Holt Library: North Carolina Collection: History, Geneaology

North Carolina databases

DigitalNC This link opens in a new window
Explore the history and culture of North Carolina through original materials from cultural heritage repositories across the state.
HeritageQuest This link opens in a new window
Treasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and how to find ancestors. Includes historical census, PERSI, Revolutionary War records, and more.
Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection This link opens in a new window
View the Jackson County Journal (1923-1942) or the Sylva Herald and Ruralite (1943-1950)!
3.5 million pages of digitized content from over 1,000 NC county newspapers.

NC Genealogical Society
Supporting North Carolina family history research since 1974
NC Vital Records
Get a copy of a birth, death, marriage, or divorce record.
North Carolina Archives
In addition to collecting, preserving and providing access to official governmental records and manuscript materials related to North Carolina, the State Archives of North Carolina offers several services.
Jackson County, NC Genealogical Society
"Helping local families discover their roots since 1991"

Baker roll 1924 : Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians of North Carolina by Blankenship, Bob
Call Number: E 99 .C5 B53 1998
ISBN: 9780963377456
Publication Date: 1998
Genealogy 101: how to trace your family's history and heritage by Barbara Renick; National Genealogical Society Staff
Call Number: CS 16 .R46 2003
ISBN: 9781401600198
Publication Date: 2003-04-21
Describes the basic principles of doing genealogical research, providing step-by-step instructions designed to help beginners get started, assemble information needed to identify ancestors, organize findings, choose genealogy software, locate ancestors in foreign countries, and preserve a family history.