Ocracoke History

For Ocracoke news, click here  By Peter Vankevich Raising chickens for eggs on Ocracoke is popular these day. We found this advertisement by islander M.L. Piland...

This story won third place in News Feature Writing in the 2017 N.C. State Press Assn. editorial competition. By Connie Leinbach This story was updated 5/16/2017 to...

For Ocracoke news, click here  By Peter Vankevich Old magazines or newspapers can be fascinating sources for the culture of prior times, and so are school...

For Ocracoke news, click here. By Peter Vankevich Visitors to Portsmouth Island may notice a photograph in the school exhibit of a teacher and two students...

Ocracoke native Ellen Marie (Fulcher) Cloud, 76, of Morehead City, died Saturday, Dec. 3, in Carteret Health Care. A celebration of life will be held...

Hurricane Matthew, which passed by Ocracoke as a tropical storm in the early morning hours of Sunday, Oct. 9, will supplant the “great Atlantic...

By Pat Garber If you ride or walk down the road that leads to Ocracoke’s Water Plant (officially the Ocracoke Sanitary District office) you’ll pass...

The Ocracoke Foundation will be filming at the Community Square today (Monday, Aug. 1), from 7 to 10 a.m. and again from 5 to...

The WW2 History Archive is looking for any and all civilians and retired military service people to interview for a comprehensive book on World...

News and Observer (Raleigh, North Carolina) Monday, April 17, 1916 · Page 7 Ocracoke Expects a Boom Washington, April 16. – The summer colony at Ocracoke, across Pamlico...