Category: Resources
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Census Records
United States Census The record of the population census from 1790 to 1930. Scanned from microfilm from the collections of the Allen County Public Library and originally from the United States National Archives Record Administration. About researching census records. Clues in Census Records, 1790-1840 Clues in Census Records, 1850-1940 African Americans in the Federal Census,…
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Historic Maps Online
North Carolina Maps: http://www2.lib.unc.edu/dc/ncmaps/index.html. Sanborn Insurance Maps through 1922 are available free on this site. Click the Sanborn Maps tab. Sanborn Maps North Carolina (http://sanborn.umi.com/), a product of ProQuest, is the most complete set of North Carolina Sanborn maps available online and includes maps after 1922. This subscription site is available in libraries throughout North…
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Rosenwald Schools – Related Books, Pamphlets, Etc.
Booker T. Washington’s Up From Slavery W.E.B. Du Bois’ The Souls of Black Folk Carter G. Woodson’s The Rural Negro Carter G. Woodson’s The Mis-Education of the Negro The Southern Workman, various volumes online. The Crisis, various volumes online.
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Rosenwald Schools – Resources
Fisk University Rosenwald Database Search the Fisk database for Rosenwald building information: http://rosenwald.fisk.edu/?module=search (more information from the National Trust for Historic Preservation). Rosenwald School Day Program. Negro School Improvement Day Program of Exercises, Friday, March 6th, 1931. The Julius Rosenwald Fund for “The Well-Being of Mankind.“. Raleigh, N.C.: State Supt. of Public Instr, n.d. Julius…
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The Badin Bulletin (1918 – 1920)
The Badin Bulletin was published by the Tallahassee Power Company from September 1, 1918 – December 1, 1920. All 27 issues are available online through DigitalNC.
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Museum Archives and Photographs
The Stanly County Museum acts as a public repository for historic documents and photographs related to the history of Stanly County. Students of history and genealogy will find many important primary source materials at the Museum for their research. Researchers interested in accessing the Museum’s archival holdings are encouraged to first search through the Museum’s…
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Exhibits and Stories
The Stanly County Museum is housed in quarters too tight to exhibit and display all of our artifacts or tell all of our stories. These pages will supplement our physical space with virtual tours of our resources. Please visit these pages often for glimpses into our collection and to learn more about Stanly County’s fascinating…