North Carolina Genealogical Society
Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974
We are delighted to announce that all Fall Conference Attendees will have access to the following bonus lectures. Strengthening Roots and Revealing History: Empowering African Americans Through Genealogical Lineage Societies with Andre Kearns Lineage societies provide a unique opportunity to explore, safeguard, and highlight the impactful roles our ancestors played in history, and offer us a … Read more . . .
Ari Wilkins Every genealogist has that mysterious relative – the ubiquitous ‘cousin’ who was always around with no obvious family connection. As researchers, we cannot figure out who this person is and how they are related to our family. Finding mysterious relatives on a census record; an entry in a family bible; or old letters … Read more . . .
The recording of Judy Russell’s “Legal Lingo in the Tarheel State: Using Black’s Law Dictionary”, presented live on 6 Sep 2023, is now in the Webinar Library. Be sure to log in as a member, then on the menu bar go to Education & Events > Webinars, then scroll down and click on “Explore the … Read more . . .
Registration is now open for the 2023 NCGS Fall Conference held Saturday, October 28th in Raleigh or via online live-stream. Experienced in traditional research, and lacking confidence in the use of DNA? Been struggling to create an effective plan that combines paper records with DNA testing to expand that family tree? Shannon Combs-Bennett has just … Read more . . .
About 11:30 am ET on Friday, Aug 4th, our server at the hosting company went down, and the hosting company was contacted.Early on Aug 8th the server was brought back online. We do not know at this time what the problem was, but it was evidently critical. Aside from general use of the website, this … Read more . . .
Submit your NCGS Award Nominations by August 15th. Read “Peace in the Uwharries” in the August 2023 Our State Magazine. The article focuses on a longtime reunion of two African American families in Randolph County and the research of historian and genealogist Margo Lee Williams. A Charlotte man fell into an abandoned elevator shaft 40 … Read more . . .
Get FREE access to, “The Goodliest Soyle”: Finding, Reading, & Interpreting North Carolina Land Records” with Helen F. M. Leary, CG (Emeritus), FASG, FNGS from Friday, August 4 –Sunday, August 6. About the Webinar: “The Goodliest Soyle” is the fifth in a series of webinars on North Carolina land, its beginnings as property available for settlement, geographic genealogy, … Read more . . .
The latest NCGS Journal, Vol. 49, No. 2 (Apr-May-Jun 2023) is available online for NCGS Members. There are six additional Supplements for this issue – check the Journal Supplements page for extra content (over 90 pages!). The hardcopy Journal should be arriving soon in the mail for standard memberships. On the menu bar, look under … Read more . . .
“The Goodliest Soyle” is the fifth in a series of webinars on North Carolina land, its beginnings as property available for settlement, geographic genealogy, laws, records, and record locations. This webinar focuses on the deeds, the land-grant process, reading the land records, and analyzing the land records.
Are you on the lookout for some resources that will assist with your North Carolina genealogy research? Here are three FREE online resources that may help you make progress finding your Tar Heel ancestors. North Carolina Genealogical Society At the North Carolina Genealogical Society, we provide researchers with numerous resources. You’ll find some of our … Read more . . .