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Online Genealogy Resources​

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With your library card, you have access to a wide range of online genealogy resources - anytime, anywhere. These online resource include public records searches, primary sources, maps, historical census, digitized newspapers, and more. These resources are all designed to support research, whether it is academic or personal.

 

Also included are resources that can be accessed online for free, without a library card. ​​​​If a resource is maintained by NC LIVE and requires your library card and PIN to access, that will be stated in the description box. 

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If prompted to submit user account information while using these resources:

  • Traditional or virtual library cardholders:

    • ​Login with library card number and PIN (last four-digits of the phone number associated with your library account).

  • Student Access accounts:

    • Login with your staff or student STATE ID number and PIN (last four-digits of STATE ID number).

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Archive Grid

  • Access to primary source information.

  • Birth and death records.

  • Ship logs.

  • Cemetery records.

  • Free resource.

  • Library card NOT required.​​​​​

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  • The Digital Library on American Slavery offers a searchable collection of public records concerning enslavement.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

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Digital Library on American Slavery

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  • Find primary sources to use in school projects, academic research, family history research, and more.

  • Free resource.

  • Library card NOT required.

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Digital Public Library of America

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  • Historical maps, detailed property and land-use records in 158 NC towns and cities.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

Digital Sanborn Maps for NC (1867 - 1970)

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  • Historical materials from cultural heritage repositories across NC.

  • North Carolina Digital Heritage Center

  • NC’s hub for the Digital Public Library of America

  • Library card NOT required

Digital NC

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  • Content from over 1,000 NC county newspapers.

  • 1751 - 1999

  • Alternate name: Newspapers.com North Carolina Collection

  • Provided by NCLIVE

  • Library card required

Historic NC Newspapers

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  • Cultural, political, and social history of indigenous peoples from the 17th to the 20th Century.

  • Provided by NC LIVE.

  • Library card required.

Indigenous Peoples of North America

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