If you are a seasoned Wake County researcher, you no doubt know of Elizabeth Reid Murray and her comprehensive history of Wake County. If not, you should. Her two volumes cover the history of the land we love from the prehistoric times in the region up through the 1920s.  The first volume has always been my favorite with stories of dinosaurs and Wake underwater, on thru the early settlement, the "trouble" with Regulators, the Revolution and choice of Wake for the state capitol. I am delighted to bring to your attention that this first volume of Wake: Capitol County of North Carolina is available to read and enjoy online through a partnership between Olivia Raney Family History Library and Digital NC. The details and links are found in this blog post from the Digital North Carolina Blog: http://www.digitalnc.org/blog/book-about-the-history-of-wake-county-now-online/ Enjoy! Return to the WakeCoGen Website

 From the National Genealogy Society: Contact: Susan Yockey Phone: 571-234-8021 awards@ngsgenealogy.org For Release: 19 October 2020   National Genealogical Society Invites Nominations for its 2021 Awards & Competitions FALLS CHURCH, va, 19 October 2020 —The National Genealogical Society (NGS) invites individuals, societies, and organizations to participate in its  2021 Awards and Competitions  program. NGS annually recognizes excellence in the field of genealogy. This year it has expanded its program to reflect its merger with the Federation of Genealogical Societies.   The deadline for submission of nominations is 15 December 2020.  The  NGS Awards  program recognizes scholarship, service, excellence, and achievement in the fields of genealogy, history, and biography by presenting awards to individuals, societies, and organizations. The Society’s  competitions   challenge individuals and societies! “We encourage you to nominat...

 From NARA: Hundreds of Native American treaties have been scanned and are freely available online, for the first time, through the  National Archives Catalog . Also, in partnership with The Museum of Indian Arts and Culture (MIAC), these treaties and extensive additional historical and contextual information are available through  Treaties Explorer . NARA is also appealing to citizen archivists for assistance in transcribing the treaty documents to make them more searchable and accessible.   View the NARA post here for full details. Update:  Here is a Smithsonian Magazine article about the new feature. Return to the WakeCoGen Website

 Saundra Cropps, our WCGS Volunteer CoOrdinator, is sharing an interesting even and resource with us today. The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) annual conference is virtual this weekend. From Saundra: "The Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society (AAHGS) annual conference is the largest international African American conference that promotes African-ancestored family history, genealogy, and cultural diversity. Due to COVID-19 the conference is virtual from October 14, 2020-October 17, 2020. Topics include Ethnicity, Race and Nationality, Family Presentations, Research, Genealogy, DNA, History, Migration, Preservation, Special Topics, Educational Methods, etc. I am particularly interested in the arrival of the first documented Africans in English America in 1619 at Point Comfort (not Jamestown); and the ancestors who fought in every battle on American and foreign soil." To find out more, click on this link -  AAHGS Conference final_digit...