Plan a Research Trip to Wake County Reprinted from the  Spring 2018 Issue of  Wake Genealogy Watch  -  the newsletter of WCGS: I was asked by someone living remotely for advice in planning a genealogy research trip to Wake county. I thought my resulting notes might be helpful to others. Please note that all blue text is a working hyperlink, valid as of  2-9-2018. Special thanks to Barb, Ann, and John for their suggestions. - CD When planning a Wake County research trip, your top 3 must-visit destinations are:  •  Olivia Raney Local History Library This is the repository for all things historic pertaining to Wake county. Contact the  research librarians via ORL email , for specific sources that would be useful for your research. Check out their online  Collections page .  And the  Local History Information Guide . **Note: ORL is expected to open sometime mid 2021 post renovation and post covid. Access will be by...

Request from Wake Treasures quarterly journal editor, Diane L. Richard:  Going forward, we would love to include more narrative pieces in the pages of the Wake Treasures Journal – case studies, family stories, short memory pieces of life back when, etc. Stories don’t need to be long or involved. They can be stories about family, about communities, about activities (church, sports, service organizations, scouts, schools, businesses, and so on), buildings and landmarks that existed and no longer do so, and the list is endless. Any bit of Wake County history involves people … History is invaluable to our genealogical research and our search into family histories provides value and context to history.  Do you live in Wake County and like me don’t have family here?  We all live and/or drive by places where history happened – let’s learn more about this history or share what we already do know! No Wake County ancestry is needed for these types of contributions. Ple...

Updated to add the Utah Genealogical Society DNA SIG . They have some great webinars up thru the end of 2019 including a virtual conference on Sept 24, 2019. Most are free with preregistration. Stay educated and entertained with these great webinar offerings. Most are free. Visit individual sites for details! Thanks to   Barbara McGeachy   for curating this list for us!     Legacy Family Tree Webinars  - most are free for seven days after broadcast.     Southern California Genealogical Society     Florida State Genealogical Society     Illinois State Genealogical Society        Georgia Genealogical Society     North Carolina Genealogical Society     Wisconsin Genealogical Society     Utah Genealogical Society     Utah Genealogical Society - DNA Special Interest Group     Minnesota Genealogical Society    Association of Professi...

This is the weekend to research your WW1 ancestors! Free search opportunities:   Family Search New WW1 records Find My Past WW1 Burial Cards @ NARA  - new resource. Happy Ancestor Hunting. See all WCGS blog posts here

Wake County Genealogical Society is the proud recipient of three awards from the North Carolina Genealogical Society at its October 27, 2018  Conference and Meeting.   Awards are as follows (left to right in photo): -Excellence in Periodical Publishing-Journal:  "Wake Treasures,"   editor  Diane L. Richard. -Excellence in Periodical Publishing-Newsletter: "Wake Genealogy Watch,"  editor  Cyndi Deal. -Excellence in Web Presence- WCGS website : webmaster  Cynthia Gage.   Photo - Steve Deal A full description of the categories and winners can be  viewed on the NCGS website .   Congratulations to WCGS. Thanks and appreciation to the winners. We are indebted to them and their teams for the hours of hard work and dedication to produce a quality product on an consistent basis. This speaks well for our society as a whole.     Way to go Team Wake!! Return to the WCGS Website