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Documenting the American
South - This project from the University
of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Academic Affairs Library provides thousands of online
primary documents. Includes numerous topics of Southern and North Carolina
history.
The Southern Historical Collection - The
Southern Historical Collection (SHC) has developed a large-scale digitization program that is
designed to provide online access to entire manuscript collections or to substantial portions of
collections.
Geographic Names Information
Server - from the United States Geological
Survey
Hunter Library at Western Carolina
University Hunter Library contains many useful
resources including a complete microfilm set of all Revolutionary War Pension files, all Federal
Census records for North Carolina, Civil War rosters, and documents connected to the
Cherokee.
National Archives and Records
Administration
National Register of Historic Places
North Carolina Baptist Historical
Collection, Z Smith Reynolds Library, Wake
Forest University. Online catalogue of the collection and links to additional Baptist
research resources.
North Carolina Cemetery Survey and Protective
Legislation
North Carolina Echo - Exploring Cultural Heritage
Online This cooperative venture between the North
Carolina State Library and Duke University is developing a portal site to connect all digital
resources in North Carolina. In addition to sources, there are some helpful guidelines for
developing an online project.
North Carolina Highway Historical Marker
Program
North Carolina Land Grant Images and Data
* Searchable data for 216,000 land grants including names, dates and locations for years 1663
through
1960, including 10,000 grants in what is now Tennessee.
* 51,000 Images of all 200+ existing Land Patent Books with complete metes and bounds for each
patent (Unique to this website).
* 421,000 Images of loose documents (surveys, warrants, receipts) fir 30+ NC counties, with more
on
the way.
* 41,000 Images of all Lord Granville Grants including signed deeds, warrants, and surveys (Unique
to
this website).
* 6,300 Images of all Land Grant Entry Books copied by the state 1778 - 1795 (Unique to this
website).
State Archives of North
Carolina - This is a new updated site.
Click here for MARS (Manuscript and Archives Reference System) link to search their
records. This is a new web friendly version that makes searching easy for those folks who
remember the old DOS approach that was next to impossible to navigate. List of research materials for Transylvania County located in the State
Archives.
US Census Bureau Main Page
Using Maps in Genealogy - An article by the Unites States Geological Survey
Mines in Transylvania County
Transylvania county Births 1869-1900 - at
Western NC Resource Center
Family History 101 - Start your family tree. We'll start searching. It's
FREE!
Transylvania County History at Family History 101
Go-Brevard.net - Brief history of
Brevard
Transylvania Times -
Newspaper
Index to the Dictionary of North Carolina
Biography - Created by the Staff of the Olivia Ramey Library,
Transylvania County
| Name |
Place of Birth |
Place of Residence |
Life Span |
| Bryson, Joseph Raleigh |
Transylvania Co., Brevard |
Transylvania Co., Brevard |
1893 - 1953 |
| Hamlin, Courtney Walker |
Transylvania Co. |
Transylvania Co. |
1858 - 1950 |
| Merrimon, Augustus
Summerfield |
Transylvania Co. |
Transylvania Co. |
1830 - 1892 |
American Local History Network
- The American Local History Network
(ALHN) is a nonprofit public benefit corporation whose purpose is to serve as the hub of a
network of freely-accessible, independent historical and genealogical web sites maintained by
volunteer webmasters. All ALHN websites are categorized by State
or Topic
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Asheville and Buncombe County - This
website is a supplement to the Buncombe County NC GenWeb, the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society website, and the website of the
Western North Carolina Historical Association
North Carolina Genealogy Book Links
FamilySearch Labs - North Carolina
Births and Christenings 1866-1964, North Carolina Deaths and Burials
1898-1994, North Carolina Marriages 1759-1979, and North Carolina, Davidson
County Vital Records 1867-1984 (browse only)
US African
American Griots - Historians, storytellers, traditional praise singers and musicians.
Their roles are hereditary and their surnames identify them as
Griots.
Newspaper archive
search - Provides
an easy way to search and explore historical newspaper archives. In addition to helping you
search, Newspaper archive search can automatically create timelines which show selected
results from relevant time periods.
http://www.google.com/patents -
Find patents for inventions filed by North
Carolina citizens, or for any other State.
500+ Years of North Carolina
Maps
Brevard College Year
Books from 1935-2003
Cyndi's
List
Additional Transylvania material on the
US GenWeb Archives site for Transylvania County.
Finding Family from Ship's Passenger Lists -
http://www.actiondonation.org/articles/finding-family.html
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