I have had pretty good results in borrowing these "Heritage of ___County, NC" books through inter-library loan. They are fairly expensive to buy and you might try borrowing a copy until you are sure it is worth the investment. I have noticed with these books that they are heavy on modern-day material/families and not so heavy on the older lines from the counties involved, perhaps because those lines only exist now in the county archives.. Betty Pace Researching Paces in Johnston Co., NC <snip>