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 year of the missing federal censuses of 1890.
In the upper right corner of the website, you can search any text or by surname, taking you directly to the ancestors you seek. After your text search, be sure to notice the bar at the bottom of the page pointing out all of the instances of your search. 
This allows you to quickly scroll through your search results.
Lastly, you can download a copy by PDF or ePub version of this book.
This is a true Randolph County treasure!
Academy members – Use this link below to watch the replay of Connie’s presentation from September 2, 2026 on Grouping DNA Matches on Ancestry.com https://genealogytv.org/courses/2026-academy-exclusive-lessons/lessons/grouping-dna-matches-on-ancestry-com/
Reposting one of the more popular recent episodes with tried-and-true strategies in genealogy research. Most genealogists start with the “Big Four” record groups—census, vital, land, and probate. But what happens...
