This is a marvelous resource. It tells you the closest library possessing your book. Thank you Martha. Betty Pace Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:31:56 -0600 (CST) From: mlcanopy@mtco.com Subject: [NCORANGE] How to find books To: NCORANGE@ROOTSWEB.COM Message-ID: <18923.72.34.5.80.1172608316.squirrel@webmail.mtco.com> Content-Type: text/plain;charset=iso-8859-1 There is an easy way to find books that are in libraries that have their catalogues linked online. This is most public libraries, many college libraries and some genealogical/historical society libraries. The site is WorldCat [OCLC)] http://www.worldcat.org/ Use the search engine to search for a specific title or author or subject. A search for William D. Bennett gave a list of books he had written. Click on the desired book title and it will give a list of libraries that hold that book. If you enter your zip code, it will even sort the libraries by distance from your home. For example: I searched on William D. Bennett and got 1629 hits for William Bennett even though I had specified the middle initial D. I refined the search specifically for William D. Bennett and got 37 hits--a manageble number. I chose "Orange County Records" and got a list of 72 libraries that hold that title, the nearest of which is 66 miles from my home. This has helped me find lots of books. I now keep a list of books and their locations. When I travel, I know what libraries I need to visit!! Happy searching. Martha

To all listers When you reply to a message in the digest, please just send back that one message with your reply on top. Please do not send back the whole digest. It makes for much duplicate reading the way many of you are doing it. I think you can see that you are doing this if you look at the bottom of your message and see all the contact information. Betty Pace

There is an easy way to find books that are in libraries that have their catalogues linked online. This is most public libraries, many college libraries and some genealogical/historical society libraries. The site is WorldCat [OCLC)] http://www.worldcat.org/ Use the search engine to search for a specific title or author or subject. A search for William D. Bennett gave a list of books he had written. Click on the desired book title and it will give a list of libraries that hold that book. If you enter your zip code, it will even sort the libraries by distance from your home. For example: I searched on William D. Bennett and got 1629 hits for William Bennett even though I had specified the middle initial D. I refined the search specifically for William D. Bennett and got 37 hits--a manageble number. I chose "Orange County Records" and got a list of 72 libraries that hold that title, the nearest of which is 66 miles from my home. This has helped me find lots of books. I now keep a list of books and their locations. When I travel, I know what libraries I need to visit!! Happy searching. Martha

A John Reed married an Eliza Tate in Orange Co. NC in 1787, and I can't get further information. They must have moved on. FROM A LOOKUP VOLUNTEER: I found two John Reed's in Orange County NC land grants, don't know if they are the same person. I also found a will abstract for a John Reed, 1782 that lists the persons, Lydia, Rebecca and Jamieson. Then an indexed will for a: John Reed 073 c1786 WB-B/35 AR. 073 is the Orange County Code, WB-B is will book B, /35 is the page number, AR means it's at the NC state archives. I'm not sure if these men are the same John Reed or not, but there are only two Reed wills for Orange County, the other being: Samuel Reed 073 1769 WB-A/102 AR In Samuel's abstract the only person listed is wife Mary. Just in case you're interested, here are all the Tate indexed wills: Tate, Abner 073 1841 WB-F/101 AR Tate, George 073 1774 WB-A/144 Tate, James 073 1838 WB-F/8 AR Tate, James 073 1816 WB-D/459 AR Tate, Jennet 073 1786 WB-A/359 AR Tate, Joseph 073 WB-E/153 Tare, Thomas 073 1841 WB-F/100 AR Tate, William 073 1828 WB-E/153 AR Tate, Zephariah 073 1816 WB-D/461 AR Abstracts: 1774 Tate, George, wife, James, George, Ketturah, Agnes, Mary, Elizabeth, Lettice, Janet, Margaret. 1798 Tate, Zaccheus, John, Jean, Lydia, Eudoxia, Zaccheus, Valentine, Uriah, Zephaniah, Uzziah, Zues, Sampson. (I'm sure Zephaniah is actually Zephariah) Betty Pace

