Wake County Libraries
 
Local Libraries and Archives
  • State Library of North Carolina
    Genealogical Services
    109 E. Jones Street
    Raleigh, NC 27601
    919-733-7222
    Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., closed 12 noon to 1:00 p.m. for lunch
    Family histories, genealogies, published abstracts of records, genealogy reference books.
     
  • North Carolina State Archives
    109 E. Jones Street
    Raleigh, NC 27601
    919-733-3952
    Tuesday-Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.
    Saturday, 9:00 a.m. - 5:30 p.m.
    Sunday & Monday, closed
    Requesting Information by Mail
    Original North Carolina records, some bible records, cemetery records, passenger lists, land grants, vital statistics, county records, etc. See Researching at the North Carolina Archives for more detailed information regarding the Wake County holdings.
     
  • Olivia Raney Local History Library
    4016 Carya Drive
    Raleigh, NC 27610
    919-250-1196
    Monday & Thursday, 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
    Tuesday & Wednesday, 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 pm
    Saturday, 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
    Friday & Saturday, closed
    Branch of the Wake County Public Library System specializing in local history and genealogy. Marriage, deeds, land records, newspapers, genealogical research abstract books, family histories.
     
  • LDS Family History Center
    5060 Six Forks Road
    Raleigh, NC 27609
    919-783-7752
    Monday-Saturday, 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.
    Wednesday & Thursday evenings, 6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
    Sunday, closed
    online catalog
     
  • Duke University Libraries - online catalog
     
  • UNC Charlotte - Special Collections



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