via this Web site.

Consequently any communication via this site (whether by a state employee or the ​general public) may be subject to monitoring and disclosure to third parties.

Mark your calendars! One-Day Wonder comes to Roanoke Island Festival Park this Tuesday, November 3rd! See you there!
10/30/2026

Mark your calendars! One-Day Wonder comes to Roanoke Island Festival Park this Tuesday, November 3rd! See you there!

This Tuesday, if you are in Manteo, visit our One-Day Wonder: North Carolinians’ Fight for Independence: The Soldier’s Experience at Roanoke Island Festival Park. The exhibit and archivists will be there from 10:00 until 4:00.

Wishing all of our followers a safe and happy Halloween weekend! AV.5191.079 - Judge Wm. Wood, Winston-Salem, N. C., O...
10/30/2026

Wishing all of our followers a safe and happy Halloween weekend!



AV.5191.079 - Judge Wm. Wood, Winston-Salem, N. C., October 1973, J Foster Scott Photographs, OBHC

Did you know that October 29th is National Cat Day?! PC.5127 - Group of six kittens relaxing on a pillow, ca 1940s, More...
10/29/2026

Did you know that October 29th is National Cat Day?!

PC.5127 - Group of six kittens relaxing on a pillow, ca 1940s, Morehead City, NC, Aycock Brown Papers, OBHC

The 2026/2027 Speaker Series starts tomorrow! Join us at COA-Dare and enjoy a book talk with local author Scott Dawson!
10/28/2026

The 2026/2027 Speaker Series starts tomorrow! Join us at COA-Dare and enjoy a book talk with local author Scott Dawson!

Tomorrow our speaker series returns with local author Scott Dawson Scott Dawson join us at College of The Albemarle in Manteo at 6 pm! Outer Banks History Center

10/28/2026

Today is National Immigrants Day. The various waves of immigrants from a variety of counties over the centuries brought most of us to the United States. If you want to start exploring your country of origin, check out our Alien Registration and Naturalization digital collection (link in the comments). You can also view our YouTube playlist on Genealogy and Information Literacy (link in the comments).

Image: North Carolina Clerk of Superior Court, Wake County. "Wake County: Alien, Naturalization and Citizenship Records: Alien Registration Record". 1942. page 58. C.R.099.902.1. North Carolina Digital Collections.

10/26/2026
This week we are using as a way to remind everyone to finalize their Halloween costumes! ORG.5271- Halloween Costume,...
10/23/2026

This week we are using as a way to remind everyone to finalize their Halloween costumes!

ORG.5271- Halloween Costume, Dare County Tourist Bureau Records, OBHC

Did you know that Whalebone Junction got its name after a whale skeleton washed up near Oregon Inlet, and was later disp...
10/21/2026

Did you know that Whalebone Junction got its name after a whale skeleton washed up near Oregon Inlet, and was later displayed at Midgett’s Filling Station in the 1930s?



AV.5124_A-15 - Whalebone Junction - Roger Meekins Aerials Prior to 1954, OBHC

Looking for a fun Tuesday night activity? How about a spooky night of history and Halloween trivia?! Join Roanoke Island...
10/20/2026

Looking for a fun Tuesday night activity? How about a spooky night of history and Halloween trivia?!

Join Roanoke Island Festival Park and the Outer Banks History Center at NouVines (aka NouVeins🦇) in downtown Manteo for a special History Happy Hour: Halloween Trivia Edition as part of Halloween Island! 👻

Happening TONIGHT, Tuesday, October 20th from 6:30 to 7:30 pm! See you there!

Address

1 Festival Park Blvd/PO Box 250
Manteo, NC
27954

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 2pm
Tuesday 9am - 2pm
Wednesday 9am - 2pm
Thursday 9am - 2pm
Friday 9am - 2pm

Telephone

+2524235240

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