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Records Of The Family History Library
Familysearch™
Familysearch™ At Family History Centers
Familysearch™ Internet Genealogy Service
Family History Library Catalog
Archives And Libraries
Archives And Libraries
National Archives
University Collections
Inventories Of County Records
Computer Networks And Bulletin Boards
Bible Records
Biography
Cemeteries
Internet Tombstone Transcripts And Index
Wpa Cemetery Index
Cemetery Records
Census
Federal Censuses
State Census
Colonial Census Substitutes
Church Records
Baptist
Disciples Of Christ
Episcopal
Lutheran
Methodist
Moravian
Presbyterian
Roman Catholic
Society Of Friends (quakers)
Court Records
Colonial And State Courts
County Courts
Confederate States Court
Federal Courts
Directories
Emigration And Immigration
People
Records
Gazetteers
Genealogy
Nationwide Indexes
Statewide Bibliography
Manuscript Collections
Published Collections
History
Land And Property
Government Land Grants
Land Grant History In North Carolina
Land Grant Indexes
Land Grant Records From The Provincial Or Proprietary Era (1663–1729)
Land Grant Records From The Revolutionary War And State Era (1777–1959)
Subsequent Exchanges Of Land
Maps
Military Records
Colonial Wars
Revolutionary War (1775–1783)
War Of 1812 (1812–1815)
Indian Wars (1711–1858)
Mexican War (1846–1848)
Civil War
Spanish-american War (1898–1899)
World War I (1917–1918)
World War I And Later Wars
Minorities
African Americans
Other Minorities
Native Races
Cherokee Families That Stayed In North Carolina
Cherokee Families That Moved To Oklahoma
Naturalization And Citizenship
Pre-1906 Naturalization Records
Naturalization Records After 1906
Newspapers
Inventory On The Internet
Published Inventories
Birth, Marriage, And Death Notices In Newspapers
Availability
Obituaries
Occupations
Apprenticeship Bonds, Ca. 1840–1925
Periodicals
Probate Records
Index To Wills
Wills
Estate Papers
Public Records
Colonial Records
Boards Of County Commissioners
Schools
Societies
Taxation
Vital Records
Birth And Death Records
Bastardy Bonds
Marriage Records, Early To 1868
Marriage Records After 1868
County Marriage Records At The Family History Library
Divorce Records
Voting Registers
For Further Reading
Comments And Suggestions
ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES Many archives
The following archives and libraries have collections or services for North Carolina genealogical research:
To learn more about the history and records of North Carolina counties, use the inventories that have been published for each county. These inventories have been printed in:
The Historical Records of North Carolina, 3 vols. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina Historical Commission, 1938–39. (FHL book 975.6 A3hr; film 1036384; computer number 243807.) The inventories are in alphabetical order by county.
Computers with modems
You can find computerized research tips and information about ancestors from North Carolina in a variety of sources at local, state, national, and international levels. Much of the information is available at little or no cost. Addresses on the Internet change frequently. The following sites are important gateways to additional sites:
FamilySearch™ Internet Genealogy Service. (Salt Lake City]: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 22 March 1999 [cited 7 October 1999]. Available at www.familysearch.org; INTERNET. At this site you can access the Family History Library Catalog, Ancestral File, International Genealogical Index, SourceGuide, lists of Family History Centers, web sites related to family history, and lists of researchers interested in similar genealogical topics. You can also learn about and order Family History Library publications.
Some Family History Centers have computers with FamilySearch™. These computers do not have access to on-line services, networks, or bulletin boards. You can use these services at many public libraries, college libraries, and private locations.