Just to make sure we are talking about the same library. The Library I called this morning about the Bennett books on Orange County is in Raleigh NC. I do not know about the library in Hillsborough bh Anggie Thompson wrote: > Hillsborough/Orange County is getting a new library! It's in the works, but > land has not been cleared yet. It will be in downtown Hillsborough. I > really hope the genealogy room is much bigger and better. > > On 2/27/07, BenbowKD@aol.com <BenbowKD@aol.com> wrote: > >> Well, I am indeed glad to hear that they finally have all 19 volumes of >> the >> Bennett series on Orange County Records, for the benefit of the current >> genealogy patrons. A few years ago, I drove from two hours away to >> visit that >> history room, so I could find the rest of that series, and I was very >> disappointed at the time. Hillsborough has quite a history, and it >> deserves a better >> history room, so I hope they are enlarging that collection. Perhaps >> William >> Bennett or someone else donated the rest of his series to them. Frankly, >> I >> think Hillsborough deserves a new library building, too. I wonder if >> there are >> plans in the works for that? >> >> KDB >> <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free >> email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at >> http://www.aol.com. >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > >

Hillsborough/Orange County is getting a new library! It's in the works, but land has not been cleared yet. It will be in downtown Hillsborough. I really hope the genealogy room is much bigger and better. On 2/27/07, BenbowKD@aol.com <BenbowKD@aol.com> wrote: > > Well, I am indeed glad to hear that they finally have all 19 volumes of > the > Bennett series on Orange County Records, for the benefit of the current > genealogy patrons. A few years ago, I drove from two hours away to > visit that > history room, so I could find the rest of that series, and I was very > disappointed at the time. Hillsborough has quite a history, and it > deserves a better > history room, so I hope they are enlarging that collection. Perhaps > William > Bennett or someone else donated the rest of his series to them. Frankly, > I > think Hillsborough deserves a new library building, too. I wonder if > there are > plans in the works for that? > > KDB > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Anggie Fight Breast cancer......no one should die from it

Well, I am indeed glad to hear that they finally have all 19 volumes of the Bennett series on Orange County Records, for the benefit of the current genealogy patrons. A few years ago, I drove from two hours away to visit that history room, so I could find the rest of that series, and I was very disappointed at the time. Hillsborough has quite a history, and it deserves a better history room, so I hope they are enlarging that collection. Perhaps William Bennett or someone else donated the rest of his series to them. Frankly, I think Hillsborough deserves a new library building, too. I wonder if there are plans in the works for that? KDB <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

I was not sure how many volume's the Library had. I called them this morning and If 19 volume's is the complete set of the Orange County Bennett series Then they do have the complete set of 19 volume's BH BenbowKD@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 2/26/2007 10:33:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, > benjib2@earthlink.net writes: > > They do have the Orange County Bennett series int the Library in > Raleigh. I have used them many times > > > > --------------- > > The last time I was there, they had a few. They did not have the whole > 19-volume series. Have they added more in the last few years? > > KDB > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

-----Original Message----- From: ncorange-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:ncorange-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of ncorange-request@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 1:01 AM To: ncorange@rootsweb.com Subject: NCORANGE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 10 Today's Topics: 1. Orange County Books (chasrichar@aol.com) 2. Re: Orange County Books (BenbowKD@aol.com) 3. Re: Orange County Books (benjib2) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Message: 1 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 09:23:55 -0500 From: chasrichar@aol.com Subject: [NCORANGE] Orange County Books To: ncorange@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <8C927C8E1E15A06-151C-9F9@mblk-d49.sysops.aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Please tell me where each of these books may be found...Are they in the Orange County Library in Hillsboro? Thanks.. www.thepastwhispers.com/NO_The_Way_It_Was Today's Topics: 1. Orange County Books (Nancy) 2. Re: Orange County Books (Angie Wilderman) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more. ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 10:40:36 EST From: BenbowKD@aol.com Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Orange County Books To: ncorange@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <c7b.cd7e117.33145974@aol.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" In a message dated 2/26/2007 9:26:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, chasrichar@aol.com writes: Are they in the Orange County Library in Hillsboro? --------- You wish! I have a closet bigger than that history room. I would never visit that place again. You'd be better off going to the state library in downtown Raleigh. But I don't know that they have the Bennett series either. As we've stated before, the Bennett series are hard to find. As for those and the others, try interlibrary loan, if you can find what you want anywhere. Katherine Benbow <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. ------------------------------ Message: 3 Date: Mon, 26 Feb 2007 22:32:37 -0500 From: benjib2 <benjib2@earthlink.net> Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Orange County Books To: ncorange@rootsweb.com Message-ID: <45E3A655.6030906@earthlink.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed They do have the Orange County Bennett series int the Library in Raleigh. I have used them many times Ben Henderson BenbowKD@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 2/26/2007 9:26:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, > chasrichar@aol.com writes: > > Are they in the Orange County Library in Hillsboro? > > > > --------- > > You wish! I have a closet bigger than that history room. I would never > visit that place again. You'd be better off going to the state library in > downtown Raleigh. But I don't know that they have the Bennett series either. As > we've stated before, the Bennett series are hard to find. As for those and > the others, try interlibrary loan, if you can find what you want anywhere. > > Katherine Benbow > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------ To contact the NCORANGE list administrator, send an email to NCORANGE-admin@rootsweb.com. To post a message to the NCORANGE mailing list, send an email to NCORANGE@rootsweb.com. __________________________________________________________ To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the email with no additional text. End of NCORANGE Digest, Vol 2, Issue 10 ***************************************

