North Carolina Room

Access billions of names in thousands of genealogical databases including Census and Vital Records, birth, marriage and death notices, the Social Security Death Index, Passenger lists and naturalizations, Military and Holocaust Records, City Directories, New York Emigrant Savings Bank records, and African American and Native American Records. Ancestry Library Edition is available at Morganton, Valdese, and C.B. Hildebrand branch libraries. Access is granted on-site only to library computers and on personal devices connected to the library wi-fi. Sponsored by the Friends of the Burke County Public Library and the NC Room.

BCPLS is now a FamilySearch affiliate library! FamilySearch is available at Morganton, Valdese, and C.B. Hildebrand branch libraries. Affiliate libraries have access to FamilySearch’s digital genealogical collections that are otherwise accessible only through a FamilySearch center. FamilySearch is a nonprofit organization that offers a vast database of historical records, a collaborative family tree, and research tools to help people discover their ancestors and family history. Users can search for birth, marriage, census, and other official documents, build their family tree, and access resources like the FamilySearch Wiki and Full-Text Search for guided research. Some FamilySearch documents are restricted due to legal and contractual agreements with record owners, which limit how and where the records can be accessed, often requiring in-person visits to FamilySearch libraries or affiliate centers. Other restrictions can result from local data privacy laws or copyright protections, preventing FamilySearch from sharing certain records broadly online. Access is granted on-site only to library computers and on personal devices connected to the library wi-fi.

Links to additional online resources, as well as descriptions of resources found in the NC Room are coming soon!