Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society
Davie County, North Carolina
SOCIETY: The Davie County Historical and Genealogical Society meets monthly, usually in the Martin-Wall History Room of the Davie County Public Library, on the fourth Thursday of each month at 7 PM, except in December. The society often arranges guest speakers or field trips. New members and visitors are always welcome.
ITEMS FOR SALE: Fifteen books, 4 maps, a CD of back issues of Davie Dossier, and sets of postcards about Davie County. Click order to learn more about books about Davie County sold by our Society and by authors.
MEMBERSHIP: Membership in the society costs $5.00 per person annually and entitles one to receive the quarterly newsletter, Davie Dossier. Lifetime membership is $100. We are 501 (c) (3) and donations are tax deductible. Click order for membership blank at bottom of page. Click here for a Google map showing locations of members. Click here for Bylaws.
DOSSIER: Davie Dossier has been published since 1987. A CD can be ordered of back issues. Click order.
Click articles for index of all research items in the Dossiers.
Click issues to see dates of publication.
MEETINGS at 7 pm:
2012 Meetings:
January 26; Kyle Swicegood will present a program about the Flight of Honor program. Recognizing and paying tribute to military veterans is an important part of our history and genealogy.
February 23; Topic: The Great Wagon Road. We will view a DVD describing it.
March 22; Cynthia Doxey Green will present a program covering three subjects: Family History Center in Winston-Salem, www.familysearch.org, and British research. Dr. Green was professor of genealogy at Brigham Young University and member of the Mormon Tabernacle Choir. She serves as a volunteer in the nearby Family History Center.
April 26; talk by Michael C. Hardy, author of North Carolina in the Civil War. Web site: www.michaelchardy.com.
May 24; talk by Dr. Richard Starnes "The Divided Mind of the Civil War in North Carolina". This is a Road Scholar program from the NC Humanities Council.
DAVIE COUNTY PUBLIC LIBRARY MARTIN-WALL HISTORY ROOM:
Davie County Public Library Web site
Davie County Public Library Martin-Wall History Room Web site
List of microfilm in the history room
List of books about Davie County found in the Martin-Wall History Room
Index of names found in family Bible records at Davie County Public Library
Suggestions for Black Family History Resources
General Description of Collections at Davie County Public Library
Collections online Index: Eidson Collection, List of surnames , Howell Boone Collection, and small collections (Jane McGuire, George Raynor, Julia Marmaduke Sheek, Elizabeth Pink Tatum, Louise Eaton Utley, Christine Tatum Zachary)
OTHER LINKS:
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ncdavie/ Davie County research information
FamilySearch wiki site about Davie County
Davie County images on North Carolina Digital Heritage Center
Branson's North Carolina Business Directory (Davie only) Summary, History of Levi Branson, 1866-1867, 1867-1868, 1869, 1872, 1877 and 1878, 1884, 1890, 1896
Cemeteries in Davie County with directions for finding them.
Davie County sites on National Register of Historic Places
Names on the War Monument in Mocksville
Townships as listed on US Census, 1790 - 1930
Guardian Accounts, Davie County, 1846 through 1859
Apprentice Bonds, Davie County, 1829 through 1859
Description of four schools in town of Farmington in Farmington Township by Polly Lomax
Description of east Davie County schools in 1900 by Lucille Cornatzer and David Joyner
Updated information about book: History of Davie County Schools , awards from NC Society of Historians and NC Genealogical Society, by Marie Benge Craig Roth and description
New book being compiled about WWI in Davie County by Marie. Send photos, memories, bios to address below. Description.
Web site created by Marie Benge Craig Roth, MarieBCR@gmail.com in October 2008 and updated quite often.