Press Release from the NC Archives: Telling Our NC 250 Story: Free Women of Color in Revolutionary North Carolina Thu, Jun 11 2026, 12 - 1pm A panel of cultural heritage scholars and descendants will discuss free women of color during the Revolutionary Era. Hundreds of records from multiple archives—including freedom papers, census lists, marriage records, and estate accounts at the State Archives—document the lives of these women, along with their families and communities. Panelists will explore the experiences of these remarkable women who navigated the complex cultural, legal, and racial terrain of North Carolina and the new nation. Register for Telling Our Story before the digital presentation on June 11 at noon.  Address questions to contact at this link -  https://archives.ncdcr.gov/news/events/telling-our-nc-250-story-free-women-color-revolutionary-north-carolina Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website - Homepage | WCGS Events | Join WCGS | Wake Genealogy W...

The Winter 2026 issue (Vol. 9, Issue 2) of our award-winning newsletter, Wake Genealogy Watch, is now available online for reading or download. Visit the WCGS website or click here: Wake Genealogy Watch, Winter 2026 This issue includes: Recap and photos of our Fall 2025 events News from the NCGS Fall Conference A house history from WCGS member Gayle Williams focusing on history, genealogy and evolution of building materials through 200 years of maintenance and preservation A revisit of the WCGS Surname Search feature at our website A fantastic workflow for identifying and researching your Revolutionary Ancestors Our winter calendar of upcoming events A new cumulative index to all published issues of Wake Genealogy Watch Dive in and explore all the resources and stories designed to enrich your genealogy journey. Be sure to visit the last page for the link to the index! Photo Note: If you choose to read a printed version of this newsletter, some of the photos will be difficult to view du...

Historic Marker Unveiling to Celebrate Revolutionary War Patriot’s Mill and Store Saturday, Jan. 27, 1 p.m . at Virginia Creek Drive near the corner of Sunset Lake Road, at the entrance to Creekside at Sunset Lake. The Town of Holly Springs invites the entire community to the unveiling of a historic marker celebrating Revolutionary War Patriot Christopher Woodward’s mill and store. Near the mill at Camp Middle Creek, Lt. Col. Hardy Sanders mustered troops to protect the North Carolina legislature during the Revolutionary War. Woodward operated a mill near the marker location as early as 1781. A frequent gathering place, the business milled lumber, ground corn and wheat, and ginned cotton. Tax records from 1819 indicate the Woodward family ran a retail store on the site, the first in this area. Further details in the linked Holly Springs press release . Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Homepage  |  WCGS Events  |  Join WCGS  ...

Update on McCullers Cemetery: Cemetery Clean Up and Planning session For the Patriot Mathew McCullers Cemetery is scheduled Saturday, March 18, from 1-5:30pm. Optional Meet for lunch at Smithfield Chicken ‘N BBQ near the McCullers Crossroad by 11:30am Cemetery located on Donny Brook Road across 401 South/Fayetteville Road from the South Campus of Wake Tech. This is a Revolutionary War Soldier's grave site in Wake County. If you are interested in attending, please contact Holt Anderson directly. His contact info is in bold below . This is good work being done to save this and an ajoining slave cemetery. Please help if you are able.  Original post:: Holt Anderson, Joel McCullers Hobby, and Tommy Broadwell (all McCullers descendants) are in the early stages of organizing a cleanup project of the McCullers Family Cemetery in southern Wake County. They seek other descendants and interested parties to assist in planning and executing the effort to clear the site located at Donny Brook Rd...

Find your Rev War Patriot in the records collection at Fold3. Registration is required. Free access thru July 15, 11:59pm. Fold3 link Return to the WakeCoGen Website