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Genealogy
Guides to Research
Print & Microform Sources
Genealogy can be a consuming, lifetime hobby. There is no "easy" way to get back to the Mayflower. The deeper you go into it, the more leads there are to follow. This guide is just a starting place, for certainly resources, especially Web sites, appear daily.Web sites:
Cyndi's List is a good beginning
point, both for "how to" and websites of genealogical information.
Be sure to look at the "Are you new to
Genealogy" page: http://www.CyndisList.com/
GenTutor.Professional genealogist Beverly Whitaker provides general information on genealogical research,including how to charge pedigrees and a bibliography of recommended
reading.
http://www.geocities.com/gentutor
FamilySearch is the genealogy website for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
"How do I get started" is a great link for an overview of the research process.
http://www.familysearch.org/
Reference books:
African American genealogical sourcebook. UNCW Reference E185.96.A444 1995
Finding a place called home : a guide to African-American genealogy and historical identity.
UNCW Reference E185.96.W69 1999
North Carolina Research: Genealogy and Local History.UNCW
Reference CS49 .N67 1996
North Carolina State Archives: State Agency Finding Aids of Interest to
Genealogists.
UNCW Reference CD3424 .N67 1997
Printed Sources: A Guide to Published Genealogical Records.UNCW
Reference CS9 .P74 1998
Virtual Roots: A Guide to Genealogy and Local History on the World Wide
Web.
UNCW Reference CS21. K46
Other books:
Search the library catalog under the Subject "Genealogy" or "United States Genealogy Handbooks" for how-to guides. Several of the titles found are e-books (indicated by the logo of NetLibrary). UNCW students, faculty and staff may access these books from off-campus by first setting up a registration from an on-campus PC. Other North Carolina residents can contact their local public library for access information.
Many Internet sites are available which will help you get started, but know ahead it will also take many trips to various court houses and many printed sources to find what you need.Some of these sites provide limited free information and require a subscription for more detailed access.
CastleGarden.org Free searchable database of 10 million immigrants who arrived at Castle Garden (NY), 1830- 1892, the year Ellis Island opened.
http://www.castlegarden.org/
Ellis Island Free registration allows you to search passenger lists for the 22 million people arriving at Ellis Island, 1892-1924.
Family Tree Searcherprovides a metasearch of genealogy sites using detailed data on your
ancestor.
http://www.familytreesearcher.com/
Genealogy: Advice for Effective Searches leads you through a variety of questions to provide appropriate specific advice. http://www.genealogy-search-advice.com/
Geneology.org is part of MyFamily,
Inc., who also produce the subscription service Ancestry.com.
Some information is provided free of charge and it provides links to
the most popular Genealogy.org
member websites. http://www.genealogy.org/
Social Security Death Index: http://www.ancestry.com/ssdi/advanced.htm
Tribal Junction: Serves as a tool to build family trees and as a social networking site for descendants.
Web Directories:
Alta-Vista -Directory-
Society - Genealogy
Yahoo Directory for American
Genealogy
Military Records:
World War II Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, 1938-1946 http://aad.archives.gov/aad/series_description.jsp?series_id=3360&coll_id=null
This library has a good amount of information in printed and microfilmed sources. Our concentration is mostly the Southeastern North Carolina region, Our focus is: Bladen, Brunswick, Columbus, Duplin, New Hanover, Onslow, Pender, and Sampson Counties. The collection also contains some resources from other North Carolina areas, and other states. For best results in finding resources, use both browsing and searching strategies. Browse both the Reference and General Collections in these call numbers:
| Call Number | Subject |
| CS | Genealogy |
| F251 - F259 | North Carolina |
| F262.B45 | Bladen County |
| F262.B9 | Brunswick County |
| F262.C6 | Columbus County |
| F262.D77 | Duplin County |
| F262.N5 | New Hanover County |
| F262.O5 | Onslow County |
| F262.P37 | Pender County |
| F262.S3 | Sampson County |
| HA557 | Census Records |
When looking for material at the county level, be aware of the date your county was created. It may be necessary to look at other counties at earlier dates. For instance, Pender County was formed in 18?? from New Hanover County. New Hanover County was formed 1729 from Craven County. County history profiles can be found in the North Carolina Encyclopedia Search the catalog, looking for the following subject subheadings:
| Type of Record | Subject subheadings |
| Birth | Registers of birth; Birth certificates |
| Marriage | Marriage records |
| Divorce | Divorce records |
| Death |
Cemeteries; Death--Proof and certification; Death notices; Obituaries; Statistics, Vital; |
| Other Church/Temple Records | Church records and registers |
| Wills & Probate | Wills; Probate records |
| Deeds & Land grants | Deeds; Land grants; Land titles |
| Taxes | Tax assessment; Taxation |
| Other Court Records | Court records; Bankruptcy; Collecting of accounts; Executors and administrators; Guardian and ward; Voting registers |
| Immigration | Emigration and immigration; Passenger lists; |
| Naturalization | Naturalization records |
| Slave | African
Americans--[state]--[county]--Genealogy; Slave records; Slaves--[state]--[county] |
| Military | Military discharge; Muster rolls; Registers, lists, etc.; Veterans |
HeritageQuest: This database (provided as part of the NCLIVE digital library service) provides online access for the U. S. Census.
Census Online: Provides access to online U.S. census indexes, images, and information about the cenus as well as links to some online census records from the United Kingdom.
