DigitalNC is a permanent companion to every county hub. Use it after you know the community name and decade:

1. Search newspapers for the market town, not only the surname.
2. Check yearbooks and school materials for 20th-century clusters.
3. Browse scrapbooks and organizational records for church and civic kin lists.
4. Return to the county matrix to decide what still needs on-site or microfilm work.

Start path: hub → matrix → DigitalNC → State Archives catalog. Master map: Master guide.