LEWISNH@aol.com wrote: > I plan to be in the Duplin County area next month and would like information > on locations to look at records of early settlers. Some of my early family > lived in the area and I would like to locate records concerning them. Anyone > with information as to hours and days opened will be appreciated. > Lewis N. Houston I apologize for the delay in answering. I hope it isn't too late to do you some good. My husband and I recently made a trip to Sampson and Duplin Counties. I was researching primarily Alexander Carrell (Carroll) who was married to Lucy Ryal (Royal) in Duplin County in 1783, but lived in Sampson County after the marriage. We were only there for two days, so we did not have time for all the research we needed. We did get some information that may be of help to us and to you. ---At the Library in Kenansville (County Seat of Duplin County) the librarian gave us the name of of Dr. Dallas Herring who has a private geneological library in his home at 314 E. Main Street in Rose Hill, NC. Telephone number 910-289-2430. We did not have time to contact him while we were there, as we had to leave that afternoon. The next night after we arrived at home we called and talked with Dr. Herring for about an hour on the phone. We understood that he has a large historical library and is most interested in having it used. He is still working, so the library is open in the evenings from 7pm until midnight weekdays and 2pm until midnight on Saturday. He is elderly, lives alone, and is very interested in perserving history. You may know about him already, but if not, you may want to contact him. Here is Dr. Dallas's e-mail address: history@duplinnet.com Although he is legally blind, he can see at little. Nevertheless, a telephone call may be better than a letter. ---The Clinton Library in Sampson County has a fairly good NC Room that may be helpful also. Below is the URL for that library. There you can find their address and schedule: http://www.sampson.cc.nc.us/publiclibrary/holliday.htm Lura "A MERRY HEART DOETH GOOD LIKE A MEDICINE." Prov.17:22