North Carolina Genealogical Society
Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974
Both the Ancestral Names and Places indexes have been updated through Vol. 49 No. 4 (2023). The Names Index now has an additional 6423 entries (total 369,300 entries), and the Places Index now has an additional 175 entries (total 48,493 entries). On the top menu bar, under Publications, click on “NCGS Journal”, then on that … Read more . . .
We hope you enjoy the webinar replay below. Helen F. M. Leary, CG(Emeritus), FASG, FNGS “Tarheels in Your Family Tree?, Part 1and Part 2” served as the lead off webinars for the North Carolina Series. As NCGS celebrates its 50th Anniversary this year, these webinars provide a solid background on the history of the state … Read more . . .
Many exciting things are happening in the genealogy world! We’ve rounded up some articles and podcasts that you may find interesting! Join us on Wednesday, May 1 at 7 pm for a FREE live webinar Lineage Societies – Choices, Applications and Requirements with Emily Coffman Richardson, EdD. Have you heard of the Moonshine & Motorsports … Read more . . .
Editor’s Message After the exploration of one more general store ledger (William Britton), it is now time to explore the extant small business ledgers for other types of local businesses. We’ll first consider “liquor” ledgers. Your editor’s love affair with ledgers started with Henry Reid’s surviving Burke County records. We’ll then examine the ledger of a … Read more . . .
The NCGS Journal Vol. 49 No. 4 (Oct-Nov-Dec 2023) is now available online to members.From the top menu, Publications > NCGS Journal, then click on the “Read the Journal” button. There are also two new Supplements for this issue – “General Store – William Britton (Daybook & Account Book), Bertie Co, 1817-1818” and “Watts Tomlin … Read more . . .
Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA Throughout history many of those who stepped foot in North Carolina migrated into, across, and out of the state. Reconstruction and the early 20th century accelerated certain types of outmigration from the state. The economic devastation created by the Civil War and the needs of those formerly enslaved to reconnect … Read more . . .
As many visitors to our website last year have noticed, the NCGS website had numerous outages over the last several months of 2023, often being down for multiple days at a time. We, like everyone else, consider this to be unacceptable. Although we worked diligently with the hosting provider to do everything we could to … Read more . . .
The North Carolina Genealogical Society is seeking proposals from dynamic and engaging speakers for our 2024 Fall Conference, which will be a special event marking our 50th Anniversary! The conference is scheduled to take place at the McKimmon Conference and Training Center in Raleigh, NC, on October 25-26. Deadline for Submission: March 31st, 2024Speakers will … Read more . . .