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Wake Treasures - Vol 30, Issue 2 is available at the wakecogen website

Congratulations to Wake Treasures editor Donna Shackle and her team. Wake Treasures is the recipient of the 2021  North Carolina Genealogical Society’s Award for Excellence in Periodical Publishing (Journal). This is a fantastic accomplishment. Donna and her group of volunteers certainly represent WCGS well.  Here is a note about what you can expect in this latest edition of the journal from Donna: Fall is here as is the newest issue of our journal.  In this issue, Wake County Genealogical Society’s President, Carla Stancil, has written two articles: “ How the Goat Cart Became a Photo Prop ”; and “ Remembering Mamie Allen ”, a recollection regarding her dear aunt.  Over the next year  Wake Treasures  will be featuring a short series on the Wake-County-based Allen family.  This issue includes the completion of the  1897 Raleigh Colored School Census  and highlights items from the  Crowder Collection  held at the State Archi...