North Carolina Collection

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• 973.34 DUN NCC The battle at Lindley's Mill. Dunaway, Stewart E.
• 975.604 DUN NCC Confiscation Act and Pardon and Oblivion Act of North Carolina : including--Treaty of Peace, and Jay Treaty. Dunaway, Stewart E., compiler.
• 384.1058 CIT NCC 2024-2025 Consumer and business guide for Gastonia, North Carolina and vicinity.
• 974 NOE NCC A guide to artifacts of colonial America. Noel Hume, Ivor.
• 929.2 DUN NCC Henry McCulloh and son Henry Eustace McCulloh : 18th century entrepreneurs, land speculators of North Carolina. Dunaway, Stewart E., author.
• 973.7025 MAN NCC v. 22 North Carolina troops, 1861-1865 : a roster. Manarin, Louis H., compiler.
• 929.2 MAR NCC Pasour, Paysour, Payseur, Paseur, thirty years later: new information and updates for 1992-2023 additional family history page for Jenkins, Myers and the Thornburg families. Marino, Thomas J. (Thomas Joseph)
• 975.6 DUN NCC Road, bridge and ferry history of North Carolina : an 18th and early 19th century review. Dunaway, Stewart E., author.
• 364.1 JON NCC Scoundrels, rogues, and heroes of the Old North State. Jones, H. G. (Houston Gwynne) 2004.
• 929.2 Wilson WIL NCC The Wilson-Campbell-Bigger photo album : most of which is in Gaston County North Carolina. Wilson, Lelia Jane, author.

• 929.2 Pearson PEA NCC The Pearson generations. compiled by Richard C. Pearson. 2020.

• 929.3 EIG NCC The 1820 federal census of Rutherford County, North Carolina. DePriest, Virginia Greene, compiler.
• 929.3 EIG NCC 1840 federal census, Rutherford County, N.C. Jackson, Doris Hamrick, editor.
• 929.3 EIG NCC 1860 census of Rutherford County, North Carolina. DePriest, Virginia Greene, editor.
• 929.3 EIG NCC The 1880 federal census of Rutherford County, North Carolina. Surratt, Jo Ann F., editor.
• 929.3 NIN NCC 1900 federal census of Rutherford County, North Carolina. Surratt, Jo Ann F., editor.
• 623.825 BLE NCC Battleship North Carolina. Blee, Ben W., author. Rev. and expanded 2nd ed. 2005.
• 929.3 CAT NCC v. 4 Catawba County cemeteries.
• 929.3 CAT NCC v. 5 Catawba County cemeteries.
• 929.3 CAT NCC v. 7 Catawba County cemeteries.
• 929.3 CAT NCC v. 8 Catawba County cemeteries.
• 929.3 CAT NCC v. 9 Catawba County cemeteries.
• 929.375 CAT NCC v.1 Catawba county, North Carolina, marriages, 1842-1900.
• 929.375 CAT NCC v.2 Catawba county, North Carolina, marriages, 1842-1900.
• 929.3 CEM NCC The cemeteries of Jackson County, North Carolina.
• 929.3 CEM NCC The cemeteries of Swain County, North Carolina : bringing the past into the present for the future.
• 307.1 CHA NCC Charlotte viewpoint : perspectives. 2006.
• 975.62 SPR NCC Chronicles of the Cape Fear River, 1660-1916. Sprunt, James.
• 975.627 UMF NCC A day of blood : the 1898 Wilmington race riot. Umfleet, LeRae
• 975.6 MCR NCC Franklin. (Macon County, N.C.) Images of America. McRae, Barbara A.
• 943.2 GOT GERMAN NCC Gotha : eine Residenzstadt in der Gegenwart.
• 929.2 Hamrick JON NCC The Hamrick generations, being a genealogy of the Hamrick family. Jones, S. C. (Stephen Collis)
• 975.678 HER NCC v.2 The heritage of Catawba County, North Carolina.
• 929.273 THO NCC James & Kisiah Jolley : footprints left behind. Thompson, Ann Jones.
• 929.3 MAC NCC Macon County, North Carolina cemeteries.
• 975.696 BRY NCC Marriages of Swain County. Bryson, Elise Jones.
• 810.8 NOR NCC 2024 North Carolina literary review : NCLR. No. 33, 2024.
• 287.6 ROC NCC Rock Springs Camp Meeting ... annual session. Rock Springs Camp Meeting.
• 923.287 Broyhill NCC Stories I tell my family and friends : the memoirs of U.S. Senator James T. Broyhill. Broyhill, James T.
• 929.3 FLO NCC Sunset Cemetery, Shelby, Cleveland County, NC : recorded in 1998. Floyd, W. D.
• 975.6192 ELL NCC Whispers of the long departed : untold history of southern Craven County, N.C. Ellis, Edward Barnes, Jr.

