For information on NC Archives hours, parking, phone & email contacts, etc., go to: http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/Archives/hours.htm For the State Library: http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ -Sandy On Dec 14, 2007, at 8:12 AM, Nancy Hamilton wrote: > > Check out the State Archives website before you go. They have been > doing some extensive renovations and may not have reopened. The > State Library's Genealogical Library should be open as it has been > renovated....but you can get the hours and days that they are open > from their web sites. Both are excellent and contain info from > all over the state. Olivia Raney is a neat, new place on the edge > of the city that you can visit when the other two are closed. All > have very helpful staffs.Nancy HamiltonRed Lodge, MT 59068 > >> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:19:48 -0800> From: >> akevanslg@prodigy.net> To: ncwake@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: >> [NCWAKE] Genealogy Research in Raleigh> > Olivia Raney is >> excellent but limited with other county records. They do have the >> state's death certificates on microfilm, Civil War records, and >> other items. State Library's Genealogical Library is extremely >> especially when you consider it's in the same building with the >> State Archives which are really great. State Library and Archives >> are located on Jones St. between the Gov.'s mansion and the >> legislative building. A parking lot (pay as you leave) is across >> the street. Pretty sure it's still open to the public. Haven't >> been there for awhile during the week. It was open on Sunday when >> I was in Raleigh. Happy researching!> > > Joanne >> <JSUTHERLAND6@nc.rr.com> wrote:> Yes, there is a library that >> specializes in local history and is well > equiped to handle your >> needs. It is the Olivia Raney library. Their phone > number is >> 919-25! > 0-1196.> Of course the NC state library is in down town Raleigh. I > have never been > there, but it has the most records of any, I > believe.> Joanne> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J R" > To: > > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 1:00 AM> Subject: [NCWAKE] > Genealogy Research in Raleigh> > > >> > Do the libraries in Raleigh > have genealogy/family-history information that > > pertains to > counties other than Wake County; counties such as Catawba, > > > Lincoln or Iredell? I'm going to be visiting Raleigh and would like > to > > make the most of my research time.> >> > Thanks,> > JR> > > _________________________________________________________________> > > Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary!> > > http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx? > icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_dec> >> > -------------------------------> > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NCWAKE- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > > in the subject and the bod! > y of the message> >> >> > -- > > No virus found in this incoming > messa > ge.> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.> > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus > Database: 269.17.1/1183 - Release Date: > > 12/13/2007 9:15 AM> >> > > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the > list, please send an email to NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the > word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body > of the message> > > > AKEvansLG@prodigy.net> > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, > please send an email to NCWAKE-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 NCWAKE- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message
The renovations at the State Archives and Library are complete. Parking is public, cheap and right across the street. The improvements to the research room and library are wonderful. happy hunting. Kim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sandy" <teylu@earthlink.net> To: <ncwake@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 3:19 PM Subject: Re: [NCWAKE] Genealogy Research in Raleigh > > For information on NC Archives hours, parking, phone & email > contacts, etc., go to: > http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/Archives/hours.htm > > For the State Library: > http://statelibrary.dcr.state.nc.us/ > > > -Sandy > > > > On Dec 14, 2007, at 8:12 AM, Nancy Hamilton wrote: > >> >> Check out the State Archives website before you go. They have been >> doing some extensive renovations and may not have reopened. The >> State Library's Genealogical Library should be open as it has been >> renovated....but you can get the hours and days that they are open >> from their web sites. Both are excellent and contain info from >> all over the state. Olivia Raney is a neat, new place on the edge >> of the city that you can visit when the other two are closed. All >> have very helpful staffs.Nancy HamiltonRed Lodge, MT 59068 >> >>> Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2007 04:19:48 -0800> From: >>> akevanslg@prodigy.net> To: ncwake@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: >>> [NCWAKE] Genealogy Research in Raleigh> > Olivia Raney is >>> excellent but limited with other county records. They do have the >>> state's death certificates on microfilm, Civil War records, and >>> other items. State Library's Genealogical Library is extremely >>> especially when you consider it's in the same building with the >>> State Archives which are really great. State Library and Archives >>> are located on Jones St. between the Gov.'s mansion and the >>> legislative building. A parking lot (pay as you leave) is across >>> the street. Pretty sure it's still open to the public. Haven't >>> been there for awhile during the week. It was open on Sunday when >>> I was in Raleigh. Happy researching!> > > Joanne >>> <JSUTHERLAND6@nc.rr.com> wrote:> Yes, there is a library that >>> specializes in local history and is well > equiped to handle your >>> needs. It is the Olivia Raney library. Their phone > number is >>> 919-25! >> 0-1196.> Of course the NC state library is in down town Raleigh. I >> have never been > there, but it has the most records of any, I >> believe.> Joanne> ----- Original Message ----- > From: "J R" > To: >> > Sent: Friday, December 14, 2007 1:00 AM> Subject: [NCWAKE] >> Genealogy Research in Raleigh> > > >> > Do the libraries in Raleigh >> have genealogy/family-history information that > > pertains to >> counties other than Wake County; counties such as Catawba, > > >> Lincoln or Iredell? I'm going to be visiting Raleigh and would like >> to > > make the most of my research time.> >> > Thanks,> > JR> > >> _________________________________________________________________> >> > Don't get caught with egg on your face. Play Chicktionary!> > >> http://club.live.com/chicktionary.aspx? >> icid=chick_wlhmtextlink1_dec> >> > -------------------------------> >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > NCWAKE- >> request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> > > in the subject and the bod! >> y of the message> >> >> > -- > > No virus found in this incoming >> messa >> ge.> > Checked by AVG Free Edition.> > Version: 7.5.503 / Virus >> Database: 269.17.1/1183 - Release Date: > > 12/13/2007 9:15 AM> >> >> > > > > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the >> list, please send an email to NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the >> word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body >> of the message> > > > AKEvansLG@prodigy.net> > >> -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, >> please send an email to NCWAKE-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 NCWAKE- >> 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 > NCWAKE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >