NC Archives
NC Digital Collections Office of Archives and History Research Reports
The North Carolina Digital Collections, a collaborative effort of the NC State Archives and the State Library of North Carolina, contains an online database of digitized reports on a variety of topics ranging from Cape Fear Civil War shipwreck district to the History of Woodstock on the Pongo River.
State Archives of NC Flickr
Photograph albums digitized by the NC State Archives featuring a variety of locations and time periods.
Documenting the American South
All of the colonial and state records of North Carolina are digitized and searchable at this online repository hosted by UNC Chapel Hill.
NC Digitized Port Records
Port records provide detailed insights into individual ships, their owners, captains, destinations, ports of landing, cargoes, and other relevant subjects.
NC Office of State Archaeology
North Carolina Museums
The North Carolina Museums Collections General Search
Unsure where to begin? Start your search for relevant material culture with the NC Museums Collections General Search, that includes material from North Carolina Museum of History, North Carolina State Historic Sites, Tryon Palace, the Maritime Museums, and the Roanoke Island Festival Park.
University Theses & Dissertations
Numerous universities in North Carolina have students focus research on maritime historical or archaeological topics.
Library Resources
Libraries throughout North Carolina contain resources related to maritime historical themes or topics. Click the links below to view lists or databases contained in each respective institution.
American Indian Studies
Resources related to the history and archaeology of North Carolina's American Indian tribes and societies.
Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Resources
Links for digital records to learn about the broad origins and forced relocations of more than 12 million African people who were sent across the Atlantic in slave ships.
Historic Maps & Charts
There are a number of online repositories for historic maps and charts that are freely available to researchers. Click on the repository below to begin searching.
North Carolina Maps (UNC)
David Rumsey Map Collection
University of Alabama Department of Geography Historical Maps
Society for Historical Archaeology
The Society for Historical Archaeology provides members and non-members resources related to the emergence, transformation, and nature of the Modern World. Their website can be accessed here.
SHA Archaeological Repository StoryMap
Historic Bottle Identification
Abandoned Burial Grounds Identification
South Carolina
Historical Society
Research guides on a variety of topics compiled by the South Carolina Historical Society. You can find more of their research resources here.
Research Guide: African American History
Research Guide: Native American Resources
Research Guide: Historic Preservation and Properties