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Ancestry Library

An online resource for tracing family histories; it provides access to more than 600 million names in over 2,500 databases, both U.S. and International. It is updated daily.

Durham County Library locations only

HeritageQuest (through NCLIVE)

A resource for census data, family records, and local history. The collection provides access to every extant U.S. federal census, as well as a multitude of family genealogies, local histories, tax lists, city directories, land and probate records, birth, marriage, and death records, and more. For the current NCLIVE remote password, contact any Durham County Library branch.

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Recommended Web Sites	Access
North Carolina Genealogy Sites
The Civil War Archive--Union Regiments in North Carolina	Available anywhere with Internet access
The Civil War Reference Network	Available anywhere with Internet access
Duke University Libraries--Special Collections	Available anywhere with Internetaccess
Durham-Orange Genealogical Society of North Carolina Contains index to Durham and Orange County cemeteries: Cemeteries of Durham County Cemeteries of Orange County	Available anywhere with Internet access
Guide to African-American Documentary Resources in North Carolina	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina and the Civil War (from NC Museum of History)	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina Civil War Home Page	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina ECHO A doorway to the special collections of North Carolina's libraries, archives, and museums.	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina Genealogical Society Click on "Local Societies" in the left-hand column of the site's home page for a list of societies by county.	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina Records: Census, Cemeteries, Land, Obituaries, Personal, Taxes and Vital Records From Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet	Available anywhere with Internet access
The North Carolina Government Information Locator Service (NC GILS) This site provides an electronic index to available information within state and local governments. It includes a searchable database of series level descriptions of state agency records in the custody of the North Carolina State Archives.	>Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina State Archives This site provides a link to the Manuscript and Archives Reference Systems (MARS), the Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives: County Records, and listings of records such as estates records filed alphabetically with the county records in the Archives' custody.	Available anywhere with Internet access
Repositories of Primary Sources in North Carolina	Available anywhere with Internet access
Service Records of North Carolina Confederate Soldiers	Available anywhere with Internet access
State Library of North Carolina--Genealogy Resources A wealth of information here, including a good description of how to begin to do genealogical research entitled "Getting Started in Genealogy."	Available anywhere with Internet access
Stokes County, North Carolina Census (1790) First part of the Stokes County census.	Available anywhere with Internet access
Stokes County, North Carolina Census (1790) Second part of the Stokes County census.	Available anywhere with Internet access
Surry County, North Carolina Census (1790) First part of the Surry County census.	Available anywhere with Internet access
Surry County, North Carolina Census (1790) Second part of the Surry County census.	Available anywhere with Internet access
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries--Wilson Library Although genealogy is not a focus, has lots of material of genealogical interest, especially in the North Carolina and Southern Historical collections.	Available anywhere with Internet access
The Vietnam Veterans Memorial--North Carolina Includes name, rank, branch, and city, town, or county.	Available anywhere with Internet access
Wilkes County, North Carolina--Divorces, 1820-1899 return to top	Available anywhere with Internet access
Durham and North Carolina History
Digital Durham The Digital Durham web site offers students, teachers, and researchers a range of primary sources with which they may begin to investigate the economic, social, cultural, and political history of a post-bellum southern community.	Available anywhere with Internet access
Durham: Urban Renewal's Legacy	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina Collection--Durham County Library	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina Collection--University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	Available anywhere with Internet access
Rare Book, Manuscript, and Special Collections Library--Duke University Duke has many collections that focus on the history of Durham and North Carolina. The John Hope Franklin Collection contains items related to African American life in Durham during the 20th century. return to top	Available anywhere with Internet access
General Genealogy Sites and Databases
AfriGeneas--African Ancestored Genealogy Home Page	Available anywhere with Internet access
Christine's Genealogy Website African American resources	Available anywhere with Internet access
Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet This site will lead you to over 40,000 genealogy web sites!	Available anywhere with Internet access
Family Search (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)	Available anywhere with Internet access
Find A Grave	Available anywhere with Internet access
Genealogy.Com	Available anywhere with Internet access
Geneology Forum	Available anywhere with Internet access
GenTree--Online Genealogical Database	Available anywhere with Internet access
National Archives and Records Administration NARA has many records that are useful for genealogical research, including Korean and Vietnam war dead sorted by name or home town.	Available anywhere with Internet access
RootsWeb	Available anywhere with Internet access
Social Security Death Index (Full access from within any Durham County Library branch; limited access from home)	Available anywhere with Internet access
State and Local Genealogical Societies	Available anywhere with Internet access
US GenWeb Project	Available anywhere with Internet access
WorldGen Web Project return to top	Available anywhere with Internet access
Archives, Libraries, and Associations
Daughters of the American Revolution	Available anywhere with Internet access
Duke University Libraries--Special Collections	Available anywhere with Internet access
Durham County Library North Carolina Collection	Available anywhere with Internet access
Durham Historic Photographic Archives	Available anywhere with Internet access
Durham-Orange Genealogical Society of North Carolina	Available anywhere with Internet access
Family Search (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints)	Available anywhere with Internet access
Federation of Genealogical Societies (FGS)	Available anywhere with Internet access
Guide to African-American Documentary Resources in North Carolina	Available anywhere with Internet access
Library of Congress	Available anywhere with Internet access
Librarians Serving Genealogists (LSG)	Available anywhere with Internet access
The National Archives	Available anywhere with Internet access
National Genealogical Society	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina Public Libraries from Public Libraries.com	Available anywhere with Internet access
North Carolina State Archives This site provides a link to the Manuscript and Archives Reference Systems (MARS), the Guide to Research Materials in the North Carolina State Archives: County Records and listings of records such as estates records filed alphabetically with the county records in the Archives' custody.	Available anywhere with Internet access
Public and academic libraries	Available anywhere with Internet access
Society Hall The most comprehensive directory of genealogical and historical societies on the web.	Available anywhere with Internet access
State and Local Genealogical Societies	Available anywhere with Internet access
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries--Wilson Library	Available anywhere with Internet access
State Library of North Carolina--Genealogical Research return to top	Available anywhere with Internet access
Magazines, Newsgroups, & Mailing Lists
Ancestry's Daily News	Available anywhere with Internet access
Genealogy Online	Available anywhere with Internet access
Message boards A comprehensive site for accessing genealogical message boards.	Available anywhere with Internet access
ROOTS-L Home Page ROOTS-L is a mailing list for people interested in genealogy. return to top	Available anywhere with Internet access

Maintained by Lynn Richardson, NC History Librarian.

Last update: March 14, 2007

Patricia Dew, NC Assistant.

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North Carolina Genealogy Sites

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