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Digitized Online Collections Courtesy of NCGS

In the course of creating the North Carolina Genealogical Society Journal, materials from private collections are pursued. NCGS pays to have these materials digitized, when possible. This table lists the collections which have been digitized, using this or a similar process, since 2016. NCGS is very committed to “promote the collection, preservation and utilization of … Read more . . .

Stranger to the State Archives of North Carolina?

If you are like a lot of people, you either dislike going to a new repository or you go and miss some of the important things that you need because you didn’t realize they was there. Well, NCGS has solved those predicaments for you when you come to Raleigh for the NGS Family History Conference … Read more . . .

Research at the State Archives of North Carolina

Special Search Room Hours for NGS 2017 Sunday, May 7: Closed Monday, May 8: 8:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Tuesday – Wednesday, May 9-10, Friday May 12: 8:00 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. Thursday, May 11: 8:00 a.m.-9:00 p.m. Saturday, May 13: 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. On behalf of the State Archives and the NC Department of … Read more . . .

Genealogy Research at the Olivia Raney Local History Library

The Olivia Raney Local History Library is a branch of the Wake County Public Library system that specializes in local history and genealogy. The library first opened in 1901 in downtown Raleigh, but reopened in its current Carya Drive location in 1996. The Library’s many research collections focus on historical and genealogical materials relating to … Read more . . .

RACE Exhibit at the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

While in Raleigh for the NGS 2017 Family History Conference, be sure to visit the North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, which will be hosting The Race Exhibit. A project of the American Anthropological Association, the exhibit features stories of race from biological, cultural, and historical viewpoints. Viewing race from unique perspectives across the United … Read more . . .

Genealogy Research at the North Carolina Room, Oxford, North Carolina

Located just an hour north of downtown Raleigh is the North Carolina Room at the Richard H. Thornton Library, 210 Main Street, Oxford, North Carolina. We hold some 4,500 books, 80 manuscript collections, and hundreds of vertical files and maps with a special focus on the northern North Carolina Piedmont and Southside Virginia. Of course, … Read more . . .

Baptist Historical Collection: A Unique Resource for Genealogists

The North Carolina (NC) Baptist Historical Collection (also known as the Ethel Taylor Crittenden Collection in Baptist History) documents the history of North Carolina Baptist associations, churches, institutions, organizations, and individuals. The collection is used by researchers across the state as well as nationwide for genealogical research. The North Carolina Baptist Historical Collection is comprised … Read more . . .

Research at the NC Government and Heritage Library

Welcome National Genealogical Society conference attendees! We are excited to host family historians and genealogists at the North Carolina Government and Heritage Library (GHL), which is part of the State Library of North Carolina and the North Carolina Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. We celebrate the study, understanding, and appreciation of North Carolina’s rich cultural … Read more . . .

Research at the Joyner Library in Greenville, NC

If you’re interested in genealogy records for eastern North Carolina counties, consider visiting the Special Collections Division at Joyner Library, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina, which is just an hour-and-a-half drive east from Raleigh. The Special Collections Division is the home of Manuscripts and Rare Books, the North Carolina Collection (county history or family … Read more . . .