Category Archives: Genealogy

Help us transcribe family history documents!

Posted on July 22, 2011 by GHLstaff

The State Library needs your help transcribing family history / genealogy documents. Most are handwritten or poor quality typewritten documents that computers can’t translate into text using character recognition software. We need humans to transcribe the pages in order to … Continue reading →

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Beginning July 9, 2011 – New Saturday Hours at the Government and Heritage Library – Genealogical Services

Posted on June 21, 2011 by GHLstaff

Effective July 9, 2011,  the Government and Heritage Library’s Genealogical Services’ hours of operation on Saturdays will be 9:00 a.m  to 2:00 p. m. This change in Saturday hours is due to budget cuts. Thank you for your understanding and … Continue reading →

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Over 400 Bible Records Added to Family Records Collection

Posted on June 20, 2011 by GHLstaff

URL: http://familyrecords.ncdcr.gov Nearly 1,500 of the roughly 2,200  family Bible records in the State Archives collections are now available online through the Family Records Online Collection, a project of the State Archives and State Library. Since 2009, staff and volunteers … Continue reading →

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Free Genealogy Workshop – Nov. 16th

Posted on October 29, 2010 by GHLstaff

Introduction to Genealogical Research at the GHL and the North Carolina State Archives Spend the morning with the staff of the Government and Heritage Library, the North Carolina State Archives and members of the Yates Mills NSDAR  as we introduce … Continue reading →

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2010 Best State Websites, Family & Tree Magazine

Posted on October 15, 2010 by GHLstaff

The State Archives’ newspaper and maps collections were highlighted as some of the best genealogy resources on the web this year by Family & Tree magazine! In addition, the post, listed here, mentions the partnership program between the Archives and … Continue reading →

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Free talk: Family Bible Records Collection

Posted on October 4, 2010 by GHLstaff

Don’t forget to attend this great event! “Getting to Know Your Family: the Family Records Collection of the State Archives and State Library” Bullard Family Tree Date: October 6 Location: State Archives/Library Building Auditorium Time: 12 noon—1:00 p.m. Tracing your … Continue reading →

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Workshop Update- Beginner Genealogy, October 20th

Posted on September 29, 2010 by GHLstaff

WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL! Thank you for your interest in the Oct. 20th workshop. Sign up is now closed. In the coming months we will be offering more genealogy workshops focusing on specific topics and resources. Beginner Genealogy Workshop Have you … Continue reading →

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FREE EVENT, OCTOBER 6. Getting to know the Family Records Online collection

Posted on September 16, 2010 by GHLstaff

“Getting to Know Your Family: the Family Records Collection of the State Archives and State Library” Date: Wednesday, October 6 Location: State Archives/Library Building Auditorium Time: 12 noon—1:00 p.m. Tracing your ancestry isn’t easy. Often the only place some marriages, … Continue reading →

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Beginner Genealogy Workshop – Oct. 20th

Posted on September 16, 2010 by GHLstaff

  Beginner Genealogy Workshop Have you always wanted to research your family tree and don’t know where to begin? Then this workshop is for you! In honor of October being Family History Month the Government and Heritage Library is hosting … Continue reading →

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More family Bibles added to digital NC Family Records Collection

Posted on August 13, 2010 by GHLstaff

Garriss. Hackney. Idol. Jackson. Kearns. Lacks. Bible histories for these and nearly 320 other families – with names mainly beginning with the letters G, H, I, J, K, and L — are now searchable as part of the freely available … Continue reading →

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