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Vance County Register of Deeds |
Vance County Land Plats 1881 - 1992 |
| 122 Young Street |
Searchable database of land records |
| Henderson, NC 27536 |
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| (252) 738-2110 |
North Carolina State Archives |
| For copies of Birth, Death & Marriage, & Deed Records |
109 E. Jones Street |
Mailing Address: |
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Raleigh, NC 27601 |
4614 Mail Service Center |
| Vance County Government |
(919) 807-7310 |
Raleigh, NC 27699-4614 |
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| North Carolina Vital Records |
NC State Archives Online Correspondence
Service |
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(will do lookups from 17 categories as listed on site) |
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| Vance County Clerk of the Court |
North Carolina Dept. of Cultural Resources |
| 156 Church Street, Suite 101 |
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| Henderson, NC 27536 |
State Library of North Carolina Digital Repository: |
| (252) 738-9000 |
Vance County Results |
| For copies of Wills, Estates & associated records |
State
Library Newspaper Collection Project |
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Includes listing of all newspapers on microfilm-past & present |
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Getting
Started in Genealogy- instructions from State Library |
| Vance County Flag and History |
Finding
Slave Records - informative guide from State Library |
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Research Help from the State Library |
| National Register of Historic Sites- Vance County |
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| Vance County Cemeteries |
Vance County Obituary Search
(from ObitCentral.com) |
| From Allen Dew's Cemetery Census website |
GenLookups: Obits - obit lookup
volunteers |
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Plank Chapel Cemetery
(from Interment.com) |
Rootsweb Obituaries Board -
includes 1000s posted obits |
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Find-A-Grave: Vance County
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Vance County Postcards: UNC CH Collection |
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NC Digital Collection: Vance Co.
Cemeteries |
UNC-Chapel Hill Library
Catalog: Vance County |
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| Ashland Plantation |
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Oldest home in Vance Co., built 1740 by Samuel Henderson (1695-1783), grandfather of city founder, Leonard Henderson |
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| North Carolina Genealogical Society, Inc. |
Vance County Historical Society |
| P. O. Box 30815 |
P. O. Box 1533 |
| Raleigh, NC 27622-0815 |
Henderson, NC 27536 |
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| H. Leslie Perry Memorial Library |
North Carolina Society Addresses |
| 205 Breckenridge Street |
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| Henderson, NC 27536 |
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| (252) 438- 3316 |
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Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet |
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| Resources for North Carolina Research: |
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GenDisasters: Events that Touched Our Ancestors Lives |
Virtual Wall Memorial-Vietnam Casualty List for NC |
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American Memory from Library of Congress |
North Carolina Civil War
Sesquicentennial |
| Documenting the American South Collections |
Center for Civil War Photography |
| NCPedia (everything you want
to know about North Carolina) |
Museum of the Confederacy |
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Newspaper Abstracts (stories from the past) |
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African American Research: |
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Afrigeneas.com - the premier website for Af-Am
researchers |
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Afrigeneans Talking- discussions of
African American concerns |
| Can't read those old Death Certificates or understand what |
Christine's African Genealogy Website |
| those illnesses were? Check out these websites: |
John Hope Franklin Research
Center |
| Rudy's List of Archaic Medical Terms |
NC Museum of History - A Timeline of African-American
History |
| Old Medical Ailments |
Henderson Institute Historical Museum, Vance County |
| Glossary of Old Occupations |
Artifacts regarding the education of African Americans |
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African American Migration
Experience |
| If you like old photos, check out this collection: |
Early Black Fire
Fighters of North Carolina |
| Hugh Mangum Photo Collections,1890-1922 |
African American History Guide
- Links to many research databases |
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BlackPast.Org
- An online
reference guide to African-American History |
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African - Native American Genealogy |
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| Bible Records Online
-thousands of bibles online |
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| Common Nicknames in Your Family Tree |
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| Female Nicknames & Family Naming
Patterns |
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| The Inflation Calculator
-converts old currency values |
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| Perpetual
Calendar -find a calendar any year, past/present |
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| Naming Traditions -our ancestors
procedure for naming children |
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| Genealogy Encyclopedia -learn what those words
meant |
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| Epidemics & Other Health History in North Carolina: |
Native American Research: |
| List of Epidemics in World History |
Coastal Carolina Indian Research |
| Epidemics in U.S., 1633-1952 |
Melungeons.com - Research for many Indian names & tribes |
| Encyclopedia of Genealogy: Epidemics |
Tuscarora Indian War - Detailed account of
relationship between early Indians and North Carolinians |
Influenza Outbreak of 1918-1919 |
Cherokee History - Includes research & links |
| History of Public
Health Issues in North Carolina |
Search the
Chapman Rolls |
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Cherokee by
Blood -info on Indian research, including Rolls |
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Native American Genealogy |
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| Websites with Vance County Family Pages: |
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Falkner
Families |
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| Reavis Family of Vance County |
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| Benjamin Wyche Family |
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| Ealie
Grissom Family of Kittrell, NC |
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| Maps: |
Books with Vance Co. or North Carolina material can be found: |
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1895 North Carolina
- State & County Maps |
Ancestral Tracks - Includes
all Vance Co. wills as well as other NC
County documents & services; Records of Wills 1923-1948 lookup service also available; contact for details |
| North Carolina County Formation - 1700-1912 |
Golden West Marketing |
| USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library |
Barnetta McGhee White
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North Carolina Maps Collection- State Archives |
Big Tree Genealogy Books |
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USGS-GNIS Vance County Features Results - Find out where locations are using survey data |
UNC Press - the University of NC has a number of
publications |
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Heritage Books |
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| FamilySearch Vital Records Databases-Vance County: |
Local Newspapers: |
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Searchable free databases- |
Henderson Daily Dispatch |
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NC
Birth Index 1800-2000 |
The Warren Record |
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Deaths & Burials 1898-1994 |
The News-Observer |
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NC Death Certificates 1906-1930 - Images included |
Durham Herald Sun |
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NC
Death Records 1931-1994 |
The Franklin Times |
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NC Marriages 1759-1979 |
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NC County
Marriages 1762-1979 - Images included |
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NC
Probate Records 1735-1970 - Browsable, Images included |
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