The Winter 2025 issue (Vol. 8, Issue 2) of our award-winning
newsletter, Wake Genealogy Watch, is now available online for reading or
download. Visit the WCGS website or click the link here: Wake
Genealogy Watch, Winter 2025.
- Genealogy
New Year's Resolutions: Three engaging group activities to make 2025 your
year of genealogy!
- Barbara
McGeachy introduces an important record service for finding Union
Soldiers’ pension records.
- Details about the Feb. 10 WCGS Meetup, including a tour of the NC Archives and State Library.
- A heartwarming story of a WCGS member reuniting a family with their lost Bible—read the nationally published account!
- Instructions for joining our new Facebook group. We’ve moved—don’t miss our updates!
- Tips from Olivia Raney Library on preserving local memorabilia.
- Meet Jessica Conklin, our newest Board Member.
- Lynne Deese highlights a local woman military veteran buried at Raleigh National Cemetery.
- A sneak peek at the new interface for Chronicling America.
- Introducing the "From Naming to Knowing" project, featuring names, records, and biographies of the enslaved builders of the NC State Capitol.
- Gain access to NC Cohabitation Records from the 1860’s, now available online.
- A full calendar of exciting events!
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