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    North Carolina Genealogy on Pinterest

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    I fell in love with Pinterest when it first came on the scene.  My Pinterest boards became my bulletin boards helping to track new recipes, fashions, crafts…… Well, you get the picture. Then I discovered  Genealogy on Pinterest!   Use Pinterest to Find North Carolina Genealogy Related Sites Search “North Carolina genealogy” on Pinterest and you may find: Historic maps related to North Carolina and its neighbors A video where you can hear the Carolina Brogue – an accent unique to the NC Outer Banks A link to colonial North Carolina currency Books on North Carolina genealogy. These might be general NC genealogy books or books related to specific counties.…

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    Use Ancestry.com's Member Directory to find other genealogy researchers with your research interests. It might be just the jump start your research needs.

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  • Do you know your ancestor's occupation? How he/she made a living can impact that types of genealogy records you may find.
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    Delve Into Your Ancestor’s Occupation

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    Do you know your ancestor’s occupation? Have you ever used that occupation as a means of learning more about him (or her)? I am guilty of overlooking information that a person’s occupation can tell me. You, too? Let’s look at this example. The subject of my research is Connie M. Howard, my 103 year old great grandfather.  I have known for years Connie was a crane operator and worked on construction projects in Raleigh, NC during the 1920’s and 1930’s. [This information came from conversations with my great grandfather.] Specifically, Connie Howard worked on the NCSU Bell Tower and Meredith College’s Johnson Hall. Did these institutions have photographs of their…

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  • Genealogy Resources

    DocSOUTH – A NC Genealogy Resource Not To Be Missed

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    Do you research North Carolina ancestors? If so, are you familiar with the Documenting the South project (DocSOUTH) ?  If not, you are in for a treat. DocSOUTH is a project of the University Library of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hills to tell the story of southern history.  This online collection includes personal letters, oral history, maps, photographs…. The list is long and varied. Most of the items presented digitally are part of the Southern collections in the university’s libraries. There are several ways to search the DocSOUTH collection depending on your research objective. Specific Names/Persons If you are researching a specific person or a family name, check…

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