The Register of Deeds staff cannot perform genealogical research; however, the following organizations may be able to assist you:
Wills and Estate Matters:
Clerk of Court for Rockingham County
Rockingham County Justice Center
170 NC 65
Reidsville, NC 27320
(336) 634-6000
Rockingham County Historical Society Museum & Archives
www.themarconline.org
Some of their services include:
- Genealogist aid from county genealogists
- Offers support through answering queries in the newsletters and help to discover lost cemeteries
- Publications include:
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Rockingham County North Carolina Marriages through 1868
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Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy
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Rockingham County, a Brief History
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Food for Thought (old time recipes & stories), and
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Newsletters
The Genealogical Society of Rockingham & Stokes Counties North Carolina, Inc.
P. O. Box 152
Mayodan, NC 27027
www.gsrsnc.com
GSRS was
formed to increase interest in and raise the standard of genealogical
research and compilation by means of educational programs, workshops and
the publication of genealogical material and answer genealogical
queries received by the Rockingham and Stokes Counties Public Libraries.
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Publications include:
- Stokes County NC Marriage Licenses
Vol. 1, 1839-1887
- Stokes County, NC Marriage Licenses
Vol. 2, 1888-1900
- Rockingham and Stokes Counties, NC, Listing of Estates Papers: From the NC State Archives, Raleigh
Madison/Mayodan Public Library
611 Burton Street
Madison, NC 27025
(336) 548-6553
http://www.rcpl.org
The
Madison/Mayodan Public Library offers numerous materials and resources
to genealogists. Some of the materials available in this library include
books, periodicals, private collections, microfilm, and obituaries.
There is also an option to borrow genealogy books and microfilm from
other libraries, such as the Shawnee Library System and the American
Genealogical Lending Library.
Government & Heritage Library
http://statelibrary.ncdcr.gov/index.html
This
library, hosted at the State Library of North Carolina, has an
extensive Genealogy Collection that contains family histories, published
abstracts, periodicals, county histories, and reference materials. For
additional information about the resources available in the Genealogy
Collection, visit their site.