Genealogical & Local History Resources available at the Library
Census microfilm for many North Carolina counties
Local area newspapers on microfilm
Statewide index to marriage bonds (1741-1868) filed in the N.C. State Archives on microfiche. Includes both bride and groom indexes.
City Directories for Rocky Mount and other local towns.
The Colonial and State Records of North Carolina
Transcriptions of many county records, including marriages, church and family cemeteries, wills, deeds, court minutes, voter registration, minutes of wardens of the poor, federal census, estates and division of estate slaves.
Vertical files including newspaper articles and family trees with family histories collected by Tar River Connections, a local genealogical society.
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