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NC Genealogy Starter Checklist
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Free NC research checklist
A printable one-page path for jurisdiction, census, land, probate, vitals, and place research—built for North Carolina.
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NC Research Cheatsheet Bundle
Multi-page desk reference: jurisdiction rule, free-vs-paid stack, burned-courthouse tactics,
and a priority-county quick map. Print or save as PDF.
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Pairs with Start here and the full guide library .
Free
African American research pack
Printable starter path for enslaved and free Black North Carolina research.
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Free
Burned-county tactics pack
Substitute sources when the courthouse trail goes cold.
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Priority-county PDF pack (coming soon)
One-pagers for Wake, Mecklenburg, Buncombe, Guilford, Forsyth, and more—built for field research.
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Ancestry
Census images, trees, and newspapers—use after you know the correct NC jurisdiction.
MyHeritage
International trees and DNA matching tools.
Findmypast
Useful for British Isles origins of many NC settlers.
Always pair paid databases with free portals:
State Archives of NC ,
DigitalNC ,
FamilySearch ,
and our research guides .
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