Sketchbook Legacy is Back.

Once again and with great pleasure we are hosting the Sketchbook Legacy project sponsored by Art for Art's Sake. Ms. Miller's 8th grade art class from Meadowlark Middle School, has been working hard creating sketchbooks for this year's exhibit. And for the first time we were able to host an open house here in the…

1950 Census, It’s Here!

Finally, after 72 years the 17th Census (1950) has been released. Hard to believe it - genealogists everywhere have been waiting for this moment, including all of us in the North Carolina Collection. What will we find out, better yet, who will we find? North Carolina Collection waiting for the 1950 Census Release. First of…

America 250 Celebration

People have been asking why we have a Christmas Tree in our research room. It is not in fact, a Christmas Tree. It is a Patriot Tree 🇺🇸! Colonel Joseph Winston Chapter of the NSDAR America 250 Patriot Tree The Colonel Joseph Winston Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution…

Creeks of Forsyth County

Forsyth Creek Week is almost here. In addition to our photograph display celebrating our love of all things water-related, we invite you to come inside the North Carolina room where we have more for you to look at and explore. We thought it might be fun to learn a little bit about some of the…

Sanborn Insurance Maps Now Available Digitally

Our collection of Sanborn Insurance Maps have been digitized and are now accessible on the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center's website. These maps are helpful for researching historic properties and businesses, past street names, and historic neighborhoods, including ones that no longer exist. The maps are digitally available in high resolution with zoom capability. A…

Geocaching for Winston-Salem’s Downtown

Recently, we received an email from a scout in Scouts BSA (formerly Boy Scouts of America), Sarina Horner. She belongs to Troop 729, an all female troop of the Scouts BSA. She had decided to make a fun geocaching experience for those wanting to learn more about downtown Winston-Salem, its history, and the Scouts BSA.…

More Genealogy Videos!

We're back with more videos for you genealogy lovers. Instead of highlighting searching in databases, we are providing you with some videos that show you how to start a family recipe book, start recording family oral histories, and just start genealogy in general. Let us know what you think! We want to make more videos…