Carteret County Historical Society Books
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Purchases from the books in this room must be made direct from the Society. We list them here so you will have an idea of what is available from the Society and because we have found these books invaluable in our Carteret County research. We receive no remuneration from this organization, but we would appreciate your mentioning that you heard about it here. Thank you very much. The address for the Society is:
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| The Heritage of Carteret County North Carolina Volume I |
The first 176 pages of this book recount various historical events which are part of the heritage of Carteret County, North Carolina, from the early 1700s to the mid 1900s. The remaining 300+ pages are devoted to recollections of the history of approximately 540 Carteret County families ranging from the Adams Family of Broad Creek to the Eugene Yeomans Family of Harker's Island and Shackleford Banks. | |||
| The Heritage of Carteret County North Carolina Volume II | ||||
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The first 300 pages of this book are devoted to recollections of the history of approximately 523 Carteret County families not included in Volume I. The remaining 150 pages recount additional historical events which are part of the heritage of Carteret County, North Caolina. | ||||
| Carteret County Wills - 1700-1880 | ||||
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This spiral bound book contains abstracts of approximately 575 wills probated between 1700 and 1880 in Carteret County. | ||||
| Early Carteret County Marriages - 1868-1913 | ||||
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This spiral bound book contains 236 pages listing of approximately 3900 marriages which took place in Carteret County, North Carolina between 1868 and 1913. Each listing contains the names of the bride and groom, their ages, the names of their parents, the date, and the location of the marriage. The listings are arranged in alphabetical order by the groom's name. The end pages of the book contain abstracts of interesting notes written to the court or other authority granting permission for certain marriages to take place. | ||||
| A Chronological Record of Fulfords in Carteret County | ||||
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This spiral bound book contains 72 pages highlighting the activities of the Fulfords in Carteret County, North Carolina, as gleaned from Court Minutes, Patent Books, Colonial and State Records; Census Records, Marriage Bonds, Wills, Bible Records, Cemetery Records, and other sources. The book covers the period from 1704 to 1882. The Appendix contains census data for the Fulfords in Carteret County from 1790 to 1920. |
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| Kith and Kin of Eastern Carteret County | ||||
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This spiral bound book of approximately 220 pages contains the genealogy of 10 prominent Carteret County families and short sketches of numerous other families from around the county. There are also sketches of some of the history of the county in which the families depicted in the book played a part. | ||||
| The Bells of Harlowe Creek | ||||
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This 1998 award winning publication recounts the history of the Bell family of Harlowe Creek, Carteret County, North Carolina, from the arrival of Henry Bell at Jamestown, Virginia, in 1624, through Rufus Wilkinson Bell, who died October 18, 1886. | ||||
| Carteret County Court Minutes | ||||
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This work consists of four 3.5" diskettes in ASCII text files readable by any word processor or text editing program. This is a monumental work of 7 volumes covering the period from 1723 through 1820. It is searchable for any word or name you care to find. It provides not only a reference to the individuals who were judges, jurists, and litigants, but gives an insight into the daily happenings in the lives of these people and the structure of society in Carteret County, and it's evolution, during this time frame. | ||||
| The Researcher | ||||
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This is the journal of the Carteret County Historical Society, Inc. It is published four times a year. The journal is available to members of the Society as part of their regular membership benefits. Each issue contains several short stories about individuals and events in the history of Carteret County. |
