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Genealogy on YouTube

by Sara Whitford | Feb 5, 2021 | Articles, Reference | 0 |

If you’re like me, you spent more time watching YouTube in 2020 than you had previously....

General Assembly Session Records available online

by Sara Whitford | Mar 15, 2020 | Articles, Miscellaneous Records, Reference, Research Databases | 0 |

I’ve had to take a break from research for the past few months because I’ve been so...

Ancestry ThruLines™ — Proceed with caution!

by Sara Whitford | Mar 2, 2019 | Articles, Reference, Research Databases | 0 |

I logged in to AncestryDNA today and was greeted by a new feature called ThruLines™ where the DNA...

East Carolina Roots now recommends AncestryDNA for genealogy testing

by Sara Whitford | Dec 27, 2017 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Reference | 0 |

(Get $10 off the AncestryDNA test! Link is below.) Thanks to many modern advances, such as the...

Colonial Coroners’ Inquests for Beaufort, Craven, and Pitt Counties

by Sara Whitford | Feb 22, 2017 | Articles, Beaufort County Genealogy, Craven County Genealogy, Pitt County Genealogy, Reference, Special Categories | 1 |

Next to genealogy and history research, my second favorite obsession is watching MeTV. I love...

Letter from Turner Nelson to James Roach – 1825

by Sara Whitford | Mar 22, 2015 | Articles, Craven County Genealogy, Family, Reference | 1 |

The following is a transcription of a letter from Turner Nelson to James Roach dated July 19,...

Just because it’s on a sign, doesn’t mean it’s true

by Sara Whitford | Jun 13, 2014 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Reference | 0 |

If you’re ever in the Old Burying Ground in Beaufort, NC and see this sign, just know it’s wrong. ...

Create a historical calendar, with moon phases

by Sara Whitford | May 22, 2014 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Reference | 0 |

Have you ever wondered what day of the week a historical event happened? Or what about what kind...

Gen-101: 10 Advanced Search Engine Tricks

by Sara Whitford | May 15, 2014 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Reference | 0 |

When you go to Google to search for your ancestors, how do you do it? You may think you know how...

Genealogy 101: How to research your family tree

by Sara Whitford | May 9, 2014 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Reference | 0 |

You’ve finally decided to start researching your family tree. Congratulations! You...

Top Ten Genealogy Research Sites

by Sara Whitford | May 9, 2014 | Articles, Genealogy Basics and Items of General Interest, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 0 |

Depending on where you live in the world, or more accurately, where your ancestors lived in the...

Many early North Carolina families are named on the Moseley Map (1733). Is one of them yours?

by Sara Whitford | May 8, 2014 | Articles, Census Records, Early Colonial Records, Miscellaneous Records, Reference | 37 |

How early were your ancestors in North Carolina? If they were here prior to the War of...

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