Whether you are just starting your family history research or well into the project, keeping up with ever expanding online resources can be a challenge. We have listed a number of sites that may be of value in your search.

Colonial & State Records of NC
Digital Library on American Slavery (searchable database on slaves, slaveholders and free people of color)
Documenting the American South
Durham County Public Library - Links to Online Genealogy Resources
NC Maps
NC Museum of History - Search on Thomas Ferebee
Southern Historical Collection
State Library of NC
State of NC Archives
State of NC Vital Records

National Archives
Family History Library (LDS)
U.S. GenWeb Project
RootsWeb
Immigration Ships Transcribers Guild
Castle Garden Immigration
Ellis Island Immigration

Eastern Shore VA Public Library

Archive Grid - a resource of NC LIVE
ArchiveGrid is an important destination for searching for historical documents, personal papers and family histories held in archives throughout the world. ArchiveGrid is an online service that provides access to detailed archival collection descriptions. It includes nearly a million descriptions of archival collections held by thousands of libraries, museums, historical societies and archives worldwide.

Family associations may be a good source of information. Here are a few links to some Davie County names.

Boone Society
Chapman Family
Gaither
Hairston
Jarvis & Others (300 related families of old Rowan inc. Booe, March, Glasscock)
McGuire
Sheek
William Thompson Descendants
Willcockson

From ablepsy to yellowjacket, medical descriptions can be a challenge; consult our guide to medical ailments for a cure.

Check out these penny postcards from North Carolina for glimpses of the past.

Interested in historic preservation? Review Michigan State's list of grantors. Consider purchasing a historic NC site.

Looking for the historical society in your area of NC? See the website for the Federation of NC Historical Societies.

Visit NC Civil War sites virtually at Civil War Traveler.

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