Tag: genealogy

Learn Genealogy – Kick Start Guide

Here’s a Family History Kick Start Guide. Work backwards, starting with yourself and work backwards to your parents, grandparents and so on with as much information as you know. Don’t skip to the next generation until you’ve documented everything you have on each person. Collect… Full… Continue Reading “Learn Genealogy – Kick Start Guide”

North Carolina State Archives

Hey Everyone, I recently discovered this video produced by UNC-TV’s “North Carolina Weekend” about what genealogists can find at the North Carolina State Archives, hosted by Julia Carpenter.  This story talks about what you can find in person, some of our state treasures, and… Continue Reading “North Carolina State Archives”

Learn Genealogy – Good Filing Habits from the Start!

As you begin your quest for your ancestors, here are a few tips you should know from the start. Stay organized.  If you make an effort to stay organized from the start, years from now when you or others retrace your steps, keeping your… Continue Reading “Learn Genealogy – Good Filing Habits from the Start!”

Reminiscences of Randolph County, An Excellent Resource

Online is a book called Reminiscences of Randolph County, [North Carolina] written by J.A. Blair in 1890. This book is available for free online at the Internet Archive and can be read page by page on the archive.org website. It can be very helpful in… Continue Reading “Reminiscences of Randolph County, An Excellent Resource”

Back Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery Images

Quakers have called North Carolina home since the late 1600’s. Randolph County has a “Friends” church called Back Creek Monthly Meeting that began in 1789. It is still active today. While visiting the cemetery, looking for Henley ancestors, I captured many images of both… Continue Reading “Back Creek Monthly Meeting Cemetery Images”