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NCGenWeb Links

Consolidated list of North Carolina Resources (See below for details of what is available)
Of Special Interest to North Carolina Researchers
State Genealogical Resources

*NCGenWeb Cemetery Project
*Questions and Answers about North Carolina Research
*Formation of North Carolina Counties
*North Carolina Genealogical Societies Addresses and Locations
*Search for Public Libraries in North Carolina
*North Carolina Department of Archeology Cemetery Survey

*Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives
*Container Lists of Selected County Records @ NC State Archives
*State Library of North Carolina - Genealogical Resource Page
*North Carolina State Archives
----Tips on Contacting the North Carolina State Archives
*NC Historic Sites
*NC State Historic Preservation Office
*Archaeological and Historic Preservation Projects, by county
*NC Maritime Museum
*Historical Publications
*Vital Records (how to obtain birth and death certificates)
*North Carolina Museum of History

Other Libraries Maps
*On-line Catalog, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
*UNC Library Manuscripts Collection
*On-line Catalog, Duke University
*Duke University Special Collections Library
*East Carolina University’s Joyner Library
*NC State University’s D.H. Hill Library
*Friends Historical Collection, Guilford College
*Rowan County Public Library - extensive genealogical collection
*NC LIVE - on-line library cooperative
*City Directories - library locations of city directories for NC towns
Map collection, thanks to Tim Treadwell!
*“A New and Accurate Map of North Carolina in North America”, dated 1779 - Shows the whole state from the coast west to the Rowan County area, with rivers and towns
*1780 map - This one includes more of South Carolina, and shows some military sites
*Major roads in 1820 - A modern map, showing the major roads and settlements in 1820, from Baltimore to Savannah, and west to Memphis
*European settlers in NC and SC - Origins and migration patterns of the major European settlers
*Major Indian paths, roads and settlements 1660-1775 - This modern map shows the whole state
*NC Maps from 1676 & 1696 – these maps are from the University of Georgia’s Hargett Rare Book & Manuscript Library. They are exquisite!
*NC maps from 1895 atlas
*NC maps from 1914 atlas
*Civil War battle maps
Additional USGenWeb Projects NCGenWeb Archives Project
*United States Digital Map Library
*North Carolina Digital Map Page
*Pensions Project
*Special Collections Project
*Census Image Project
*NC Census Image Page
*Church Project
*NC Church Project Page
*Marriages Project
*NC Marriages Project Page
*Obituaries Project
*NC Obituary Project Page
*Tombstone Transcription Project
*NC Tombstone Transcription Project Page
*African-American Griots Project
*USGenWeb Lineage Project
*USGenWeb Kidz Project

USGenWeb Archives Project Home

NCGenWeb Archives Index by County

*Bible Records
*Biography and Collection Records
*Cemetery Records
*Census Records
*Court Records
*Deeds
*History
*Marriage Records
*Military Records
*Obituaries
*Vital Records
*Wills and Estates

More Tips for locating genealogical information

Can't find what you are looking for? Try one of these suggestions.

If you are in need of a lookup here are some suggestions that you can try:

a. Ask on the GenWeb or RootsWeb Query forum.

b. Ask on the county mail list if anyone can help you.

c. Call or write to the local library. (I send a small donation to the library when requesting assistance.)

d. Search for books online. There are many sites that have books that are free for the download.

e. Check out the books that are located at NCGenWeb Statewide Information

f. Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness

g. Genealogy Lookup Forum on Rootsweb/Ancestry

Research Resources

Sampson Co. Historical Society North Carolina Genealogical Society
How to obtain Vital Record Information Registrar of Deeds
   

Books for Sale

Sampson County Books for Sale
External Link: North Carolina in the Civil War
External Link: Women of the American Civil War

 

USGenWeb Special Projects

Additional USGenWeb Projects NCGenWeb Archives Project
*United States Digital Map Library
*North Carolina Digital Map Page
*Pensions Project
*Special Collections Project
*Census Image Project
*NC Census Image Page
*Church Project
*NC Church Project Page
*Marriages Project
*NC Marriages Project Page
*Obituaries Project
*NC Obituary Project Page
*Tombstone Transcription Project
*NC Tombstone Transcription Project Page
*African-American Griots Project
*USGenWeb Lineage Project
*USGenWeb Kidz Project

USGenWeb Archives Project Home

NCGenWeb Archives Index by County

*Bible Records
*Biography and Collection Records
*Cemetery Records
*Census Records
*Court Records
*Deeds
*History
*Marriage Records
*Military Records
*Obituaries
*Vital Records
*Wills and Estates

 

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Jo Branch, County Coordinator