James B. Duke Memorial Library at Johnson C. Smith University, Inez Moore Parker Archives and Research Center
Category: Ethnic research
Judaic Library and Resource Center
The Levine-Sklut Judaic Library and Resource Center is a community library that considers itself the “Charlotte region’s center for Jewish knowledge.” The Charlotte Jewish Archives, a collection documenting the history of the Charlotte Jewish community, is maintained by the Jewish Historical Society of Greater Charlotte.
Comprehensive Genealogical Services Inquest Research
The Cemetery Work Committee of Comprehensive Genealogical Services is conducting an inquest of enslaved cemeteries in Mecklenburg, NC. The inquest page gives a comprehensive listing of cemeteries of the enslaved.
Harvey B Gantt Center
The Harvey B. Gantt Center for African-American Arts+Culture is named after Charlotte’s first African-American mayor. The website offers a detailed history, descriptions of programs, events and exhibitions, and information on visiting hours, admissions, and tours.
African American Genealogical Interest Group
As of this writing, this group does not have a website, however they do meet the third Saturday of odd months at 9 a.m. at the following location:
Memorial Presbyterian Church
2600 Beatties Ford Road
Charlotte, NC 28216-4320
(704) 392-4752
(704) 568-3809
AfriGeneas African Ancestored Genealogy
AfriGeneas is a helpful African-American ancestry research site, offering numerous resources, but it is not Mecklenburg specific.
The vision, as recorded on the welcome page of the site is “To find and document that last slaveholder and the first African in each family.”
A beginners guide is available at this page.
Catawba Cultural Center
The Catawba Cultural Center is a society dedicated to preserving the culture and history of the Catawba Indian Nation. The website offers a brief history, pictures of tribal members in regalia, and a genealogy page listing the final base membership roll of the Catawba Indian Nation. The store is available at http://www.catawbaindianpottery.com
Further information about the Catawba is available at the York, South Carolina GenWeb site and at the USGenWeb Native American Resources site.