Sources that aid in using the Census are:
Guides to the Census:
American Census Handbook. UNCW Reference CS49 .K4 2001
A Century of Population Growth: From the First Census of the United States
to the Twelfth 1790-1900.
UNCW Reference HA195. A5 1967 (This source
is particularly valuable for Table 111, which lists name
variations and alternate spellings.)
Measuring
America: The Decennial Censuses from 1790 to 2000. UNCW Documents
C3.2:M 46/2
Researcher's Guide to United States Census Availability, 1790-1920.
UNCW Reference CS49 .H35 1992
Indexes to the North Carolina Census:
Prior to the first U.S. Census of Population in 1790, the State of North Carolina passed a law ordering each county to appoint a person to list inhabitants. State Census of North Carolina 1784-1787 (UNCW Reference F258 .N9 1971a) is a transcription and name index of the records collected.
Indexes to the U.S. Census in the library's collection are:
Heads of Families at the First Census of the United States Taken in the Year
1790: North Carolina.
UNCW Reference HA551.5 .N79 1966
Index to the 1800 Census of North Carolina. UNCW Reference HA551.5
.N80 1977
North Carolina 1800 Census Index, A-Z. UNCW Reference HA551.5 .N80
2000
Index to the 1810 Census of North Carolina. UNCW Reference HA551.5
.N81 1978
North Carolina 1810 Census Index, A-Z. UNCW Reference HA551.5 .N81 2000
Index to 1820 Census of North Carolina. UNCW Reference HA551/5 .N82
1978
North Carolina 1870 Census Index. UNCW Reference HA551.5 .N87 1999
Bladen County:
1790 Bladen County Census. UNCW Reference HA557 .B681 B79 1977
1800 Bladen County Census. UNCW Reference HA557 .B681 B80 1970
1810 Federal Census of Bladen County, North Carolina. UNCW
Reference HA557 .B681 B81 1976
1820 census, Bladen County, North Carolina. UNCW Reference HA557
.B681 B82 1980
1830 Federal Census of Bladen County, North Carolina. UNCW
Reference HA557 .B681 B83 1976
Population Schedule of the Sixth Census of the United States, 1840 : Bladen
County, North Carolina.
UNCW Reference HA557 .B681 B84 1970
1850 Federal Census of Bladen County, North
Carolina. UNCW Reference HA557 .B681 B85 1976
1860 Federal Census of Bladen County North Carolina. UNCW
Reference HA557 .B681 B86 1980
1870 Federal Census of Bladen County, North Carolina. UNCW
Reference HA557 .B681 B87 1994
Brunswick County:
Brunswick County, North Carolina 1810 & 1820 Federal Censuses. UNCW
Reference HA557 .B78 B81 1995
Brunswick County, North Carolina, 1840 Federal Census. UNCW
Reference HA557 .B78 B84 1989
1850 Federal Census of Brunswick County, North Carolina. UNCW
Reference HA557 .B78 B85 1977
1860 Federal Census, Brunswick County, North Carolina. UNCW
Reference HA557 .B78 B86 1989
Columbus County:
1860 U.S. Census, Columbus County, North Carolina with Slave and Mortality
Schedules.
UNCW Reference HA557 .C686 C86 1988
Duplin County:
Duplin County, North Carolina : census taken by the State of North Carolina,
1786.
UNCW Reference HA557 .D880 D78 1967
The First Census of the United States, 1790 : Duplin County, North Carolina.
UNCW Reference HA557 .D880 D86 1966
The Second Census of the United States, 1800, Duplin County, North
Carolina.
UNCW Reference HA557 .D880 D80 1966
Duplin County, North Carolina, 1840 Federal Census. UNCW Reference HA557
.D880 D84 1991
1860 Federal Census : Duplin County, North Carolina.
UNCW Reference & UNCW SENC-Books HA557. D880 D86 1994
New Hanover County:
New Hanover County, North Carolina : census taken by the State of North
Carolina, 1786
UNCW Reference HA557 .N4 N78 1967
The First Census of the United States, 1790, New Hanover County, North
Carolina
UNCW Reference HA557 .N4 N79 1966
New Hanover County, North Carolina 1830 Census. UNCW Reference
HA557 .N4 N83 1990
New Hanover County, North Carolina, 1840 Federal Census. UNCW
Reference HA557 .N4 N84 1994
1850 Federal Census of New Hanover County, North Carolina. UNCW
Reference HA557.N4 N85 1982
Lenoir County:
Lenoir County, North Carolina, 1850 Census. UNCW General Collection
HA557 .L4 L85 1968
Robeson County:
1850 Federal Census of Robeson County, North Carolina. UNCW
Reference HA557 .R6 R85 1980
Sampson County:
The first census of the United States, 1790, Sampson County, North Carolina.
UNCW SENC-Books HA557 .S3 R415
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WorldCat: This database is the union catalog for approximately 46,000 libraries. It is an excellent resource for identifying published, web-based and archival resources. Use it to search for compilations of records and for family histories.(Researchers not affiliated with UNCW can get a password to use WorldCat on NCLIVE through their public library.)New Hanover County Public Library on 3rd and Chestnut Streets has a North Carolina Room on the second floor of the library with many helpful resources.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on College Road across from the University has an excellent collection of resources.
County Courthouses will have records you will want to search.
North Carolina State Library in Raleigh has a genealogy library with many excellent resources. The Archives Search Room is located in the same building. For information on genealogical research in North Carolina, see the State Library Web Site http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/iss/gr/genealog.htm
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