Another Successful Outing from WCGS - Enjoy These Photos from the June 2025 NC Library and Archives Tour

A grand time was had by all at the Archives and Library tour the last Monday of June! Just look at all the fun. If you love the smell of old books and history in the morning, this is your kind of place! I hope you managed to attend. If not enjoy vicariously through these photos.

Photos by Carla Stancil and Carol Kimball Stahl
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Clockwise from top left:

• Admiring the Carolina Charter of 1663.
• Archivist Katie Crickmore explains how the vertical family files work - the info is provided by researchers.
• A very attentive group learning the advantages of using the State Library as explained by librarian Taylor Wolford.
• Taking notes.
• More tour participants admiring the Charter.
• The rare book room in the stacks - heaven for us researchers.
• Taylor Wolford explains the Library collection.

Here is a virtual copy of the Carolina Charter for you to enjoy thanks to DigitalNC. Here is a transcript of of the Charter in case you can't make out the fine old English text! The transcript is housed at Yale Law Library.

Who Toured it Better? (the genealogy version of Who Wore it Better - guys don't worry if you don't get it...) Just take a look at the photos from the February 2025 Tour and compare. It just goes to show you that each tour is different and you can take it over and over and learn new things each time.

View February Tour here.

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