A SATURDAY WITH DANA LEEDS   Saturday, August 6 12:45 pm to 5:00 pm Note change to Virtual via Zoom only A Saturday with Dana Leeds -  Creator of the LEEDS method for Autosomal DNA analysis Where : Note this event is now virtual only see the WCGS Event page to register What : Wake County Genealogical Society is proud to host the one and only Dana Leeds, who will present two separate talks in this Saturday afternoon of genealogy.   Genetic Genealogist Dana Leeds started researching her family tree in 1998. She bought her first DNA kit in 2016 and solved her first unknown parentage case in early 2018. While working on another case that year, she created the innovative genetic genealogy tool known as the Leeds Method . This method quickly sorts DNA matches into clusters allowing the user to see which matches belong together . Dana quickly became a nationally known genetic genealogy speaker, and she enjoys helping others to easily understand and work with their DNA resu...

There is still plenty of time to sign up for our next virtual Society Meeting. Mark your calendar for Tuesday, June 28, 6:30pm. Topic: Wachovia, Where German Moravians Became Slaveholding Americans and Avid Confederates Speaker: Dr. Larry E. Tise , Author, Educator, Historian I grew up as a Methodist in the Moravian religious preserve originally denominated as Wachovia in 1753. Despite the demise of its best-known homemade namesake Wachovia Bank and Trust Company, the metes and bounds and symbolic power of the name Wachovia has remained a looming presence in the land where Moravian ideas, ideals, and customs were established. Some of those traditions can still be observed in Winston Salem today. We grew up listening to Moravian bands, eating Moravian buns and cookies, and flocking to Moravian love feasts. Austerity, love, and religious ceremonies set the Moravians apart for us. The story of how they came into the backcountry wilderness to practice their gentle religion set them apart f...

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

Mark your calendars for May 29. In addition to the exhibit "Sacred Spaced, Sacred Stories," honoring Raleigh's first African American burial ground, Mount Hope Cemetery , Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation, Inc. and City of Raleigh Museum will present a talk on Sunday, May 29. The talk is presentation by Jane Thurman and Edna Rich-Ballentine on Mt.Hope Cemetery, the oldest Black municipal cemetery in Raleigh. In addition, Alan Welsh, a local historian will discuss and share slave narratives of several people interred at Mt.Hope. This evocative storytelling is part of our focus on the African American history of Raleigh told through the heritage of this Black municipal cemetery. Mark your Calendar - Sunday, May 29, 2022 from 1:00 to 2:30 at the Raleigh City Museum 220 Fayetteville St. Contact City of Raleigh Museum , 919-996-3000, or Raleigh City Cemeteries Preservation, Inc. , 919-996-6548 for futher details. Visit Wake County Genealogical Society's Website  -  Ho...

 Come visit with us on Saturday and enjoy a great learning opportunity next Tuesday! Wake County Genealogical Societ Meet up - Saturday, May 21 (in-person event) When:   Saturday, May 21, 2022 Time:   1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Where:   Oak View Historical Park, 4028 Carya Drive, Raleigh, NC  meet on the front porch of the Main Farm House @ 1pm Come join WCGS members for some fresh air and fresh faces. Bring your questions. Come compare ancestors and  sleuting tips, or just enjoy meeting like minded curious souls who love family history and stories! No registration required.  Open to members, potential members and those who are just plain curious. Wake County Genealogical Society Monthly Meeting - Tuesday, May 24 (Virtual Event) When: Tuesday, May 24, 2022 @ 6:30pm - Virtual Topic :    The 1950 Census - A Glimpse Inside Mid-Century America  Speaker:  Lisa Lisson The 1950 Census is here! For the first time, the census record g...

We are planning a special little preview activity for our May 24 virtual meeting. Prior to the meeting during the open chat time, our program chair, George Thomas is planning a fun feature and we need your help. Please   submit any  Fabulous, Famous and Infamous folk  you have found while perusing the 1950 Census images. I have seen what George Thomas, program director,  has planned and I think it will be highly entertaining. Forward thes following details for what you find -  the name, state, county, and enumeration district   to George's email -  geothos@bellsouth.net    and he will take your findings and create a slide show that should prove to be a lot of fun as we warm up for the evening's presentation.  Imaging finding this! A very young Bruce Springsteen was residing in the home of his grandparent's New Jersey home in 1950 along with his parents!  Are you up for the thrill of the hunt?  Hint: Steve Morse's Unified Enumer...

  A message from the WCGS Nominating Committee : As genealogists, we are always planning for the future and legacy of our research.    As members of the Wake County Genealogical Society , we too are planning for the future and legacy of the Society.   As the Society’s 40 th anniversary approaches, we are looking forward to the next 40 years.   In May of each year, about half of the positions on the Board of Directors are scheduled for election/re-election.  In 2022, those positions are as follows: --President --President-in-Training --Recording Secretary --One of the two Director positions Currently, we have three incumbents who have agreed to serve again: Carla Stancil – President Barbara McGeachy – Recording Secretary Ed Webb – Director The Nominating Committee’s primary responsibility this year is to seek candidates to fill the position of President-in-Training .  Members can nominate other members or themselves.   The ne...