A Fire — On Christmas morning at 3 o’clock, aunt Sarah GARRETT, a worthy colored woman, heard something in her kitchen and on going to the door found the room Continue Reading →

This weekend I was quite fortunate to receive a collection of back issues of the newsletters of the Washington County Genealogical Society! The group includes the first issue in March Continue Reading →

45th REYNOLDS FAMILY REUNION 10:00 AM on Sunday May 20th, 2012 Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Tyrrell County NC This is a reunion of the descendants of William Reynolds Jr. and his sister Matilda Jane Reynolds Spencer, Continue Reading →

Do you have plans October 15th & 16th, 2011?  If you can make it, the members of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church and St. Anne’s Episcopal Church are celebrating their 175 Continue Reading →

I’d love to hear from any Washington County researchers that are on Facebook! FamilySearch has a new NC Genealogy Research page and if you’re on FB, please consider “liking” the Continue Reading →

Thanks to a Washington County genealogy researcher, I’ve learned that Plymouth will be getting an African-American history museum – great news!       An article from April in the Continue Reading →

44th REYNOLDS FAMILY REUNION 10:00 AM on Sunday May 15th, 2011 Bethlehem Primitive Baptist Church in Tyrrell County NC This is a reunion of the descendants of William Reynolds Jr. Continue Reading →

In case you haven’t visited in awhile, the Washington County government website has a redesign.  Perhaps I’m the last one to find out, but I was quite pleased with the Continue Reading →