• 641.5 SOU NCC Southern elegance : a collection of the best of Carolina Cuisine.

• 940.54 BER NCC 11th Armored Division, Thunderbolt. Craig, Berry, author.
• 355.14 MCG NCC American military button makers and dealers : their backmarks & dates. McGuinn, William F., author.
• 973.3 OKE NCC Be Cool and Do Mischief : Francis Marion's Orderly Book 1775-1782. O'Kelley, Patrick, author.
• 355.14 BAZ NCC A directory of American military goods dealers & makers, 1785-1915. Bazelon, Bruce S., author.
• 975.672 MOR NCC Harrisburg, did you know?: Cabarrus history, book 1. Morrison, Janet, author.
• 975.672 MOR NCC Harrisburg, did you know?: Cabarrus history, book 2. Morrison, Janet, author.
• 973.33 OKE NCC v.1 "Nothing but blood and slaughter" : military operations and order of battle of the Revolutionary War in the Carolinas. O'Kelley, Patrick, author.
• 973.33 OKE NCC v.2 "Nothing but blood and slaughter" : military operations and order of battle of the Revolutionary War in the Carolinas. O'Kelley, Patrick, author.
• 973.33 OKE NCC v.3 "Nothing but blood and slaughter" : military operations and order of battle of the Revolutionary War in the Carolinas. O'Kelley, Patrick, author.
• 973.33 OKE NCC v.4 "Nothing but blood and slaughter" : military operations and order of battle of the Revolutionary War in the Carolinas. O'Kelley, Patrick, author.

• 356.1 ZAB NCC American Colonial Ranger : the northern colonies, 1724-64. Zaboly, Gary S., author.
• 343.73 UNI NCC Baron von Steuben's Revolutionary War drill manual : a facsimile reprint of the 1794 edition. United States. Army.
• 917.56 WIL NCC The best of the Blue Ridge -- and beyond! Williams, Robert Leonard.
• 975.7 CAR NCC Carolina currents : studies in South Carolina culture. Volume 1, New Directions.
• 975.676 HOL NCC Fourth Ward Charlotte : a neighborhood history. Holtz, Cameron, author.
• 739.533 JAC NCC Pocket book of American pewter; the makers and the marks. Jacobs, Celia, author.

• 304.2 RAN NCC Local signs and wonders : essays about belonging to a place. Rankin, Richard, author.
• 973.049 JON NCC Roxboro roots : North Carolina families leave their imprint on America's story. Jones, Melvina F., author.

• 907.2 MIL NCC Evidence explained : citing history sources from artifacts to cyberspace. Mills, Elizabeth Shown, author.
• 929.373 MIN NCC Germans to America and the Hamburg passenger lists : coordinated schedules. Minert, Roger P. (Roger Phillip)
• 284.5 KAM NCC A history of the Huguenot Society of North Carolina. Kammerer, Roger. (Donated by The Huguenot Society of North Carolina)
• 929.375 POL NCC Marriage bonds of Henrico County, Virginia, 1782-1853. Pollock, Michael E., compiler.
• 929.1 BER NCC Our Quaker ancestors : finding them in Quaker records. Berry, Ellen T., author.
• 658.4 VEC NCC Peddlers, merchants, and manufacturers : how Jewish entrepreneurs built economy and community in upcountry South Carolina. Vecchio, Diane C.
• 929.375 PRO NCC v.2 Probate records of South Carolina.
• 929.375 PRO NCC v.3 Probate records of South Carolina. 929.375 PRO NCC v.3
• 929.375 HOL NCC Winton (Barnwell) County, South Carolina minutes of County Court and will book 1, 1785-1791. Holcomb, Brent.

