North Carolina Genealogical Society
Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974
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 . . .
We are delighted to present the 2024 NCGS Virtual Conference to North Carolina family history researchers around the world on March 15-16. No matter where in the world you are, if you have a good internet connection, you can register and attend. This year’s roundup of speakers includes: During their classes you’ll learn: Following the … Read more . . .
Registration is now open for the NCGS 2024 Virtual Conference, which will be held on March 15-16, 2024. Access the full event page in the Upcoming Events section of the home page for complete details and ticket purchase.
The latest journal issue, “Let’s Get Lost In Ledgers: So Much Genealogically Relevant Information Waiting To Be Discovered (Part 4)” is now available online for all NCGS Members. Editor’s Message We continue to explore small business ledgers. As previously mentioned, general store and related ledgers are the most common surviving, genealogically relevant ledgers found. We … Read more . . .