Learn Genealogy – Organized with Charts and Software
2018-10-10
Stay organized using charts and software.Continue Reading
Learn Genealogy – Are You New To Genealogy?
2018-09-26
Learn how to research your family history.Continue Reading
Learn Genealogy – Kick Start Guide
2018-09-26
Here’s a Family History Kick Start Guide. Work backwards, starting with yourself and work backwards to your parents, grandparents and so on with as much information as you know. Don’t skip to the next generation until you’ve documented everything you have on each person. Collect… Full names and nicknames, as much asContinue Reading
North Carolina State Archives
2018-09-05
Hey Everyone, I recently discovered this video produced by UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend” about what genealogists can find at the North Carolina State Archives, hosted by Julia Carpenter. This story talks about what you can find in person, some of our state treasures, and what can be found online atContinue Reading
Learn Genealogy – Good Filing Habits from the Start!
2018-09-03
As you begin your quest for your ancestors, here are a few tips you should know from the start. Stay organized. Â If you make an effort to stay organized from the start, years from now when you or others retrace your steps, keeping your files and notes organized can beContinue Reading
All North Carolina Counties
2018-08-17
Alamance (Formed in 1849) Albemarle (Formed in 1664, Abolished 1739) Alexander (Formed in 1847) Alleghany (Formed in 1859) Anson (Formed in 1750) Ashe (Formed in 1799) Avery (Formed in 1911) Bath (Formed in 1696, Abolished 1739) Beaufort (Formed in 1705) Bertie (Formed in 1722) Bladen (Formed in 1734) Brunswick (Formed in 1764) Buncombe (Formed in 1791) Burke (Formed in 1777) ButeContinue Reading
Reminiscences of Randolph County, An Excellent Resource
2018-02-26
Online is a book called Reminiscences of Randolph County, [North Carolina] written by J.A. Blair in 1890. This book is available for free online at the Internet Archive and can be read page by page on the archive.org website. It can be very helpful in researching Randolph County ancestors, especially sinceContinue Reading
Back Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery Images
2018-02-25
Quakers have called North Carolina home since the late 1600’s. Randolph County has a “Friends” church called Back Creek Monthly Meeting that began in 1789. It is still active today. While visiting the cemetery, looking for Henley ancestors, I captured many images of both the church and some of theContinue Reading