• 929.012 COL NCC V.I Colonial tavernkeepers : qualifying ancestors of Flagon and Trencher members.
• 929.012 COL NCC V.IV Colonial tavernkeepers : qualifying ancestors of Flagon and Trencher members.
• 929.012 COL NCC V.VI & VII Colonial tavernkeepers : qualifying ancestors of Flagon and Trencher members.
• 929.012 COL NCC V.VIII Colonial tavernkeepers : qualifying ancestors of Flagon and Trencher members.
• (Colonial tavernkeepers : qualifying ancestors of Flagon and Trencher members. Donated by Colonial Dames 17th Century.)

• 910 LEW NCC Buddytraveling 3. Lewis, Buddy.
• 363.6 HOW NCC Buying time for heritage : how to save an endangered historic property. Howard, J. Myrick.
• 929.375 HOL NCC v.I Chester County, South Carolina, deed abstracts. Holcomb, Brent.
• 929.375 HOL NCC v.II Chester County, South Carolina, deed abstracts. Holcomb, Brent.
• 929.375 HOL NCC Chester County, South Carolina, will abstracts, 1787-1838 [1776-1838] Holcomb, Brent.
• 929.012 COL NCC V.II Colonial tavernkeepers : qualifying ancestors of Flagon and Trencher members.
• 929.012 COL NCC v.III Colonial tavernkeepers : qualifying ancestors of Flagon and Trencher members.
• 917.58123 FOX NCC The Foxfire book of Appalachian women : stories of landscape and community in the mountain South
• 929.2 Garrett NIC NCC The Garretts of Columbia : a Black South Carolina family from slavery to the dawn of integration. Nicholson, David.
• 325.24 GER NCC German immigration to America : the first wave.
• 709.75 JOU NCC v.24 n.2 Journal of early southern decorative arts.
• 709.75 JOU NCC v.25 n.1 Journal of early southern decorative arts.
• 709.75 JOU NCC v.25 n.2 Journal of early southern decorative arts.
• 709.75 JOU NCC v.26 n.1 Journal of early southern decorative arts.
• 709.75 JOU NCC v.26 n.2 Journal of early southern decorative arts.
• 284.1 DRE NCC Journal of the Rev. Godfrey Drehr, 1819-1851. Drehr, Godfrey.
• 929.2 COP NCC Missouri cousins. Coppage, A. Maxim.
• 051 NOR NCC Oct. 2023 The North Carolina historical review.
• 625.2 COL NCC North Carolina Transportation Museum. Coleman, Francis Alan, author.
• 369.12 SEV v. 64, n.2 NCC Seventeenth century review.
• 369.12 SEV v. 65, n.1 NCC Seventeenth century review.
• 975.004 GRE NCC Their determination to remain : a Cherokee community's resistance to the Trail of Tears in North Carolina. Greene, Lance.
• 929.375 HOL NCC v.1 York County, South Carolina deed abstracts.Holcomb, Brent.
• 929.375 HOL NCC v.2 York County, South Carolina deed abstracts.Holcomb, Brent.

• 929.3 EIG NCC v.1 1812 ancestor index, 1892-1970 : National Society United States Daughters of 1812
• 929.3 EIG NCC v.3 1812 ancestor index, 1892-1970 : National Society United States Daughters of 1812
• 929.2 COO NCC The Cooper family of Maryland by Cooper, Francis William
• 974.6 BAI NCC Early Connecticut marriages as found on ancient church records prior to 1800 : 7 volumes in 1. Bailey, Frederic W. (Frederic William)
• 929.37 ABB NCC Families of early Milford, Connecticut by Abbott, Susan Emma Woodruff.
• 973.043 FIR NCC The First Germans in America : with a biographical directory of New York Germans
• 929.37 PAT NCC Patents and deeds and other early records of New Jersey, 1664-1703.
• 284.1 CAR NCC Salem Lutheran and United Church of Christ: a story of faith and peace by Carpenter, Robert C.
• 301.44 BAS NCC Slavery and servitude in the colony of North Carolina by Bassett, John Spencer.
• 325.2 COB NCC The story of the Palatines : an episode in colonial history by Cobb, Sanford H. (Sanford Hoadley)
• 929.2 THR NCC Through a Dutch door : 17th century origins of the Van Voorhees family.
• 929.2 CHR NCC The Van Voorhees family in America: the first six generations: Van Voorhees, Voorhees, Van Voorhis, Voorhis, Van Voorheas, Van Voorhes, Van Voorhies, VanVoorhis, Van Voorhis, Van Vorous, Voores, Voorheis, Vooris, Vorce, Vores, Voorees, Voress, Vorhes, by Christoph, Florence A.
• 929.2 STO NCC v.1 The Van Voorhees family: volume 1: the first four generations by Stokes, Albert L. author. (Albert Louis).
• 929.2 BAR NCC The Willits family : descendants of Richard Willets of Long Island, through the Willits brothers, Isaiah (and wife Susanna (Boone)) and Isaac (and wife Elizabeth), of Pennsylvania by Bartlett, Ted Lawrence.

