Online Resources

Below is a list of Quick Links for Online Resources. Soon, we will have a more robust list and descriptions - stay tuned!

Many of these online resources are brought to you by NC Live, North Carolina’s statewide library cooperative, supporting 200+ public and academic libraries across North Carolina. Since its founding in 1997, NC LIVE has saved the state millions through innovation and collaborative efforts. Content includes a variety of databases containing full-text magazine, newspaper, and journal articles, encyclopedias, historical materials, e-books and e-audio books, maps, images, videos, and much more! More can be found at NCLIVE.org with your Library Card and password, or from inside our libraries (on public computers or any device connected to our wifi) with no log-in. Need an introduction to a specific NC Live resource? Or maybe just a few pointers on where to find things? NC LIVE has created a playlist of “Crash Course” videos to help library staff and patrons learn how to use some of the most requested resources it offers. Check them out on YouTube.

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.

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