Yours truly is a librarian and loves when I see library-related fare. Therefore, I was just tickled pink when I saw what New Hanover County Coordinator Natasha did for the graphics for the site when she took over the county a few months ago. In her new site design, she’s replicated the look of a library catalog – isn’t that neat?
Natasha also has experience working in a library and it’s apparent that her experience translates well to her counties. The New Hanover site is well-organized into clearly identifiable sections that should be of great help to county researchers.
Once you get past the first page, Natasha has a nice antique feel to the pages to help put you in the mood of your family history research. Along with pertinent information, each sub-page also has a “Related” section as well.
I happened to be visiting the New Hanover county site when I saw design as I was about to prepare a submission to the site – the index to a book of will abstracts of the county. The index comes from a book compiled in 1981 by Mae Blake Graves. If you find a will that you’re interested in seeing the abstract for, contact a library that holds the book and ask them about their procedures for requesting a photocopy of the page(s) of interest. For future reference, you will find this linked at the bottom of the Wills page on the county site.