• 929.2 Camp CAR NCC Camp, Jones, and related families of Connecticut, Illinois, Missouri, Virginia, Carolina, Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and points west, by Carter, Nell Jones.
• 929.2 Hanson MIN NCC Hanson, Henson, Hinson, Hynson and allied family names : volume IV early records of Kentucky and Tennessee, by Miner, Ethel Nerim.
• 975.725 HIS NCC Historic Pendleton, South Carolina.
• 929.2 BOD NCC v.6 Historical Southern families. Boddie, John Bennett.
• 942 RAT NCC Methodist records for family historians by Ratcliffe, Richard.
• 929.3756 NOR NCC v.2 1679-1790 North Carolina taxpayers, 1701-1786.
• 398.2 JON NCC Peculiarities of the Appalachian mountaineers; a summary of legends, traditions, signs and superstitions that are almost forgotten, by Jones, Ora L.
• 929.1 POP NCC The pioneers of Maine and New Hampshire, 1623 to 1660 : a descriptive list, drawn from records of the colonies, towns, churches, courts and other contemporary sources, by Pope, Charles Henry.
• 338.4 MED NCC Sawdust in your pockets : a history of the North Carolina furniture industry, by Medlin, Eric.
• 929.2 WOO NCC Setzer and allied families by Wood, Lawrence E.
• 641.5 STA NCC The Stanley branch library cookbook : Selected recipes from our dearest patrons.
• 929.3 756 NOR NCC State census of North Carolina, 1784-1787 by North Carolina : State Dept. of Archives and History.
• FIC ELL NCC Three tales by Ellis, Timothy Craig.
• 975.685 SIG NCC Weaving the heart threads of a mill village : Rhodhiss, North Carolina, by Sigmon, Hartsoe Sigmon.

• 384.1058 CIT NCC 2023-2024 Consumer and business guide for Gastonia, North Carolina and vicinity.
• 285.175 WEI NCC First Presbyterian Church, Kings Mountain, North Carolina : one-hundreth anniversary, by Weir, Josephine E.
• 385.097 HIS NCC The historical guide to North American railroads.

• HISTORY GAS DVD Gaston County Heritage Village circa 1890 [DVD]

• 973.733 OLD NCC Hood's defeat near Fox's Gap : prelude to emancipation, by Older, Curtis L.
• 810.8 NOR NCC North Carolina literary review : NCLR. No. 32, 2023.
• 370.975 REE NCC Soldiers in petticoats : Appalachian educators - Sophia Sawyer, Emily Prudden, Martha Berry, by Reed, Betty Jamerson.

• 709.756 ROB NCC Art of the state : celebrating the visual art of North Carolina, by Roberts, Liza.
• 282.756 MOR NCC A home for all : history of Queen of the Apostles Catholic Church, by Morris, Jack H.
• 929.2 Black NCC The origin of the Black's of Cherry Lane, by Black, Keith A.

• 929.2 Rankin WIL NCC The compleat Rankin book : ... or at least what I have so far ...by Willis, Robin Rankin.
• 371.805 HUN NCC 1968 Hunter Huss High School yearbook : Astron.
• 973.7 LEV NCC I was there and you are here : Confederate DNA, by Leviner, Mark.

