Martin County Historical Society
PRESERVING THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF MARTIN COUNTY, NORTH
CAROLINA
The Francis Manning Genealogy &
History Library
Located at Asa Biggs House
100 E. Church St..
Williamston, NC 27892
During the years that Francis Marion Manning published The Enterprise
newspaper in Martin County, he collected a wealth of materials about the
history of Martin County and the surrounding area. On his death, family
members donated part of his collection to the Martin County Historical
Society (MCHS) and part to the Joyner Library at East Carolina
University.
In 1985, MCHS created The Manning History Room to collect and preserve
these and other historical and genealogical documents, publications, and
materials pertaining to Martin and surrounding counties and to
conveniently share this collection with the public. The Manning Room's
holdings include family histories, photographs, cemetery information,
records of the published minutes of the Kehukee Primitive Baptist
Association dating back to the 1740's, the Zion Landmark, and other
Primitive Baptist publications and information as well as newspapers,
maps and microfilm. The MCHS has expanded the collection with a variety
of materials from other sources, as well.
Materials in this room may not be removed.
Contact:
Francis M. Manning