Genealogical vital records Archives - North Carolina Genealogical Society

A “Hand-out” for Your Poor Ancestors: Local Parishes, and Counties Stepped Up

Sanitarium, Salisbury, N.C. postcard photo

— Presented by Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA — Providing relief to those in need is not a modern concept. Throughout history, the records reflect the provision for assistance or relief to those in need. Whether one received food, a dispensation to not pay taxes, support money for a bastard child, was apprenticed, hospitalized in a sanitarium, or facing other struggles, they may have been the recipient of some form of relief for the poor.

Abstracts of Vital Records

This series totals 2,900 pages of newspaper abstracts with citations for the period of 1799-1839. Included in this mammoth work are thousands of marriage and death notices abstracted from three Raleigh, North Carolina newspapers: the Raleigh Register, the Raleigh Minerva, and the North Carolina Star (Raleigh Star).

Freedmen’s Bureau Records Preview

A little known and used Federal record collection that is full of invaluable records for many ancestors, regardless of skin color or circumstances.

Pre-1913 Vital Records Preview

So, what can you do when a certain official vital record cannot be found? Well, you can search for the next best thing – what we call a substitute record.

Pre-1913 Vital Records – Challenging and Elusive and Not Necessarily Impossible to Find

— Presented by Diane L. Richard, MEng, MBA — Though North Carolina didn’t start officially requiring Birth Certificates and Death Certificates until 1913 (and full compliance wasn’t fully achieved until as late as WWII), it doesn’t mean that you cannot determine when and where earlier birth, marriage, and death events occurred.

Tarheels in Your Family Tree?, Parts 1 and 2 Webinar Replay

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 . . .