Editing on Links In Progress
Just a note to let everyone know that I'm in the process of checking the site for broken links and outdated material. I found four pages on the site that need immediate attention and thus will be removed until further notice. The main pages are in good shape. I will let you know when the other pages are up and running. Thanks UPDATE: All broken and outdated links have been removed and replaced with new ones. All pages are up and running.
1890 NC Branson Business Directory
A link has been added to the data page for the 1890 NC Branson Business Directory. You can view this directory on-line by clicking on the link provided here or you can actually download the entire book from Google's Book web site, fo free. There are several listings for Randolph County in this publication. Check it out today!
Three New Links Added
Three links have been added to the RCGWP which should enhance your genealogy research! The first link is for the North Carolina Miscellany North Carolina Miscellany is a blog produced, edited, and maintained by the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The North Carolina Collection, located in historic Wilson Library, is the state’s premier collection of published materials documenting the history, literature, and culture of the Tar Heel state. The collection is free and open to the public. The second site is for North Carolina Architects & Builders . This biographical dictionary highlights architects and builders who have produced North Carolina's architecture for more than 300 years. A brief biography plus a building list traces each person's work in the state. This is a growing website, with many more entries still to be added. The third site added to the network is Family Search Record Search. Family Search Indexing is a non-profit community effort sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and you can search vitals records and census data for free. Please note the BIN does not support the beliefs of the LDS. All of these sites are excellent resources for genealogy research and are free!. Please visit these sites today!
Twitter is ON!
The RCGWP is now on Twitter! You can monitor updates via Twitter by joining the project. Simply go to Twitter.com and add the Randolph County Gen Web Project. The member name is RandolphGWP. Once you have the project on line, you will received updates as they happen. Death notices and updates to the site will be featured on Twitter!
New Links Added
Two links have been added to the RCGWP which should enhance your genealogy research! The first link is for the Randolph County Family Group Sheets . This page only list the families that have submitted their sheet to the main site located here. You must list your family group sheet to the main site before it is listed on the Randolph County page. The second site is the New North Carolina Family Records Online. This page is a project of the state library and state archives of NC. Please visit this page today!
Military Links Updated
The NC Military Links has been updated with the addition of the "NC in the Civil War" Page. The curator of this site, Diane Siniard, has updated the county links as well as other important information for the North Carolina. These pages are dedicated to the men and women of the Civil War and include a "What's New" Index. Check out her site today. The main link has been added to the data section of the RCGWP.
High Point Enterprise Now Free
A yearly check of the High Point Enterprise web site has revealed a change in direction for the newspaper. When the change took place is anyone's guess, but it's for the better. You can now view obituaries and other articles, for free, with online registration. The registration is free and takes only a few minutes to complete. The format is very basic and the display is average at best, but it's free so we won't complain. The RCGWP has boycotted the Enterprise for the last three years when the paper started charging for online access. With this change, we will use HPE along with the rest of the sources in the area. Welcome Back HPE!
A Friend Loses a Friend and Wife
I would like extend my condolences to the Alan Burroughs family in Randolph County. Alan lost his wife, Mary Beck Burroughs suddenly on Sunday, January 25, 2009 at the very young age of 45. I've known Alan for years and work with him in Greensboro. I will be praying for your family Alan. Mary's death notice has been posted on the site and can be viewed by clicking this link. God Bless Alan.
Policy Regarding Death Notices
The Randolph County Gen Web Project has archived the December death notices. As we start a new year, I would like to post my policy regarding obituaries. Any questions, please contact me here at the project.
Death Notices from Newspapers and Funeral Homes are copyrighted. Notices posted here are abstracts and list only the facts of the decedent. They are posted in a specific format created by the curator. The following criteria must be followed with regards to the decedent:
1. Born in Randolph County, i.e. Native, OR
2. Died in Randolph County, OR
3. Currently resides in Randolph County, OR
4. Is buried in Randolph County
Death Notices are posted as soon as they are received into the project. The facts "only" are retrieved from the actual notice and edited for content for the project. The curator then creates a unique notice, in order of specific facts, then posts them on the message board here. The following format is used for this unique format:
Name of the deceased, date of death and location of the passing, service information, burial location and officiant, birth information, predeceased information, surviving family members, and finally the funeral home handling the service. Family pets and other editorial comments can not be posted due to copyright laws unless specific permission is granted by the author. Why? Because this information or "facts" is not substantiated by my research and thus permission is needed from the author.
Once we move to the next month, the previous month notices are compiled and archived in a specific format. The past notices are removed from the message board and placed on the actual project site. A search engine has been placed on the archived site to search for a specific notice by name.
The above procedure allows the project to continue to post notices without the issue of copyright laws because it list the facts only. Death notices posted here will NOT deviate from the above procedure.
Best Viewed on I.E.
The RCGWP is best viewed on Internet Explorer 7.0 and Apple's Safari browser. The surname page for I.E. 7.0 only and will not work on any other browser. Sorry, I don't have a fix for this. I'm currently working on a text-only version for Apple's Safari and Firefox web browsers.
The Message Board
The policy governing the message board for queries has changed. You will no longer need to register to respond to queries already posted on the board. You will, however need to register to start a new thread on the board. This change in policy affects the look-up and query section only. I also posted the email for
Judy Lockhart regarding look-ups. You can email her directly by visiting the board.
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He who has no fools, knaves, or beggars in his family was begot by a flash of lightning." -- Old English proverb
Navigation Around the Site
As stated above, I want to make the navigation around the site easy and painless. The majority of the research can be accessed by the menus above or by the links on the right.
County projects are required to be updated every 6 to 8 weeks. I plan to update this site everyday by posting death notices and listing queries via mutiple message boards.
Here's the Latest...UPDATE!
- Three new links added to the data page. The North Carolina Miscellany , the North Carolina Architects & Builders and Family Search Records are now available through this web site.
- 1890 NC Branson Directory added to Data Page
- Death Notices for May and June, 2009 have been archived
- Family Group Page for John Edward Stout Added
- New Link Added for NC Family Records Online Added
- New Page for Randolph County Family Group Sheets Added
- Death Notices for April, 2009 have been archived
- Death Notices for March, 2009 have been archived
- Death Notices for February, 2009 have been archived
- NC Civil War Links Updated
- January, 2009 Death Notices have been archived.
- December, 2008 Death Notices have been archived.
- John Tolbert has requested a look-up regarding Josiah Tolbert (1830). His request has been placed on the message board under look-up and query. Please contact him via this board or email him directly.
Please visit the US and NC Gen Web Projects.
Contact Me!!
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The BIN contact for Yahoo Messenger is: TBriles or tbriles@yahoo.com
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