The Wake County Cemetery Survey Image Collection* hosted at the Wake County Genealogical Society represents a decades long endeavor when considering the years of field research by the original participants and adding on the efforts of the latest imaging volunteers who digitized, collated, researched, reviewed and processed all the images to make them available to view online in an orderly and logical fashion. That was no small task or feat of accomplishment due to the size, condition and handwritten nature of the bulk of the large collection.
The full collection has been live at our website for a couple of years now. It is helping Wake researchers regularly reconnect with cemeteries and family history to enrich their stories. I am hearing some wonderful stories as folks report their successes.
We want you all to be successful in your search. A reprint of "Wake Cemetery Survey Image Collection: Tips for Successful Searches," from the Summer 2024 issue of the Wake Genealogy Watch has been reprinted and attached to the image collection landing page. The article contains many tips and illustrations to help you access all the information buried within the massive number of files included. It include directions to access the recently updated information in each township spreadsheet as well as the image files created by the original field volunteers.
Please take a moment to check out this search tip article if you have cemeteries in Wake County to track down. Let us know if you have success!
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