North Carolina Genealogy

We live in the mountains of Western North Carolina and have had somewhat of an eventful week. I’ve lived here for all but about 6 months of my life, right on the edge of the woods. The area is changing of course, not long before my time you would have seen cleared fields [...]

I’m not really sure how I should categorize this, but I’ve run across this and think it’s an interesting idea for many different interests. It seems relevant to genealogy in the fact that I know many that are interested in publishing a book on their family history, but don’t have the means or desire [...]

The News and Observer has an article on a 94 year old Johnston County Genealogist. Her collection of clippings and other letters, wills, etc… forms the bulk of the Johnston County Heritage Centers collection.

I’m not quite sure where to fit this one under the categories I’ve laid out, I may have to think of a fresh spot. Once again I’ve discovered a great link thanks to Random Genealogy, this time on the topic of the Information that’s found in Deeds. He refers to a tutorial at [...]

I’m not sure what category to put this one in…..
Again, Randomgenealogy.com has spotted this thought at genealogyblog.com. The post is a “last will” highlighting instructions for the care and passing on of genealogical research notes. I’m relatively young and I’ve given thought to it. Have you?

I’m not quite sure how I feel about this, but I just read over at Randomgenealogy.com that two caskets from Kinston, NC have been exhumed and sent to the Smithsonian for study. They apparently date from between 1848-1863. Apparently they’re trying to determine who is buried in them. The family histories are [...]