{"id":22,"date":"2010-09-25T12:56:15","date_gmt":"2010-09-25T16:56:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/stanly"},"modified":"2025-06-14T18:46:52","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T22:46:52","slug":"research-guide","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ncgenweb.us\/stanly\/research-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Research Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1>Research<\/h1>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/statelibrary.ncdcr.gov\/genealogy\/countyform.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">North Carolina Formation of Counties<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.usgwarchives.net\/nc\/statewide\/records\/stanly.html\">North Carolina State Archives<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Local Repositories<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/badinmuseum.stevelee.name\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Badin Historical Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Badin Historic Museum\u2019s collections are exhibited in 3 buildings. The first building, acquired in 1999, served the town as a rent office, kindergarten, and home extension location before becoming home to the Hardaway Site exhibit. It also showcases a pictorial history of early town life.<\/p>\n<p>The second building, the Firehouse Museum, houses early firefighting equipment, an extensive photo-history of the Narrows Dam and work at Alcoa.<\/p>\n<p>The third building is a 1915 French Apartment built for company workers. It was brought to life in 2005 to reflect the family life of Badin\u2019s working men and women.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.oakboro.com\/Departments\/museum.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oakboro Regional Museum of History<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/library.pfeiffer.edu\/pfeifferarch.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Pfeiffer University &#8211; Mary Fisher Lloyd Archives and Special Collections<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.co.stanly.nc.us\/Departments\/ClerkofCourt\/tabid\/103\/Default.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanly County Clerk of Superior Court<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.stanlycountymuseum.com\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanly County Museum<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Stanly County History Center<\/strong><br \/>\n157 N 2nd St<br \/>\nAlbemarle, NC 28001<br \/>\nPhone: 704-986-3777<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/stanly.pastperfect-online.com\/32402cgi\/mweb.exe?request=ks\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanly County Museum &#8211; Online Archive and Photograph Database<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/216.27.81.171\/stanlyncnew\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanly County Register of Deeds<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; Search online for deeds back to 1841<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.ncdar.org\/YadkinRiverPatriotsChapter.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Yadkin River Patriots Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; List of American Revolution patriots from Stanly County<\/p>\n<h2>Family History Center&#8217;s in the area<\/h2>\n<p>Neighboring counties.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/locations.familysearch.org\/en\/us\/nc\/charlotte\/2500-rocky-river-road\">Charlotte North Carolina Central FamilySearch Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Located 2500 Rocky River Road, Charlotte, NC 28213<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cabarruscounty.us\/Government\/Departments\/Library\/\">Cabarrus county Public library &#8211; Concord Branch<\/a>\u00a0 &#8211; an affiliate library<\/p>\n<p>Located 27 Union Street N., Concord, NC 2825<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cmlibrary.org\/\">Charlotte Mecklenburg Library<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0&#8211; an affiliate library<\/p>\n<p>Located 310 N. Tryon Street, Charlotte, NC 28202<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p align=\"left\">Funeral Homes<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\" align=\"left\">Kelsey Funeral Home\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0217 T.E. White Dr. Drive,\u00a0 Albemarle\u00a0 704-982-6313\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 est. 1943<br \/>\nHartsell Funeral Home\u00a0 \u00a0522 N. 2nd Street, Albemarle\u00a0 \u00a0704-983-1188<br \/>\nStanly Funeral Home\u00a0 \u00a0 1835 Badin Rd.,\u00a0 \u00a0Albemarle\u00a0\u00a0 704-982-8134\u00a0\u00a0 est. 1928<br \/>\nEdwards Funeral Home\u00a0\u00a0 120 College,\u00a0 Norwood\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 704-474-5898<\/p>\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\">\n<p align=\"LEFT\">Page updated 6\/14\/25\u00a0 \u00a0If any links are broken, please reach out to the site admin<a href=\"stanlyncgenweb1@gmail.com\"> Paula Collins<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Research North Carolina Formation of Counties North Carolina State Archives Local Repositories Badin Historical Museum Badin Historic Museum\u2019s collections are exhibited in 3 buildings. The first building, acquired in 1999, served the town as a rent office, kindergarten, and home extension location before becoming home to the Hardaway Site exhibit. 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