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Copies of our quarterly newsletter, Balsam Roots, may be ordered at of $3 each from the Haywood County Genealogical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 1331, Waynesville, NC 28786.
The Haywood County Genealogical Society has published the Federal Censuses of Haywood County for the years 1810, 1820, 1850 and 1860, all transcribed by Betsy Farlow. Copies are available in the Resource Center and may be ordered. Send a check for the applicable amount with the title and your address to The Haywood County Genealogical Society, Inc.; P.O. Box 1331, Waynesville, NC 28786. 1810 Census $5.00 (+ .35 tax in NC) + $1.50 for postage in the U.S. 1820 Census $7.00 (+ .49 tax in NC) + $1.50 for postage in the U.S. 1850 Census $25.00 (+1.75 tax in NC) + $3.00 for postage in the U.S. 1860 Census $20.00 (+1.40 tax in NC) + $3.00 for postage in the U.S.
These books are research tools that guide researchers to information that is available in the library and in the county court house and fill gaps in information that previously was available. Directions, revised in 2003 and still "a work in progress", incorporates information about previously unreported cemeteries that Enterprise-Mountaineer readers reported in response to the society's appeal. George Augustus Miller's seven books are out of print, but copies are available for on-site research at the Haywood County Library, Waynesville branch, and at the society's Resource Center. Death certificates are available in the Register of Deeds office for persons who died in Haywood County after 1913.
Free Supplement to "Directions" HCGS announces a free supplement for the 2002 edition of "Directions to Cemeteries and Graveyards of Haywood Co." with six new graveyards plus corrections. This supplement is now available. Get your free copy here now. You may purchase any of the above from our Society by sending a check for the applicable amount with the title and your address to the Haywood County Genealogical Society, Inc., P.O. Box 1331, Waynesville, NC 28786. This book is also available from The Osondu Booksellers on Main Street inWaynesville. Osondu phone number is 828-456-8062.
FOUR great calendars will be available for 2009. There are THREE for 2008. The price is 6.00 each. Depending on how many ordered they may be less. These are full of beautiful pictures and each day of the year has a note of history. Teachers these are a must. Join us at our local meeting to see one in person or view our CALENDAR LINK Please print out the form and sent it to us with with payment if you are interested in 2008 or clip the coupon at the bottom to show your interest in 2009. You will be notified when to send you money.
This basic history of Haywood County from 1808 to 1935 is particularly valuable to genealogists because it contains over 350 pages of records and biographical information about 70 families. A new index in two sections, prepared for this edition by Lois Smathers Neal, features a listing of place names and general topics and a special genealogical index of all personal names appearing in Parts I and II of the book. Over 50 Family Histories are included, names such as Allen, Cagle-Dempsey, Cathey, Crawford, Ferguson, Hannah, Leatherwood, Massey-Messer, Noland, Plott, Queen, Shelton, Shook, Welch, and others. General historical subjects are discussed under the following chapter headings: Situation and Topography; Early Settlements; Location of the County Seat; Haywood County Indians; Haywood County in War; In the Pursuits of Peace; War's Alarms; Last Days of the War; Since the Civil War; Pioneers Who Laid the Foundations; Patriots Who Assisted; Haywood County by Townships; Agricultural and Industrial Development; The Great Smoky Mountains National Park; Schools and Churches; Haywood County in the World War; Thirty Years of the Twentieth Century; and Haywood County in Song and Story. This book is available at The Osondu Booksellers on Mainstreet in Waynesville The price is $75.00 plus tax and postage when appropriate. Please, be sure to tell them The Haywood County Genealogical Society sent you so HCGS will receive a portion of the proceeds.
This wonderful book of about 200 pages is full of information. Its broken down into sections. The first section is full of stories and resources. The January/Feb issues has a great section about North Carolina State Library, Military rolls ect. Next you will see an extensive section on internet resources and places to find more great information. Now we come to book reviews and last but not least is my favorate entitled "Bureau of Missing Ancestors" This is a section devoted to posting your Query. All of this great information in one place. You can check out a copy in our resource room or order your very own. You may order your own copy for 29.00 and send you check or money order to: Everton's Genealogical Helper PO Box 368 Logan UT 84323-9918
The News from Jonathan Creek, 1858-1897" A collection of 52 original letters written by James M. Parks, resident of Jonathan Creek, to his son, William M. Parks, who lived in Union County, NC. Parks was a prominent and highly-respected citizen of Haywood County after he moved there abt. 1854 from Mecklenburg County He was a school teacher, farmer and surveyor. He surveyed many of the huge tracts of land owned by the Loves and others. He prospered during a time when many others did not. He believed that excess funds should be reinvested in the economy, thus loaned money to many of his neighbors, who are named in the letters. He has been largely forgotten since he has no descendants named Parks in the county. Parks had two wives and two sets of children. His (second) wife at the time he moved to Haywood County was Louisa Rowann Parks (maiden name). They became the parents of two children, Sarah H. and James A. Parks. James A. never married, thus the family surname faded from view. Sarah H. (Sally) married Frank Alexander Marion Boyd, son of neighbors Robert and Elizabeth Garrett Boyd. Sally and Frank had two children, Fannie Louisa and James Robert. Fannie married into the Welch family. Dozens of persons mentioned in the letters are identified, many from "The Annals of Haywood County" by W. C. Allen. Parks comments on the state of the crops and the weather; the economy; the politics of the county, state and nation; his work as surveyor; the neighborhood gossip; his beloved First Presbyterian Church and its ministers; and local catastrophes and natural phenomena such as the spectacular meteoric shower of 1833. Cost: $16.95 plus $1.19 sales tax for NC residents only. $2.50 shipping and handling if ordered by mail from Betsy C. Farlow, 1503 Von Bora Court, Burlington, NC 27215-9742. Also available from The Osondu Booksellers on Main Street in Waynesville. |
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