Genealogy Resources

"BillionGraves is the world′s largest resource for searchable GPS cemetery data, and is growing bigger and better every day. You can help by collecting headstone images from local and other cemeteries, and then by transcribing the personal information found on the images." Description taken from site.

"Search America's historic newspaper pages from 1789-1963 or use the U.S. Newspaper Directory to find information about American newspapers published between 1690-present." Description taken from site.

This site provide tips and tricks to help both the novice and the expert conduct genealogical research. Requires free account to use.

This site allows the user to search Census Records, Books, City Directories, and more for free. If this link does not work, then please use the one on our homepage!

Use this link to browse passenger lists, prisoners of war, photographs, and more ranging from 1800-present.

This page from the National Archives provides links to popular topics, tools, and events for genealogists, as well as providing reports, guides, and service records.

"The USGenWeb Project is a group of volunteers working together and having fun providing free online genealogy help and information for every U.S. state and county. Our national site provides links to state sites, which, in turn, provide gateways to the counties." Description taken from site.

"At Find A Grave you’ll find details about cemeteries and individual memorials for many people buried in those cemeteries. Memorials generally include birth, death and burial information and may include pictures, biographies, family information and more." Description taken from site.

"Provides live access to Federal land conveyance records for the Public Land States, including image access to more than five million Federal land title records issued between 1788 and the present. We also have images of survey plats and field notes, land status records, and control document index records. Due to organization of documents in the GLO collection, this site does not currently contain every Federal title record issued for the Public Land States." Description taken from site.

"This North Carolina state page of our website provides direct links to major databases and historical titles and information found on North Carolina genealogy and history, whether they exist on our site, or across the web." Description taken from site. 7-day free trial.

The Family Research Society of Northeastern North Carolina, Inc. (FRSNNC) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization that was incorporated in 1992. The primary purpose of FRSNNC is to collect, research, preserve, and exchange genealogical and historical information pertaining to the counties of Camden, Chowan, Currituck, Dare, Gates, Pasquotank and Perquimans.

"Carolinas Genealogical Society is a non-profit organization chartered in 1964 for the purpose of gathering, compiling, publishing and preserving historical (records)." - Taken from website.

"The Carolinas Genealogical Society is a non-profit organization chartered in 1964 for the purpose of gathering, compiling, publishing and preserving historical and genealogical records of Union County and surrounding counties of Anson, Mecklenburg in North Carolina. We also have a limited number of records for Lancaster and Chesterfield Counties of South Carolina . We are a non-profit 501 (c) (3) organization located in Union County which was formed in 1842 from portions of Mecklenburg and Anson counties. Monroe is the county seat." - Taken from website.

"The FamilySearch Research Wiki is a free, online genealogical guide created and maintained by FamilySearch, a non-profit organization. It contains links to genealogy databases, websites, other resources, research strategies, and genealogical guidance to assist in the search for your ancestors. Articles included are locality pages for countries around the world and topic pages that include pertinent genealogy record types explaining how to use the record, what it contains, and how to find it." - Taken from website.

"The Cumberland County Genealogical Society (North Carolina) was established in January 1984 to encourage and facilitate genealogical research in the county. " - Taken from website.

"Almost anything concerning North Carolina and Cumberland County, past or present, can be found in the Local & State History Department. The department’s two collections, North Carolina Reference and Genealogy Reference." - Taken from website.