We have featured the Apex StoryMap before . It was created to celebrate the sesquicentennial (150 years) of Apex and its surrounding communities and each link provides a virtual tour of the communities. The StoryMap brought the Justices and their neighbors in the black  Low End  community to my attention. Abraham Lincoln Justice and his wife Correnna were social activists in their community. They believed in helping their neighbors by providing financial resources, land for affordable housing that came to be called Justice Heights, donating building materials for the construction of the Apex First Baptist Church. They developed the Justice Cemetery to ensure their neighbors had an affordable burial option.  source All of these sites that the Justices invested their time and energy are highlighted and pinned on the Apex StoryMap. Visit the Low End link and you will find others among their neighbors who were equally community-minded. This profile illustrates the best of th...

A selection of the slave narratives relevant to Wake County were transcribed as noted below. The Wake Treasures Journal Archives are currently free to all to view.  Note that historical materials often include viewpoints, language, norms, and values of the original creators that may be harmful to our sensibilities today. There is language here that some may wish to skip. The words of the original speakers were preserved as originally expressed.* SLAVE NARRATIVES – A FOLK HISTORY OF SLAVERY IN THE US, FROM INTERVIEWS WITH FORMER SLAVES Transcribed by Jerry J. Lewis NORTH CAROLINA NARRATIVES, Pt. 1, Vol. 14, NC District #2. This can be found in the North Carolina State Library. This was a project of the Works Progress Administration in 1937. These narratives were can be found in Vol 8.2 (starting p. 57 ) and Vol 9.1 (starting p. 59 ) The narratives include accounts from former enslaved persons who lived in Raleigh at the time of the WPA survey. Many were enslaved in Wake County...

This just passed through my genealogy newsfeed and it looks to be of interest to many.  Description from the shared website at Amherst University: A Monumental Discovery: The Trask 250 and Their 10,000-Strong Legacy ip to Main Content Tue, Feb 4, 2025, 7  -  8:30pm   (Livestream link accessible at the website below.) Science Center , Lipton Lecture Hall E110 Through meticulous archival work and groundbreaking DNA research, nearly 10,000 individuals are now connected to an initial group of 250 enslaved people, shedding light on 10 generations of African American history. Learn from genealogist Nicka Sewell-Smith how this massive undertaking has transformed the understanding of slavery, family and the enduring impact of the past, and is part of ushering in the descendant community movement. To participate in the Livestream event go to the link at the webpage -  https://www.amherst.edu/news/events/calendar/node/923936 Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Websi...

Tales From the Table: Genealogy, Foodways, & Legacy Building - AAHGS Conf.     February 2-4 The 2024 NC AAHGS Conference will be a three (3) day event. Friday, Feb 2 - tours of the State Archives, the State Heritage Library, and the vault. Saturday, Feb. 3 includes a full day of workshops (16 of them) (at Shaw University/ Estey Hall) including basic genealogy, foodways and legacy building, as well as a panel discussion and luncheon. Our own Saundra Cropps will offer a presentation with Patsy Smith Morgan on Serendipitous Moments of Genealogical Discoveries (including the Shiloh Community, Morrisville, NC).           Sunday, Feb 4 - there will be tours around the historic Black spaces in Raleigh including The Pope House (home of Dr. Manassa Pope - a Black medical graduate of Shaw University's Leonard School of Medicine who ran for mayor in 1919), the Historic Turner House in Oberlin Village, and the Historic Black ...