In a message dated 2/26/2007 10:33:29 PM Eastern Standard Time, benjib2@earthlink.net writes: They do have the Orange County Bennett series int the Library in Raleigh. I have used them many times --------------- The last time I was there, they had a few. They did not have the whole 19-volume series. Have they added more in the last few years? KDB <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

They do have the Orange County Bennett series int the Library in Raleigh. I have used them many times Ben Henderson BenbowKD@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 2/26/2007 9:26:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, > chasrichar@aol.com writes: > > Are they in the Orange County Library in Hillsboro? > > > > --------- > > You wish! I have a closet bigger than that history room. I would never > visit that place again. You'd be better off going to the state library in > downtown Raleigh. But I don't know that they have the Bennett series either. As > we've stated before, the Bennett series are hard to find. As for those and > the others, try interlibrary loan, if you can find what you want anywhere. > > Katherine Benbow > <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free > email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at > http://www.aol.com. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

In a message dated 2/26/2007 9:26:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, chasrichar@aol.com writes: Are they in the Orange County Library in Hillsboro? --------- You wish! I have a closet bigger than that history room. I would never visit that place again. You'd be better off going to the state library in downtown Raleigh. But I don't know that they have the Bennett series either. As we've stated before, the Bennett series are hard to find. As for those and the others, try interlibrary loan, if you can find what you want anywhere. Katherine Benbow <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com.

Please tell me where each of these books may be found...Are they in the Orange County Library in Hillsboro? Thanks.. www.thepastwhispers.com/NO_The_Way_It_Was Today's Topics: 1. Orange County Books (Nancy) 2. Re: Orange County Books (Angie Wilderman) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ________________________________________________________________________ Check out the new AOL. Most comprehensive set of free safety and security tools, free access to millions of high-quality videos from across the web, free AOL Mail and more.

Also, there is the Register of Orange County, North Carolina Deeds 1752-1768 and 1793 Transcribed by Eve B. Weeks published by Heritage Papers Danielsville, GA 30633 by Mary B. Warren 1984 Angie Nancy wrote: > Thank you to everyone who suggested books for the Books Page. It's > considerably more interesting than when it only included my own 3 entries! > If you happen upon any other books, I'd love to add them. > www.thepastwhispers.com/Orange_County_Books > Nancy > > > > > Nancy > www.thepastwhispers.com/NO_The_Way_It_Was > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Thank you to everyone who suggested books for the Books Page. It's considerably more interesting than when it only included my own 3 entries! If you happen upon any other books, I'd love to add them. www.thepastwhispers.com/Orange_County_Books Nancy Nancy www.thepastwhispers.com/NO_The_Way_It_Was

Wake Co. maps- deeds http://web.co.wake.nc.us/RDeeds/maps/maps.htm contains an index to the Markham Maps. I don't know whether I got this web site from the Orange or Wake Co. mailing list. However, I expected Wake plat maps. Instead the index was labeled Orange Co. NC. It is in PDF (always difficult for me to navigate) but some of you may be able to do better. You can see the alphabetical index, but how you get from the index # to the actual plat is a puzzle to me. Betty Pace

I got this from an English mailing list but it may apply to American works also: Downloadable books -- out of print The site address is as below http://www.archive.org/index.php I got the book site and typed in genealogy and searched in the American Libraries category and got the following list of genealogy books available. Here is the hyperlink to what I found: _http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=genealogy%20AND%20mediatype%3Ate xts%2 0AND%20collection%3Aamericana_ (http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=genealogy%20AND%20mediatype:text s%20AND%20collection:americana) Here is an excellent site for out of print books, www.booksfromthepast.org Betty Pace

