North Carolina Genealogical Society

Seventh Annual Speakers Forum

Saturday, 12 May 2012 11:10 Jordan Jones

You won’t want to miss the upcoming Seventh Annual Speakers Forum (online registration | downloadable PDF for mail-in registration) to be held on Saturday, 30 June 2012, at the Wake County Commons Building in Raleigh. NCGS is working with the Olivia Raney Local History Library to offer this event.

This year, seven genealogists and librarians will speak on topics that range from ways to enhance basic genealogical techniques to more advanced use of the Internet for state-of-the-art approaches to genealogical research. There will be two sets of presentations during each of the four hour-long sessions, so you will be able to choose the topic that best fits your needs.

For additional information, refer to:

or click "Read More" to see a quick summary of the schedule for the day.

Last Updated on Sunday, 13 May 2012 19:13 Read more...

NCGS, Partnering with FamilySearch, Indexes 1.6 Million Loose Estates Records

Saturday, 05 May 2012 08:48 Victoria Scott

In June of last year, NCGS volunteers began to index the microfilmed NC Loose Estates Records from original documents held at the North Carolina State Archives. Utilizing FamilySearch's way-pointing technology, over 1.6 million images have been indexed and made available.

As of March 23rd, 38 out of 100 North Carolina counties have been indexed, and at least two more counties will be completed and made available with the next anticipated publication this month.

Check out this valuable resource for your North Carolina ancestral research:

http://www.familysearch.org/searchapi/search/collection/1911121

Also available at our shortened link:

http://bit.ly/nc-loose-estates

Don't see your county of interest? Please consider joining as a volunteer indexer! All you need is a computer and internet access. The software is provided, and a video tutorial and Wiki page have been created to answer any questions.

For more information, or to volunteer, please contact Vickie Scott at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

Last Updated on Monday, 14 May 2012 22:18

NCGS Awards Guidelines

Saturday, 28 April 2012 17:07 Pam Toms

In response to requests for guidelines for genealogical publications or websites worthy of consideration for nomination for the annual NCGS Awards, the Awards Committee has prepared written criteria for outstanding works.

Comparing one publication with another in its category to consider which is more worthy of an award, NCGS Award judges take into account what is good and what needs improvement in each publication with a number of specific qualities being considered, as appropriate, for periodicals, books, and websites.

Detailed criteria are available in the following document: NCGS Awards Guidelines.

2012 NCGS Awards

Tuesday, 01 May 2012 11:28 Pam Toms

Among the most rewarding of NCGS programs is its annual presentation of awards to honor outstanding efforts in publishing and contributions to the North Carolina genealogical community. These awards promote continued excellence in this field and also inspire others to publish abstracts and transcriptions of North Carolina county and state records, cemetery and Bible records, family histories, and society journals and newsletters and to develop informative genealogical websites. The Awards Committee urges you to join the society in recognizing the labors of deserving individuals and societies by submitting a nomination for an award in one of several categories.

The NCGS awards nominations are open from January until 15 August 2012.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 02 May 2012 07:59 Read more...

NCGS News Is Going Electronic

Friday, 23 December 2011 15:33 Phyllis Matthews Ziller

The January 2012 issue of the NCGS News is the last issue that will be printed and mailed.

Beginning with the March 2012 issue, the NCGS News will be conveniently delivered to your e-mail inbox.

NCGS News will be published bi-monthly instead of quarterly beginning in 2012. That means you will receive six issues per year instead of four. NCGS News will now be able to offer more timely news about the North Carolina genealogical community to help you with your research.

The January 2012 issue of NCGS News was mailed to all members and will also be e-mailed to all members for whom NCGS has a valid e-mail address. Did you receive this issue of NCGS News in your e-mail inbox? If it did not arrive in your inbox, did you check your junk/spam folder? (Be sure to set permission to receive e-mails from NCGS.)

If you do not receive an electronic copy of the January 2012 issue of NCGS News by mid-January, then we do not have your current e-mail address in our database. Please send an e-mail to This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it with “updated email address” as a subject line or use the online form at http://bit.ly/ncgs-email-form. We must have your e-mail address to ensure that you will receive future issues of NCGS News.

Last Updated on Friday, 23 December 2011 15:55

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North Carolina Genealogical Society

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