The Summer 2024 Issue (Vol. 7 Issue 4) of our award-winning newsletter, Wake Genealogy Watch, is now available online for reading or download. You can visit the  WCGS website   or access through this link -  Wake Genealogy Watch, Summer 2024 .    Features in this issue include: Our updated slate of officers for the WCGS Board of Directors Past president Carla Stancil reflects on the progress and challenges faced by our society during her tenure. Ed Morris, retired executive director of the Wake Forest Historical Museum, shares his vast knowledge of Major General Calvin Jones, M.D. of Wake Forest. You will be amazed at his many accomplishments and contributions to Wake County. Cynthia Gage made some very special discoveries about her ancestors using the resources at places of higher learning. She shares her tips with us. A clean up and preservation guide to help you know what to do and who to c...

It is my sad task to report the passing of Irene Olive Kittinger. She was so vibrant and committed to Wake County history. She was the driving force behind the original Wake County Cemetery Census; an active participant in the Cary Historical Society; and a founding member of The Friends of the Page-Walker Hotel in Cary. In addition, she was a charter and Organizing member of the Asbury Station Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She won many awards and accolades for her roles as historian and preservationist. You may read the full obituary here - https://www.cityofoakscremation.com/obituaries/article-211/ She has left such a legacy for all of us. Wake researchers owe her so much. We at the Wake County Genealogy Society are honored to preserve a portion of her legacy and keep it in the forefront of Wake County research. Irene Olive Kittinger July 8, 1925 - September 14, 2023 Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Homepage  |  WCGS Event...

We have some very exciting news regarding the Wake Cemetery Survey Project video and our participation in the National Genealogical Society SLAM! Idea Showcase competition. Head on over to the Wakecogen home page and read the details.  If you are at the NGS conference next week, be sure to checkout the SLAM! open house on Wednesday evening. Our own Cynthia Gage will be in attendance representing WCGS and the video. View the NCS 2023 SLAM! Idea Showcase entries  here . Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Homepage  |  WCGS Events  |  Join WCGS  |  Publications  |  Wake Cemetery Survey Images  | Digital Resources  |  History Resources  |  More Links and Resources  |  Contact

WCGS webmaster, Cynthia Gage received the Award for Excellence in Web Presence . Having worked on the backend of our website a good bit this year, I can tell you that the website mechanics are a bit fiddly at times and Cynthia always manages make her job look easy as she presents WCGS content in a very orderly and polished fashion. Congratulations to Cynthia. The two coordinators of the Wake Cemetery Survey c.1978 Digitization Project received Certificates of Appreciation . Cyndi Deal received a certificate for directing the digitization portion of the project.  Original Survey project director, Irene Kittinger received a certificate for her original role. Many more participants deserve recognition for their roles in the project both recently and in the past. WCGS considers that these certificates really represent the group effort. Visit the WCGS webpage and The Wake Cemetery Survey Project to see the results of all our hard work. Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Websi...

Just in case you are following along at home, ALL 20 townships of the Wake Cemetery Census c.1978 are published* and live at our website. Come check out the Survey. You may just find some new insight there. https://wakecogen.org/cpage.php?pt=49 *This is just the first pass there will be future updates and additions. Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Homepage  |  WCGS Events  |  Join WCGS  |  Publications  |  Wake Cemetery Survey Images  | Digital Resources  |  History Resources  |  More Links and Resources  |  Contact

Presentation link Handout link Thanks to all who attended and all who have followed up with offers to volunteer, and there are many of you. I will be in touch as quickly as I can. I am working furiously to get all the moving parts addressed so that we have a viable means to store and access all the additional data that needs collecting. Soon... Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Homepage  |  WCGS Events  |  Join WCGS  |  Publications  |  Wake Cemetery Survey Images  | Digital Resources  |  History Resources  |  More Links and Resources  |  Contact