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Comprising a basic library of North Carolina genealogy, this Family Archive CD consists of numerous volumes of marriage records, death records, land records, historical sketches, and biographies, and names some 200,000 individuals who lived in North Carolina during the 1700s and 1800s. Combining personal recollections and biographies with source records and local histories, this CD contains a perfect blend of genealogical records and family history. Among the unique resources assembled here is the famous periodical edited by James Hathaway called the North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, its 2,000 pages crammed with data on North Carolina's Old Albemarle region. Other resources include biographical sketches of early settlers and prominent families as well as a collection of marriage and death records transcribed from newspapers. The following books are included on this CD, all accessed by a single electronic index which reduces searching to seconds:

Marriage and Death Notices from Raleigh Register and North Carolina State Gazette, 1799-1867, by Carrie Broughton. 3 vols.
In chronological order, this three-part work details 30,000 marriages and deaths that were noted in newspaper columns between 1799 and 1867.

North Carolina Historical and Genealogical Register, by James Hathaway. 11 vols.
The eleven volumes of the Register bear reference to 50,000 North Carolina settlers noted in records found in state and county archives, including conveyances, court records, births, marriages, deaths, wills, and military records.

North Carolina Land Grants in South Carolina, by Brent Holcomb
Contains records of more than 1,000 North Carolina land grants for land which is now located in South Carolina.

Sketches of Western North Carolina, Historical and Biographical, by Cyrus Hunter
Recollections of former residents combine with extracts from state and county archives to form an overview of the western half of North Carolina during the Revolutionary period.

Historical Sketches of North Carolina from 1584 to 1851, by John Hill Wheeler
Sketches are drawn from unpublished records and cover the formation of each of North Carolina's counties. Also included are biographical sketches of early settlers and accounts of prominent families.

Reminiscences and Memoirs of North Carolina and Eminent North Carolinians, by John Hill Wheeler
Essentially a continuation of Historical Sketches of North Carolina, this work contains genealogies, memoirs, and biographies.

System Requirements: You must have a CD-ROM drive, and in order to read the CD you must use either the Family Archive Viewer (version 4.0 or higher), which is available as a free download at http://www.genealogical.com/content/dlfav6.html, or Family Tree Maker for Windows, version 4.0 or higher (Family Tree Maker software can be ordered from www.FamilyTreeMaker.com).

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using the Family Archive Viewer:

1. Install the Family Archive Viewer CD or download it from http://www.genealogy.com/dlfav6.html.
2. Start the Viewer if it is not already running
3. Insert the CD you wish to view into the CD-ROM drive. If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.
4. The CD should open automatically, but users of later versions of the Family Archive Viewer must click the CD/magnifying glass icon in the top toolbar (above the template in some versions) to read the CD.
5. When the screen entitled "About this Family Archive" appears, click OK where prompted.

To access information on our Family Archive CDs using Family Tree Maker:

1. Start your Family Tree Maker and open a Family File. (If the program is already running, skip to Step 2.)
2. Insert the CD in your computer's CD-ROM drive. (If you have 2 or more CD-ROM drives, the CD must be placed in the first one.)
3. From the View menu, select Family Finder, or select the Family Finder icon from the toolbar.
4. For FTM 2005, FTM 2006, or Version 16, you must go to the View menu, select Data CD, then View CD. For FTM 2008 or higher, you must download the Family Archive Viewer.

To search the CD for names, select the Search Expert button in the top right of your screen, then select "Search this archive for someone NOT from your Family File." You can also search for names by using the Index.

Note: If a window opens that contains a list of files on the CD, simply close it.