Guides and inventories for collections at archives and libraries can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under:
NORTH CAROLINA- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIESNORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY], [TOWN]- ARCHIVES AND LIBRARIES
Bibles were often given to a bride as a wedding gift, and families recorded in them information about their immediate family and close relatives. Bible records Copies of Bible records are in the McCubbins’ Collection described in the “Genealogy” section of this outline. Other collections with Bible records include:
Daughters of the American Revolution (North Carolina). Genealogical Collection. Salt Lake City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1971. (On 54 FHL films beginning with 860336; computer number 453571.) This collection includes family histories and transcripts of Bible, cemetery, church, will, marriage, death, and obituary records. The volumes are generally arranged by county, and many have individual indexes. There is a surname index to this collection:
Kirkham, E. Kay. An Index to Some of the Family Records of the Southern States: 35,000 Microfilm References from the NSDAR Files and Elsewhere. Logan, Utah: Everton Publishers, 1979. (FHL book Ref 973 D22kk vol.1; fiche 6089183; computer number 32871.)
Lester, Memory Aldridge. Bible Records from the Southern States. 7vols. in 6. Chapel Hill, N.C.: M.A. Lester, 1956–1962. (FHL book 975 D28L; film 978067; computer number 175626.) These volumes often provide birth, marriage, and death dates, as well as marriage places. The entries are arranged alphabetically by Bible owner.
Martin, Ruth. North Carolina Bible Records. 8 vols. N.p., 1932?–1936?. (FHL book 975.6 D2mr; fiche 6049149–56; computer number 145251.) Series one (vols.1–7) has Bible, church, and cemetery records. Series two (vol.1) has Bible, birth, and marriage records, and genealogies.
Dance, Martha. Index to North Carolina Bible Records, Volumes 1–4 and 6. Comp. Ruth Martin. San Diego, Calif.: San Diego Family History Center, 1991. (FHL book 975.6 D2mr index; fiche 6075800; computer number 615921.)
Spence, Wilma C. North Carolina Bible Records Dating from the Early Eighteenth Century to the Present Day: Including Genealogical Notes and Letters Found in Some Bibles. Logan, Utah: Unique Printing Service, 1973. (FHL book 975.6 D2sw; fiche 6087228; computer number 245484.) Birth, marriage, and death dates are often given for several generations. The book includes a surname index.
Bible records may also be found in periodicals. These are referenced in the “Families” section of the Periodical Source Index described in the “Periodicals” section of this outline.
Bible records can be found in the Family History Library Catalog by using a Locality Search under:
NORTH CAROLINA- BIBLE RECORDSNORTH CAROLINA, [COUNTY]- BIBLE RECORDS
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and libraries have resources such as maps, gazetteers, and other place-finding aids to help you locate information about North Carolina. They may have collections of previous research, such as family and local histories and biographies. Many have record-finding aids such as guides to their own collections or inventories of records housed elsewhere in the state.
Archives and Libraries
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2807
Telephone: 919-733-3952
Fax: 919-733-1354
Internet: www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/archives/default.htm
Mailing address:
North Carolina State Archives
4614 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4614
109 East Jones Street
Raleigh, NC 27601-2807
Telephone: 919-733-7222
Internet: http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/genealog.htm
Mailing Address:
Genealogical Services
State Library of North Carolina
4647 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-4647
The North Carolina State Archives maintains original records of North Carolina governments on the state, district, and county levels. The North Carolina State Library is at the same location and houses books, pamphlets, and family files.
Catalogs of the holdings of the North Carolina State Archives and the North Carolina State Library are available on their Internet sites. Printed guides available at the Family History Library to holdings at the North Carolina State Archives include:
Cain, Barbara T. Guide to Private Manuscript Collections in the North Carolina State Archives. 3rd rev. ed. Raleigh, N.C.: North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, 1986. (FHL book 975.6 A3c 1986; computer number 828948.) This lists about 12,000 collections with family histories, Bible records, biographical information, state and local records, records of organizations, banks, businesses (over 480 account books), schools, and historical subjects. The guide is well indexed.
North Carolina, Division of Archives and History. Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives. Section B: County Records. 11th rev. ed. Raleigh, N.C.: Department of Cultural Resources, Division of Archives and History, 1997. (FHL book 975.6 A3gr 1997; computer number 816379.)