I wonder if Heritage Quest would have the Orange Co. books by William Bennett. I have never had much success in finding things on the book portion of Heritage Quest, but other people do better than me. You might have to search for specific volumes: Orange County Records; William D. Bennett Volume I: Granville Proprietary Land Office, Abstracts of Loose Papers Volume II: Deed Books 1 & 2, Abstracts Volume III: Deed Book 3 Volume IV: Deed Book 4 Volume V: Granville Proprietary Land Office Deeds & Surveys, 1752-1760 Volume VI: Granville Proprietary Land Office Deeds & Surveys, 1761-1763 Volume VII: Granville Proprietary Land Office Miscellaneous Records Volume VIII: Deed Book 5, Abstracts Volume IX: State Land Grants 1-500 Volume X: State Land Grants 501-1000 Volume XI: Deed Books 6 & 7, Abstracts Volume XII: Deed Books 8 & 9, Abstracts Volume XIII: Inventories & Accounts of Sales, 1758 - 1785 Volume XIV: Deed Books 10 & 11 Volume XV: Deed Book 12, 1805 - 1807 Volume XVI: Inventories & Accounts of Sales, 1800 - 1808 Volume XVII: Deed Book 13 Volume XVIII: Deed Book 14 Volume XIX: Deed Books 15 & 16 Betty Pace Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 17:59:54 -0500 From: "Carl Shumaker" <carls4603@insightbb.com> Subject: Re:NCORANGE] Orange County Books [To: <ncorange@rootsweb.com> Message-ID: <000501c7560c$00241730$6501a8c0@DESKTOP> Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original I am wondering if each of Mr. Bennett's volumes are indexed. I have searched the major libraries here in Louisville, KY, and they are not available. Would the Family History Libraries have access to these books through Salt Lake? Just looking for a way to get access to this valuable information from afar. Thanks for any advice... Carl Shumaker

http://web.co.wake.nc.us/RDeeds/maps/maps.htm contains an index to the Markham Maps. There is a James Watson and John Watson in Orange County 1754 and 56 and then James in 1779 I've not tried to purchase a copy of these maps so I don't know what the procedure is. >Does anyone on the list know if a plot map of Chapel Hill from around 1801 >is available for sale. I have a deed showing a purchase of town lot #14 "in >Town adjacent to the Buildings of the University, lately occupied by Bennett >Watson..." >Would appreciate any help. > >Pat in Ohio > > >From: ALEXLONGRN@cs.com > >Reply-To: ncorange@rootsweb.com > >To: ncorange@rootsweb.com > >Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Orange County Books > >Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:04:01 EST > > > >Your list should definately include "Kinship and Neighborhood in a Southern > >Community: Orange County, North Carolina, 1849-1881", Robert C. Kenzer, > >University of Tennessee Press. Much info of genealogical interest, > >especially in the > >sources cited section. > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > >NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Our non-profit, Hidden Voices, is conducting oral interviews in the Northside (Pottersville) and Pine Knolls neighborhoods of Chapel Hill. We're very interested in finding out more about the history of these traditionally African-American neighborhoods, as well as these geographic areas pre-1900s. If anyone has specific suggestions, we would be most grateful. thanks, Lynden Phillip Rogers <p2rogers@msn.com> wrote: Does anyone on the list know if a plot map of Chapel Hill from around 1801 is available for sale. I have a deed showing a purchase of town lot #14 "in Town adjacent to the Buildings of the University, lately occupied by Bennett Watson..." Would appreciate any help. Pat in Ohio >From: ALEXLONGRN@cs.com >Reply-To: ncorange@rootsweb.com >To: ncorange@rootsweb.com >Subject: Re: [NCORANGE] Orange County Books >Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2007 19:04:01 EST > >Your list should definately include "Kinship and Neighborhood in a Southern >Community: Orange County, North Carolina, 1849-1881", Robert C. Kenzer, >University of Tennessee Press. Much info of genealogical interest, >especially in the >sources cited section. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NCORANGE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Lynden W. Harris Artistic Director, ArtsCenter Stage Office: 919-732-9299 Fax: 919-732-9291 The ArtsCenter, 300G East Main Street, Carrboro, NC 27510 www.artscenterlive.org 919-929-2787