Roanoke Beacon March 14, 1890 In Memoriam Our community was painfully shocked on Saturday morning last, the 8th inst., by the receipt of a telegram from Turtle Creek, Penn., the Continue Reading →

I’ve added a new page with links to freely available directory information for Washington County.  The page is here.  Currently, the years span 1903-1916 but I hope to be able Continue Reading →

A new page has been added to the site for capturing information of genealogical & historical interest about education in Washington County.   The first two documents on the page Continue Reading →

Just a reminder After such a cold two weeks, Wednesday is predicted to be a beautiful day to get out and go somewhere. WCGS will meet briefly at 2:00 PM at the Continue Reading →

Chicago Defender July 12, 1924, p. A10, col. 6 Plymouth, N.C. Most every Race church in the city is undergoing reconstruction or anticipates such.  The cornerstone to the New chapel’s Continue Reading →

At 2pm on October 21, 2009, the Washington County Genealogy Society will host its 2009 annual meeting.  The meeting will be held at the Masonic Lodge at 703 NC 32 S. Continue Reading →

Whenever I find some spare time, your county coordinator likes to abstract information from old issues of the Roanoke Beacon Newspaper.   This is a personal project I’ve been doing Continue Reading →

In the December 20, 1856 of the Scientific American magazine, an ad was published on behalf of Edgar Hanks of Plymouth, NC. In the ad, Edgar advertises a saw mill Continue Reading →

I’ve added a new section to the site today for Biographies that you can find here or use the drop down menu in the sidebar under Records/Data So far, I’ve Continue Reading →

The NC State Archives offers a number of useful lists of their collections.   Among them is a list of Guardianship Records they hold for Washington County. I’ve linked the Continue Reading →