Genealogy Resources

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    Available from any computer with Internet access.
     Available from any computer with a library card.
 Available from any computer with a library card,
               provided by the State Library of NC.
   Available from any computer within a library building.

Ancestry Library Edition
Offers over a billion names in over 3000 unique databases, including the Social Security Death Index. Available both at the Main Library and all Branches.

Documenting the American South
DocSouth includes books, diaries, posters, artifacts, letters, oral history interviews and songs related to southern history, literature, and culture.

Heritage Quest
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.

North Carolina Collection - Durham County Library
The NC Collection at the Durham County Library offers a more expansive list of genealogy and local history resources both on the web and in print.

Last Update: August 28, 2012