National Archives
1557 St. Joseph Avenue
East Point, GA 30344
Telephone: 404-763-7477
Fax: 404-763-7033
Internet: www.nara.gov/regional/atlanta.html
University Collections
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Internet: www.unc.edu
A web page containing suggestions for genealogical research at the University of North Carolina is:
http://metalab.unc.edu/reference/moss/biblio/genealogy.html
Two libraries at the University of North Carolina with departments and collections of interest to genealogists are the Wilson Library and the Davis Library.
The Wilson Library includes the special collections, manuscript,
and map departments. Addresses and holdings of the departments are:
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina Collection
Wilson Library CB 3930
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Telephone: 919-962-1172
Fax: 919-962-4452
The North Carolina Collection contains published works on North Carolina and its people. The collection does not have original records. They have a file of newspaper clippings on North Carolina. The file does not include obituaries. Approximately 40 percent of their inventory is listed on the library’s Internet site.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Manuscript Department
Wilson Library CB 3926
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Telephone: 919-962-1345
The Manuscript Department collects personal papers, letters, and diaries of early North Carolina residents. The Family History Library has the following guides to their manuscript collection:
Blosser, Susan Sokol, and Clyde Norman Wilson Jr. The Southern Historical Collection: A Guide to Manuscripts. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Library, 1970. (FHL book 975 H23s; computer number 593209.) This guide may help you locate biographical and local history information pertaining to a family.
Smith, Everard H. Southern Historical Collection: Supplementary Guide to Manuscripts, 1970–1975. Chapel Hill, N.C.: University of North Carolina Library, 1976. (FHL book 975 H23s supp.; computer number 593210).
The university’s Internet site contains an inventory of the records the Manuscript Department has received since they published the 1976 supplement.
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Davis Library CB 3900
Chapel Hill, NC 27514-8890
Telephone: 919-962-1151
Internet: www.lib.unc.edu/
Though the Davis Library mainly collects materials for the humanities and social sciences, they are the designated government depository for the state. Their collection includes many federal papers.
William R. Perkins Library
Manuscript Department
217 Perkins Library
Durham, NC 27708-0190
Telephone: 919-660-5820
Fax: 919-660-5934
Internet: www.lib.duke.edu/
Duke University has two collections of interest to genealogists. The North Carolina Collection contains works about and by North Carolinians. The Southern Historical Collection contains records of historical interest. A guide to these collections is:
Trilley, Nannie M., and Noma Lee Goodwin. Guide to the Manuscript Collections in the Duke University Library. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 1947. (FHL book 975.6 B5d ser. 27–28; film 899894; computer number 245754.) This guide lists about 8,000 names of individuals, families, and historical subjects, and it is indexed.
Inventories of County Records
Computer Networks and Bulletin Boards
are important tools for obtaining information from selected archives and libraries. Computer networks themselves can serve as a library. The Internet, certain computer bulletin boards, and commercial on-line services help family history researchers:
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and lecture sessions.
www.cyndislist.com/nc.htm
This list has more links to other North Carolina genealogical sites and describes more resources than anywhere else on the Internet.
www.rootsweb.com/~ncgenweb/
This site is a cooperative effort by many volunteers to list genealogical databases, libraries, bulletin boards, and other resources available on the Internet for each county, state, and country.
www.rootsweb.com/roots-l/usa/nc.html
This site contains a useful list of sites and resources and includes a large, regularly updated research coordination list.
http://www.genexchange.com/nc/index.cfm
This site includes databases (church, cemetery, census, land, immigration, naturalization, and vital records), directories, historical accounts, mailing lists, queries, local surname researchers, and look-up volunteers.
http://www.genealogy.org/~gbbs/gblnc.html
This site lists genealogical electronic bulletin boards where you can look for answers and post queries.
For further details about using computer networks, bulletin boards, and news groups for family history research, see the “Archives and Libraries” section of the United States Research Outline (30972).
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BIBLE RECORDS
can include birth, marriage, and death dates; parents’ names; and names of children and their spouses, including maiden names. A person’s age at the time of death may be given. Many families kept Bible records from the 1700s to more recent times, although few of these records have survived. Some have been donated to local libraries or societies, but you may need to contact descendants to find some family Bible records.
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