Virginia-North Carolina Piedmont Genealogical Society

 

Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania and Halifax Counties in Virginia
Rockingham, Caswell and Person Counties in North Carolina

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Organized in April 1978, the VA-NC Piedmont Genealogical Society is a non-profit educational society that has as its purpose to preserve and share with persons having interest in the Virginia counties of Franklin, Henry, Pittsylvania, and Halifax; the North Carolina counties of Rockingham, Caswell, and Person; and other such Virginia and North Carolina information pertinent to these counties and their inhabitants.

The Society maintains and staffs a Search Room adjacent to the Genealogy Room at the Danville Public Library. Holdings available in the Search Room include a collection of over 5,000 books, early maps, journals and newsletters from genealogical societies in over 20 states, local cemetery and funeral home records, obituaries, city directories from 1878, etc.

Society Membership is open to all individuals, families, libraries, and societies. Members receive a copy of Piedmont Lineages which is published quarterly. Membership dues cover an entire year (January - December). A $30 membership will include a PHYSICAL copy of Piedmont Lineages mailed to the address on your membership. A $20 membership will include an EMAILED copy of Piedmont Lineages.

The Society meets the first Thursday bimonthly at 2:00 PM at the Ruby B. Archie Public Library. Visitors are welcome.

Upcoming Events!

April 2024 meeting:
Thursday, April 4th, 2 pm - 3 pm
Ruby B Archie Library, 511 Patton St., Danville VA.

Join us as Melanie Ide of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in Greensboro, NC shows us Family Search 101. She will introduce us to some of the new resources available on www.familysearch.org
Please register by calling 434-799-5195 or visit readdanvilleva.org.

Now available!

Now in our online items - a revised listing of our collection of Heritage Books. Images of the index pages of key volumes are included.

Also in our online searches - a listing of our book and periodical collection by county, state, and category can be viewed via the link Books and Periodicals by County and State

The Society's listing of family histories is also accessible in our online searches. Find out what we have available by clicking the Family Histories link.

And continue to try our Online Obituaries search feature to view the basic details from published obituaries. Click the Obituaries link to search over 120,000 obituaries with more being added periodically.

   


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