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Mattamuskeet School / Public Library
The library's local history collection includes copies of all the below listed books
20418 US 264
Swan Quarter, NC  27885
Phone: 1-252-926-0310

LIBRARY: The society’s library contains a broad selection of publications, which may be used for research.  The library is located at the Mattamuskeet School Library  A copy machine is available for limited copies.  The resources can be used during school hours, 8am – 3:30pm with access through a required sign in/sign out procedure at the school library. It is advisable to call before planning to use the resources at the school library.  For a complete inventory of the items housed in the genealogy room at Mattamuskeet School please go to HCHGS -Inventory of Holdings - 2019


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Hyde County Historical & Genealogical Society Publications for Sale

1850 CENSUS OF HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA: A Compilation of All Census Schedules Taken in the Year 1850, abstracted and indexed by Seth D. (Donny) and Sandra S. Carawan, soft cover, perfect binding, 270 pages, indexed, 1996, $30.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
THE 1900 CENSUS OF HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA by Crestena Jennings Oakley, soft cover, 304 pages, indexed, 1993, $30.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
THE 1910 CENSUS OF HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA by Crestena Jennings Oakley, soft cover, 262 pages, indexed, 1990, $30.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
EARLY HYDE CO., NC MARRIAGE RECORDS THROUGH 1899, edited by Linda Gray Mayo, hardbound, 326 pages, alphabetized by groom with bride index, includes parents' names, witnesses, officiants, date/place, 2016, $40.00 + $8.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
HIDDEN ANCESTORS: ABSTRACTS OF BASTARDY PAPERS AND SELECTED COURT MINUTES HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA 1740-1896 Abstracted by Crestena Jennings Oakley, Edited and indexed by Ellen A. Williams; the papers found in Hyde’s Bastardy Papers file at the Division of Archives and History, have been placed in alphabetical order by the name of the mother or the alleged father if the mother’s name is not given. Available in soft cover, perfect binding, 161 pages, fully indexed, 1998, $30.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
HYDE COUNTY HISTORY BOOK A section on each of Hyde County's five townships, hardbound, 480 pages, illustrated, 1976, $45.00 + $8.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA RECORD OF DEEDS A, 1736-1762 Abstracted and indexed by Allen Wilkinson Hart Norris, soft cover, perfect binding, 91 pages, general, Negro, occupation, place name, and women's Christian name indices, 1995, $25.00 + 7.00 shipping. 6.75% sales tax.
HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA RECORD OF DEEDS B, 1762-1783 Abstracted and indexed by Allen Wilkinson Hart Norris and edited by Betty S. Mann and Ellen A. Williams; Many items in this publication which were not copied into the bound volume found at the courthouse in Swan Quarter. There are births, burials, and marriages of citizens of Hyde County as well as fragmented deeds, soft cover, perfect binding, 165 pages, general, Indian, Negro, occupation, place name, and women's Christian name indices, 2000, $25.00 + 7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
HYDE COUNTY LAND DIVISIONS IN THE EIGHTEENTH AND NINETEENTH CENTURIES by Richard B. Lupton, 351 pages, compiled in chronological order with full-name index. Editor's summary and documentary jewels.  $35.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
HYDE REMEMBERS: Historic Bible and Family Records of Hyde County, North Carolina Record of 265 Bibles and family records, by R. S. Spencer, Jr., hardbound, 225 pages, illustrated, indexed, 1984, $35.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
HYDE YESTERDAYS: A History of Hyde County by Morgan Holt Harris, hardbound, 375 pages, name and place indices, 1995, $35.00 + $7.00 postage.  6.75% sales tax.
IN MEMORY OF...: An Index to Hyde County Cemeteries Includes genealogical information of over 6,000 people buried in Hyde County, by Rebecca Swindell and R. S. Spencer, Jr., hardbound, 383 pages, illustrated, indexed, 1973, $40.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN! Abstracts of Hyde County, North Carolina Wills Probate 1709 through 1775 by Ellen A. Williams, hardbound, 144 pages, full name index, persons of color index, place name index, 1989, $30.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
IN THE NAME OF GOD, AMEN! Abstracts of Hyde County, North Carolina Wills Entered For Probate 1776 to May Court 1819; Book II by Ellen A. Williams, soft cover, perfect binding 240 pages, General Name Index, Persons of Color Index, Occupation Index, Place Name Index and Women's Christian Name Index, 2001, $30.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
THE ESTATES OF HYDE 1700's Abstracts of 600 folders of loose Hyde estate records of the 1700s in the North Carolina Archives including identification of every item in every folder, by R. S. Spencer, Jr., soft cover, 96 pages, indexed, 2000, $30.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
LANDMARKS OF HYDE COUNTY, NORTH CAROLINA, THE MAINLAND & OCRACOKE ISLAND Edited by Daniel J. Pezzoni.  The historic architecture of county homes, churches and business establishments.  Clothbound, beautifully illustrated, 288 pages, indexed, 2007.  $50.00 + $8.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax. [See the book review here]
NEW CURRITUCK: 1692-2012 by Morgan Holt Harris, soft cover, spiral bound, 120 pages, 2012, $35.00 + $7.00 postage.  6.75% sales tax.  Book includes information on Sladesville, Scranton, Germantown, Leonsburg, Gourd Ridge, Makelyville, Billy Goat Island, and many more places and people who lived in Currituck Township from the early 1700s.  Name and places indices. Maps are included.
OLDE WICKHAM: A LITTLE KINGDOM BY THE SEA, by Richard B. Lupton, hardbound, 500 pages, indexed, 2017, $50.00 +$7.00 shipping. 6.75% sales tax.
W.H.O.? WILLIAM HOWARD OF OCRACOKE by Gail Garrett, softcover, 90 pages, 2022, $20.00 + $7.00 shipping.  6.75% sales tax.
HIGH TIDES (HCHGS Semi-Annual Journal)  [Click here for Table of Contents from Spring1980-present]
     $16 per issue + $5.00 shipping for each issue.  6.75% sales tax.
     10 issues or more (buyer's choice of issues) $12.00 per issue + $4.00 shipping for each issue.  6.75% sales tax.
     Complete sets 1980-present (price is available upon request)

Ordering Information

Spencer Home Center
34910 US Hwy. 264
P. O. Box 159
Engelhard, N. C. 27824
Phone: (252) 542-0000
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