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North Carolina is being developed as a genealogical and historical resource for your personal use. It contains information and records for North Carolina ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Specifically, it provides sources for birth records, death records, marriage records, census records, tax records, court records, and military records. It also provides some historical details about ...
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May 31, 2024 · North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History, 2nd Ed. This is the updated, revised second edition of the book that set the standard for state research guides with its award-winning 1st Edition published in 1980. It’s not just how to do North Carolina genealogy, it’s how to do genealogy period! (Hardback, 620 pages)
State Library of North Carolina . Department of Natural & Cultural Resources 109 East Jones St. Raleigh, NC 27601. Mailing: 4640 Mail Service Center,
The NCGenWeb Project is part of the national USGenWeb Project and is the home of a network of volunteers working to provide you with genealogical & historical content for each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. The state is bordered by Virginia , Tennessee, Georgia & South Carolina. Here at the NCGenWeb Project you will find many resources ...
- Introduction to North Carolina Vital Records
- What You Need to Know Before You Begin Researching
- North Carolina Birth Certificates
- North Carolina Death Certificates
- Marriage Records
Vital records are official government records created about birth, marriage, and death. Vital records are crucial to research because they contain rich details about individuals and families. Some essential details may include names of parents, the mother’s maiden name, other family relationships, places of residence, location where the event in qu...
Vital records have not existed for all of North Carolina’s existence. Reporting of marriages began in 1868. Reporting of births and deaths began 1913. By 1920, 90% of births and deaths were being registered. North Carolina is a unique state in that its birth, marriage, and death records are essentially public records as soon as created. North Carol...
Statewide registration of births began in 1913 in North Carolina with general compliance by 1920. Before 1913, no births were recorded by the county or state. However, the cities of Raleigh and Wilmington began keeping birth records in 1890 and 1904. Government programs and the creation of Social Security created a need for official records of birt...
Satewide registration of deaths began in 1913 in North Carolina with general compliance by 1920. Before 1913, no deaths were recorded by the county or state. The cities of Raleigh and Wilmington began keeping their own death records earlier. Raleigh kept death records in 1885. Wilmington starting keeping death records in 1903. Similar to birth cert...
Public record of marriages have been recorded in North Carolina since 1742, but it wasn’t until 1868 that an act “transferred the power to issue marriage licenses to the register of deeds and made the license the only public record of marriages.” Marriage licenses and certificates are typically found together. When researching, take note of which y...
Jun 5, 2024 · The exception is that we cannot do a look-up in a book without an index. We can help with one ancestor in one time period and place at a time. Feel free to contact our library’s staff at slnc.reference@dncr.nc.gov or (919) 814-6790.
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Oct 24, 2023 · North Carolina Information[ edit | edit source] North Carolina is a state located in the eastern portion of the United States. It is divided into 100 counties. North Carolina was the 12th state to join the Union on November 21, 1789. It was formed from the Crown Colony of North Carolina. The State Capital is Raleigh.
