Celebrate Mordecai Historic Park’s 50th anniversary on September 10th from 12 pm to 4 pm with community partners, discounted trolley tours, and free entry to the Mordecai House and other historic buildings onsite.   Wake County Genealogical Society will have a table. Stop by and say hi. You might even get some genealogy tips on the fly! Hear from community partners about their work, explore the park’s history  since 1972, and see inside some of the historic buildings to learn about  future plans for the park.   Activities will include: Special performances and presentations throughout the park by local groups such as MOJOAA, Seed Art Share, and the Triangle Shape Note Singers Discounted $5 trolley tours of downtown Raleigh (Pre-registration available for tours on the hour at 12 pm, 1 pm, 2 pm, and 3 pm; first come, first served availability the day of for tours on the half hour at 12:30 pm, 1:30 pm, 2:30 pm, and 3:30 pm) Free crafts and park-wide activitie...

The Fall 2022 Issue (Vol.6 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 2022   Features included in this issue include: Meet our new President in Training, Saundra Cropps. Multiple Hints to help you get the most from the Wakecogen Homepage. Techniques to reunite your “not my family” photos with their proper relatives. Explore four easy to master tools to identify your autosomal DNA matches. Read about early Jamestown ancestors in the GenealogyBank.com series – Jamestown Who’s Who by Melissa Berry. WCGS membership benefits update. Upcoming events and more. Photo Note : If you choose to read a printed version of this newsletter, some of the photos will be difficult to view due to size constraints. Please refer to the online edition where yo...

  "Of importance to me are untold beginnings from the east, and how mixing with arrivals who traveled the Great Wagon Road changed who we have become." - George Thomas George's second post on migration from Wake County to points west takes us straight to Cabarrus County.   George follows several families migrating from the southwest corner of our county originating at White Oak of Buckhorn Creek. source Surnames (in order of appearance) include Barker, Letman, Woodward, Keiser,Thomas, Bugg, Green, Bryan, Howell, Jones. Please visit the post - Beyond the Mountain, Part 2 George Thomas' personal blog -  They Lived Along a Rocky River Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Homepage  |  WCGS Events  |  Join WCGS  |  Publications  |  Wake Cemetery Survey Images  | Digital Resources  |  History Resources  |  More Links and Resources  |  Wake Cemetery Survey c. 1978 online ...

Today's special feature Wake Wednesday post comes from WCGS program chair, George Thomas.  George has really dug deep to discover the westward migration of some early Wake County residents. Not only does his post represent hours of research, but includes the very useful results of the quick platting procedure that he shared with us in April of 2022. Members will find access to the "Presentation Plats" video and handouts in the WCGS Member area.  His workflow is so easy to do and so useful to apply to any family mystery.  George claims it is not perfect, but I find it very useful indeed. "Very useful" is a win when it provides as many clues to FAN (friends, associates, and neigbors) groups as you will see here! Please go straight to George's post and enjoy the read:   DESIRES BEYOND THE MOUNTAINS Extreme SW Wake County - Source Surnames within this post (in order of appearance) - Thomas, Oaks, Peddy, Cobb, Folsom, Jones, Sellers, Smith, Watson, Edwards, Locu...

There is still plenty of time to sign up for our next virtual Society Meeting. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, August 23, 6:30pm. Topic:  In Her Own Words - Lives of Women Through Diaries, Journals, Correspondence and More! Speaker:  Diane L. Richard Women are traditionally challenging to document in historical public records. Personally written diaries, journals, correspondence, and more can help fill in gaps about female ancestors. This talk goes well past journals and diaries as “women” had voices in myriad ways. This virtual meeting and presentation is open to all, but registration is required.   Visit the  WCGS Events  page to  access the registration link.   To learn Zoom tips for successfully joining the meeting, please read  Important ZOOM Tips . Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Homepage  |  WCGS Events  |  Join WCGS  |  Publications  |  Wake Cemetery Survey Images ...

There are still some spots remaining for this event. Please remember to register at our event page (linked below after description). Registration will close Saturday, Aug 6 at 10am EDT. At this time the in-person portion is cancelled, and everyone will attend virtually via Zoom. Everyone who registered will receive the Zoom log in shortly before the event and have access to viewing on demand for 90 days after the presentation. Whether you are a genetic genealogy novice or an experienced researcher, Dana Leeds developed a method for sorting matches that has changed the process for all comers. It is the first tool that I use when I look at a new tester's results and I am not alone in that. Sample Leeds Chart About Dana Leeds and the August 6 presentations  - Genetic Genealogist Dana Leeds started researching her family tree in 1998. She bought her first DNA kit in 2016 and solved her first unknown parentage case in early 2018. While working on another case that year, she created...