The Fall 2021 Issue (Vol.5 Issue 1) of our award-winning newsletter, Wake Genealogy Watch, is now available online for reading or download.  You can visit the  WCGS website   or access through this link -  Wake Genealogy Watch, Fall, 2021    This issue contains the following topics: Cynthia Gage shares some great strategies for finding family information in small town newspapers. It is truly a great untapped resource. Get more great research ideas and suggestions from our GenHelp panelists who regularly (monthly first Thursday) provide ideas which are fresh and out of the box. We have a very full rosters of volunteer opportunities outlined in this issue including a Content Curator position for the Journal team. A quick mention of changes at the Wakecogen blog that may affect you if you are subscribed to receive updates to your email. Christopher Hunt Robertson shares a profile of local railroad magn...

The late summer event offerings from WCGS are just around the corner. There is still time to register. Please  visit our  Registration page . Next up -  August 24, 6:30pm - WCGS virtual meeting Topic - Research and Resources at the Historical Society of Pennsylvania   speaker -  Dr. Lee Arnold, Senior Director of the Library & Collections, Chief Operating Officer Founded in 1824, the Historical Society of Pennsylvania (HSP) is one of the largest family history libraries in the nation, has excellent collections on local and regional history and offers a manuscript collection renowned for its 17th-, 18th-, and 19th-century holdings. HSP houses many national treasures, such as the first draft of the United States Constitution, an original printer’s proof of the Declaration of Independence, and the earliest surviving American photograph. But the true strength of the Society' collection is the overall breadth and depth of materials that together of...