Wake County Genealogical Society, North Carolina
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FUTURE EVENTS: Check the right panel on this page or visit our Events page.
 
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Visit the new Cumulative Newsletter Index 2017-2026. It is searchable and linked for your convenience. Both are free to all.

Upcoming In-person Events

Join us for the next WCG Meet-ups!
 
June 20
Book Exchange at Laurel Hills: Do you have any genealogy books that you don’t use and would like to go to a good home? Are you looking for genealogy books? Let’s get together and swap books! Afterwards, we’ll go to lunch (Dutch treat). This is a fund-raiser / meet-up / recycling event.  Details are at this blog post.
 
July 16
Coffee and Conversation: Meet at Panera Bread (Glenwood/Pleasant Valley), 6201 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh on Thursday July 16 at 9:30am. Let’s get to know each other! We’ll chat about what genealogical topics we're working on, or a brick wall, or ask other members how to do something. Details at blog post. (Live Friday, May 15)


Past Meet-up Photos
 
 
 

Wake Genealogy Watch - Summer 2026 issue

 
The Summer 2026 issue (Vol. 9, Issue 4) of the Wake Genealogy Watch newsletter is now available online for reading or download. Cick here: Wake Genealogy Watch, Summer 2026.
 
 
Inside this issue:
  • Barbara McGeachy shares a summary of our coffee gathering in April.
  • A reminder to check out the updated Newsletter Cumulative Index, complete up to this issue
  • Jane Albright presents the Pleasant Grove UMC project to protect the historical graves of Free People of Color.
  • Four videos to boost your genealogy skills with AI and DNA skills
  • Two websites that give you historical context for your Revolutionary research and might even inspire a trip or two
  • Tips and resources to research the Loyalist you might find in your family tree, and how to recognize them.
  • Registration details for our upcoming local meet-ups and virtual meetings
Click this newsletter page link to view this and all past newsletter content. Visit the searchable Wake Genealogy Watch cumulative index to browse past issues.
 
We welcome your feedback, input, and submissions for inclusion in future editions. Please address all concerns to newsletter@wakecogen.org.
 

Special America 250 Black History Presentations

 
 
AAHGS-Triangle America 250 Speaker Series - Saundra Cropps Presents July 13

Our own Saundra Russ Cropps will share her research on People of Color During the Revolutionary War in Granville and Wake Counties, North Carolina. Sign up before July 13 to attend this virtual presentation. Saundra's talk is This is one talk in a four part series offered by Afro-American Historical and Genealogical Society. Registration and series details are at this blog link.
  
 

Follow Wake 250 Content at our Blog

 
 
This year, at the Wakecogen blog,  we are turning our attention to the days leading up to and including the Revolutionary war. We are exploring how that would be experienced by the colonists of our area from the 1750's through the 1790's. Follow their trials, and successes here. 

Image left - "A Society of Patriotic Ladies" British Museum 965125001  British editorial cartoon - unflattering portrayal of the Edenton Ladies from this blog post.
 
 
 
 
 
 
June 23
Fishing in Every Pond: Cousin Baiting
  Presenter: Christine Cohen   We will discuss the many ways to reach out to distant living cousins to help you expand your pedigree chart ...
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July 28
Early Migration and Settlement Patterns
  Presenter: J Mark Lowe   Discover where a family moved into a state by using the statistical data recorded for all families. Learn to ...
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August 25
Doing European Research When You Don't Speak the Language
  Presenter: Jessica Conklin   If your ancestors crossed the Atlantic, there's no need for a language barrier to stop your research in its tracks! ...
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September 22
AI and Genealogy
  Presenter: David McCorkle   Description coming!   Join us!  Free and Virtual!   Register here.   * Please register by 4pm day of meeting ...
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October 27
Discovering your Military Ancestor's Experiences
  Presenter: Cynthia Gage   Description coming!   Join us!  Free and Virtual!   Register here.   * Please register by 4pm day of meeting ...
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