Learn Genealogy – Kick Start Guide

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 as you know. Vital Statistics.  Birth, […]

North Carolina State Archives

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 at the state archives.  Click here […]

Learn Genealogy – Good Filing Habits from the Start!

As you begin your quest for your ancestors, here are a few tips you should know from the start. Stay organized.  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 be a huge time saver. Keep […]

All North Carolina Counties

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) Bute (Formed in 1764, Abolished 1779) […]

Reminiscences of Randolph County, An Excellent Resource

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 since it was published the same […]

Back Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery Images

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 the tombstones in the cemetery.  I’ve […]