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The Museum of the Albemarle is part of the Division of State History Museums, Office of Archives and History, Department of Cultural Resources, a state agency. Linda A. Carlisle, Secretary. Website

Located in Elizabeth City, NC, the Museum of the Albemarle is the northeastern regional branch of the North Carolina Museum of History. Serving thirteen counties in northeastern North Carolina, the Museum allows visitors to explore the history of the oldest section of North Carolina, many times considered the birthplace of English America.

Come and experience the newly opened main gallery, the Madrin Gallery, as it tells "Our Story," the history of the Albemarle area. The 6,200 square foot exhibit is a showcase of over 700 artifacts that depict the story of the Albemarle regions watermen, farmers, lifesavers and soldiers. The exhibit takes the visitor on a journey through time beginning with the Maritime Era, when the European explorers encountered the American Indians. As more and more settlers arrived, 'Our Story" leads the visitor through the Canal Era. Tracks then lead through the Railroad Era and the Automotive Era, to bring the visitor up to date  for the Tourism Era. 

Featured among the artifacts are such finds as the cannon recovered from the ship purported to be Blackbeard's Queen Anne's Revenge; a miniature replica of the James Adams Floating Theatre, the inspiration for author Edna Ferber's popular novel, "Show Boat"; U.S. Lifesaving Service and Coast Guard displays; and the re-appearance of "Inez" a horse-drawn "steam pumper" fire engine that was used in Elizabeth City through the 1920's. 

Visitors will also enjoy learning how early farming families lived by exploring the furnished Jackson House, a ca. 1755 farmhouse that spanned both the Colonial and Federal time periods. The farmhouse and nearby ca. 1840's Proctor smokehouse are original structures from the Albemarle area.

The Museum also features the "Discovery Room" a family friendly "hands-on" history experience that lets visitors try on period clothing, play games the way our forefathers played them, and experience life as it once was. 

The Museum's Education programs bring a wide variety of activities to the facility from historical presentations, reenactors, craft activities, workshops and much more. Check the online schedules for events and times.

Come visit the Museum of the Albemarle and explore and experience the history of "The Birthplace of English America".

"Our Story" was made possible through the Museum's capital campaign that raised more than $1.5 million in private funds. 

Albemarle's interpretive region includes:

• Bertie
• Camden
• Chowan
• Currituck
• Dare
• Gates
• Hertford
• Hyde
• Northampton
• Pasquotank
• Perquimans
• Tyrrell
• Washington