OBCGS ASSISTED RESEARCH
Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society will provide research assistance to those who are not able to visit our library. For help with any of the assistance, please click here to submit your concise request.
This assistance includes one or more of the following:
- A simple look-up – we consider a simple look up as something we can find in our library by using a single book. Please submit a written request for the information with this form – Assisted Research Request Form and follow the instructions on the form. This is a free service.
- Providing a copy of a single page from a book, a single obituary, etc. via postal mail for a flat fee of $4.00. Please a written request using this form Assisted Research Request Form and following instructions for mailing with a check or money order. For electronic payment through PayPal (you can use your own credit card there as well) follow the instructions on the form.
- Provide copies of multiple pages from a book with a limit of 10 pages for $8.00, mailed in advance with a check or money order using this form Assisted Research Request Form or via PayPal following the instructions on the form.
- Post queries in our quarterly journal A Lot of Bunkum. The request should be written by the client in letter format and is subject to the approval of the Editor. This is a free service for members. The charge for non-members is $3.00 submitted in advance with a check or money order.
We are no longer offering in-depth research help. If you need additional research support, please contact the State Archives of North Carolina at www.archives.ncdcr.gov or the Board of Certification of Genealogists at www.bcgcertification.org for a list of researchers available for work.
We look forward to working with you in the future!
OBCGS
P.O. Box 6068
Asheville, NC 28816