• 304.873 DOL NCC American Migration Routes, part I : Indian Paths, Post Roads & Wagon Roads, by Dollarhide, William.
• 975.004 BAU NCC Becoming Catawba : Catawba Indian women and nation-building, 1540-1840, by Bauer, Brooke M.
• 929.375 EAR NCC v.1 Early families of the North Carolina counties of Rockingham and Stokes with Revolutionary service.
• 641.5975 GAR NCC Foods that make you say mmm-mmm by Garner, Bob.
• 338.4 BEN NCC Fraying fabric : how trade policy and industrial decline transformed America, by Benton, James C.
• 364.152 SMI NCC Murder at Asheville's Battery Park Hotel : the search for Helen Clevenger's killer, by Smith, Anne E. Chesky.
• 973.7 HAR NCC Remembering North Carolina's Confederates, by Hardy, Michael C.
• 929.1072 ROU NCC Researching Scots-Irish ancestors : the essential genealogical guide to early modern Ulster, 1600-1800, by Roulston, William J.
• 929.7 ROB NCC (3 Volumes.) The Royal Descents of 900 Immigrants to the American Colonies, Quebec, or the United States : Who Were Themselves Notable or Left Descendants Notable in American History, by Roberts, Gary Boyd.
• 929.3 DOB NCC (2 volumes) Scots-Irish links : consolidated edition, in two volumes, by Dobson, David.
• 417.7 STR NCC Understanding colonial handwriting, by Stryker-Rodda, Harriet.
• 338.4 MCC NCC Warren Clay Coleman : the leader of the first black textile mill in America : a clear unsung example of black enterprise/capitalism after the civil war, by McCullough, Norman J.

• 973.7 ALF NCC Alfred W. Bell Civil War letter collection.
• 286.097 BAP NCC v.IX Baptists in early North America
• 929.3 BEN NCC Buncombe County, North Carolina Births, 1858-1888 : journal of Dr. James Americus Reagan, by Bennett, William D.
• 929.3748 STO NCC Early Lutheran baptisms and marriages in southeastern Pennsylvania : the records of Rev. John Casper Stoever from 1730 to 1779 : with an index by Elizabeth P. Bentley. author Stoever, Johann Casper
• 929.374 BAN NCC The English ancestry and homes of the Pilgrim Fathers : who came to Plymouth on the "Mayflower" in 1620, the "Fortune" in 1621, and the "Anne" and the "Little James" in 1623. by Banks, Charles Edward.
• 975.6 WES NCC The great American trivia tour North Carolina : the ultimate book of fun facts and trivia from history to sports you never knew about the Tar Heel state! by West, Jordan.
• 975.65 SIN NCC Hidden history of the Piedmont triad by Sink, Alice E.
• 720.9756 TAV NCC The historic architecture of Halifax County, North Carolina, by Taves, Henry V.
• 325 HIR NCC The Huguenots of colonial South Carolina by Hirsch, Arthur Henry.
• 929.3 BEN NCC Index of North Carolina bankrupts : acts of 1800, 1841 & 1867, by Bennett, William D.
• 975.6982 MCR NCC Macon County, N.C. in the 1850 census : a snapshot in time, by McRae, Barbara A.
• 975.6982 MCR NCC Macon County NC records, 1858-1865 : deed books I & J, by McRae, Barbara A.
• 975.6982 ING NCC Macon County, North Carolina marriage records, 1830-1868, by Ingmire, Frances Terry.
• 975.6982 JON NCC Nikwasi : valley of the Little Tennessee, Macon County, N.C.
• 929.3 BEN NCC Orange County North Carolina inventories and accounts, 1758-1785, Bennett, William D.
• 371.805 SAL NCC (1949; 1952) Salem College yearbook : sights and insights.
• 929.374 TOR NCC Third supplement to Torrey's New England marriages prior to 1700, by Sanborn, Melinde Lutz.

• 975.677 GRE NCC Things I remember growing up : stories from my life, by Green, Inez H. Helderman.
• 975.677 VOO NCC Where needed most. To do the most good the story of the Carrie E. and Lena V. Glenn Foundation of Gastonia, North Carolina, by Voorhees, Barbara H.

• 975.7 BLU NCC The Catawba Indian Nation of the Carolinas, by Blumer, Thomas J.

• 975.729 COO NCC Hub City music makers : one Southern town's popular music legacy, by Cooper, Peter Michael.
• 355 GAS NCC OVER 2022 Saluting our veterans : a veterans day special edition.
• 975.729 RAC NCC Seeing Spartanburg : a history in images, by Racine, Philip N.
• 369.12 SEV NCC Seventeenth century review. (v. 62, n.1, 2; v. 63, n.1, 2; v. 64, n.1)
• 975.729 SOU NCC South of Main. compiled by Beatrice Hill and Brenda Lee ; photo portraits by Raymond Floyd. (African Americans, Spartanburg, South Carolina)
• 975.729 STA NCC Stars fell on Spartanburg : Hub City's celebrity encounters