Category Archives: North Carolina State Archives

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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Mapping the Civil War

Posted on March 30, 2011 by GHLstaff

North Carolina Civil War Soldiers: Mapping the Conflict From Wilmington to Petersburg and Gettysburg, North Carolina soldiers served in many of the bloodiest battles of the Civil War. Homesickness, fear, patriotism, spirituality, hunger, all-night picket duty, and time in the … Continue reading →

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Digital Insider newsletter now available

Posted on February 8, 2011 by GHLstaff

This quarter’s “Digital Insider” contains articles that commemorate the Civil War, celebrate Black History Month, and co-locate new state publications. Read more about: North Carolina Public Documents, a recent addition to the State Publications online collection. This 51-volume, 64,500 page … Continue reading →

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The North Carolina Digital Collections

Posted on December 14, 2010 by GHLstaff

Whether you’re new to our digital collections or a long-time user, we hope you’ll enjoy the site we’re formally launching today: the North Carolina Digital Collections.  Staff at the State Archives and State Library have designed this website together, with … Continue reading →

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Digital Preservation Education website

Posted on November 16, 2010 by GHLstaff

The digital information of today is our heritage of tomorrow. —Governor Bev Perdue The North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources’ State Library and State Archives (Cultural Resources) are proud to announce a new website to guide local and state government … 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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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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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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Archives and Libraries Staffers to Speak at National Meeting

Posted on July 20, 2010 by GHLstaff

We are proud that Cultural Resources staff members from the State Archives and the State Library have been asked to speak to the National Society of American Archivists this year.  Through its divisions, Cultural Resources is instrumental to the openness … Continue reading →

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