New Member Application Options:	a) Click Here and print out the Application. Fill it out and mail it to the History Place with a check for your dues payment.
	b) Click Here to send us an e-mail with your name, address, phone, and email address and indicate which membership level you wish to enroll in. Then click here to pay online.

*Membership Levels*
Student $ 10.00 Individual $ 25.00 Couple $ 30.00 Family $ 35.00	Organization $ 35.00 Business $100.00 Individual Life $250.	ONLINE Donations & Payment of Dues now Available or make checks payable to: The Carteret County Historical Society/the History Place 1008 Arendell Street Morehead City, NC 28557

Benefits of Being a Member

10% Discount on all Museum Store purchases including books
Member Only parties and receptions
Use of the Research Library at the Museum
Receive copies of the history journal, The Researcher
Receive copies of the bi-monthly newsletter, "The History Place Newsletter"
Receive notices on upcoming special events and programs
Monthly meetings with speakers and lunch
Opportunity to attend genealogical seminars and workshops
The best benefit is being a part of Carteret County’s history, and being a part of the new History Place

The History Place has become a popular place for people and groups to hold meetings, weddings, banquets, parties and conferences. The Les A. Ewen Auditorium seats 200 theater style and 150 comfortably at round tables. There is also a classroom for smaller groups.

The Society publishes a history journal, The Researcher, a bi-monthly newsletter, "The History Place Newsletter" and various books related to Carteret County. The historical society has received numerous awards for its outstanding publications and programs including The Claude Hunter Moore Journal Award, D.T. Smithwick News Article Award, Willie Parker History Book Award and the Malcolm Fowler Outstanding Historical Society Award.

The Carteret County Historical Society was founded in 1971 as The Carteret County Historical Research Association. The Society established the Carteret County Museum of History and Art in 1985, and moved to downtown Morehead City in 2001.

The Society and Museum programs are free and open to the public. The society is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization and presently has a membership of 1,000 people.