WELCOME to the Wake County Genealogical Society website! April Meeting
CONFUSING AMERICAN INDIAN RECORDS: 1896 APPLICATIONS, DAWES FINAL ROLL AND GUION MILLER ROLL
WCGS Virtual Meeting and Presentation
Tuesday April 27, 2021
Speaker: Debra Osborne Spindle PhD, MLIS
These three rolls, taken 1896-1909, are unique and provide significant genealogical information, but can be confusing for researchers of American Indian records. The 1896 Applications were a “false start” in Indian Territory, the Dawes Final Roll covers the Five Tribes in Indian Territory, and the Guion Miller includes Cherokees worldwide. Not all the rolls are official proof of tribal citizenship but each has family material. Locating and using each of these data sets will be addressed.
This virtual meeting and presentation is open to all, but registration is required. Visit the WCGS Events page to access the registration link.
Wake Genealogy Watch - Spring Edition
The Spring 2021 Issue (Vol.4 Issue 3) of our award-winning newsletter, Wake Genealogy Watch, is now available online for reading or download. This issue contains the following topics:
- Read about the role Wake County’s creation played in a tumultuous historical event as we celebrate her 250th year.
- RootsTech Roundup – Read about and follow the links to access all the wonderful online content. It is still free and will be for one year.
- WCGS GenHelp - This summary of one of the sessions shows what types of questions are asked and the range of guidance that is offered.
- Ted Bainbridge spotlights Cyndi’s List, the invaluable aggregate genealogy site, and offers tips for searching and navigating the site.
- Esley Hunt was a portrait photographer who worked in Orange and Wake counties from the 1840-60s. He is renowned for his Civil War portraits. Read more about Esley and access a free eBook about him.
- Cynthia Gage shares the two digital collections pertaining to North Carolina and offers tips to navigate them.
- Read about a new research venture, NC Historical Records Online and possibly collaborate with them.
- Meet our board members. This time we welcome our new Treasurer and new VP/Communications. We also spotlight a Director and our Membership Chairperson.
- As always, a packed events calendar and links to so very much online content.
As always we welcome your articles, comments, or other items for the newsletter, so please contact Cyndi at newsletter@wakecogen.org if you have something to share.
Photo Note: If you choose to read a printed version of this newsletter, some of the photos will be difficult to view due to size constraints. Please refer back to the online edition where you can enlarge the photos to accommodate better viewing.
This recent issue of the Newsletter may be downloaded from the WCGS Newsletter page. Enjoy! More GenHelp in 2021!
Do you need a little help with a question about genealogy software or databases? Do you need ideas for where to look for more records?
Wake County Genealogical Society will continue the GenHelp virtual sessions to provide free genealogy assistance to hobbyists. Mark your calendar for the first Thursday of each month at 6:30pm ET.
You will have an opportunity to ask questions and share knowledge during the 90-minute session. The session will be moderated. Please note this program will not include research requests or queries. All assistance will be given only within the time constraints of the monthly virtual session.
It is not necessary to be a member of WCGS to participate. There is no cost, but you must register. The next session for 2021 is May 6, 6:30pm. Visit the WCGS Events page to register for one of our upcoming sessions! Wake Treasures - Vol 29, Issue 2 is Available!
Welcome to the second issue of Volume 29! I hope this issue finds you well and healthy. 2020 has been a year of unexpected turns, and it is my hope that this issue provides a bit of distraction and reprieve.
 This issue is a treat! We have the pentultimate installment from Cary Faison on the Railroad, Hortons, and Faisons and continuations of the 1897 Raleigh Colored School census and of the Soldiers Home Record. In honor of the 100th anniversary of the 19th Amendment we have the 1915 & 1917 membership lists from the Raleigh Equal Suffrage League. Belle Long, the former Director of the Joel Lane Museum House, has written about the identity of Colonel Theophilus Hunter's second wife, Jane. Read along to see how she discovered the identity of Jane and puts to rest a local mystery.
This issue could not have happened without the volunteers who helped to transcribe these records. Please consider volunteering to transcribe from home. If you are interested, please contact me for more information.
Hope you enjoy, Donna Shackle, Editor
To download this new edition, log into the Members Area and go to the Wake Treasures webpage. And if you have personal stories of people, places, and events connected to Wake County, please consider sharing them for inclusion into future editions! WCGS on Lulu!
Did you know WCGS has publications of transcribed records which are available for purchase on Lulu? Visit the Wake County Genealogical Society Bookstore here.
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Genealogy Classes
See our Other Events page for information on several genealogy learning opportunities being offered through Zoom.
May Meeting - Sacrifices at the Altar of Photographic Alteration
Join us as photographic archivist Stephen Fletcher presents an examination of the practice and ethics of image alteration from the "First Photograph" to Photoshop.
Volunteer needs
Near or far, there is always a way you can help WCGS!
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