North Carolina Building Code Updated

The International Code Council has recently updated The North Carolina State Building Code to reflect all of the changes for the 2018 edition. The North Carolina Collection has a full set of the new codes in print that you can use in the room for your reference. If you are unable to come to the…

Local Ordinance Codes Online

The Winston-Salem and Forsyth County code of ordinances are available online through Municode using the links below. While there are print copies inside the North Carolina collection that are used by both staff and patrons alike, it is very convenient to search the online versions for quick reference.  Forsyth County code Winston-Salem city code You can…

Voting Information for Forsyth County

With the upcoming midterm elections on November 6th, the North Carolina Room staff has naturally been fielding a lot of questions regarding early voting locations, how to register to vote, and more. If you live in Forsyth County, one of your best resources to find information about voting, and the resource we reference most often…

Using the State Archives and State Library for Genealogical Research: A Free Webinar

North Carolina Genealogical Society The North Carolina Genealogical Society is delighted to present: Diane L. Richard, ME, MBA“How a Genealogist Uses the State Archives of NC and the State Library of NC” A LIVE webinar on 20 January 2017, 3:00 pm - 4:00 pm EST About the Webinar: Preparation is key to making a successful…

Obliterating the past…

So we woke up this morning to find the government shutdown beginning. I thought I knew what that meant. "It won't affect me," I said. "Because I only work with the past." Smugness = dumbness, I quickly learned. Here's how. The phone rings. Some guy is interested in finding out if his ancestor served in…

Bigger than the 1940 census…

A few years ago, as we were preparing to move the North Carolina Room to its new home on the ground floor at Central, we were forced to take on a daunting task. It involved an area known simply as "Jerry's Closet", a large, murky, mysterious room in which a wide variety of semi-unclassifiable items…

Wow! Look at that Microfilm Reader/Scanner

Viewing, scanning and saving images from the North Carolina Room’s vast microfilm collection has become even easier with the arrival of the newest version of the ST View Scan microfilm reader/ printer. The NC Room has three traditional reader/printers that do not digitize and one older ST View Scan that does but this new machine…