Tag: Western North Carolina genealogy

“Buncombe County Enslaved/Free Persons of Color Database”

“828 Digital Archives for Historical Equity” and “Buncombe County Enslaved/Free Persons of Color Database” will be presented by Dr. Ellen Pearson and UNCA student Lonnience Thomas. More details will be available as we get closer to February. This program will be presented on Zoom and you must register to attend. The registration link will be added below when …

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New Books for Sale!

We are excited about our new history and genealogy books focused on Western North Carolina listed below. They are now available in our eBay bookstore. You can order our books online in our eBay store: Click here for our eBay Bookstore You can also order the following books through our September 2025 Bookstore Catalog by …

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OBCGS Annual Membership Meeting – Members Only

OBCGS Annual Membership Meeting Our Regional History and Genealogy Library will be closing early today at 1:00 pm so our docents can join us on Zoom to hear about upcoming Society activities. This is also the chance for the Society to honor those who have accomplished something special in the past year such as publishing …

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DNA Working Group Meeting via Zoom

OBCGS formed a working group on DNA many years ago and they continue to meet on the first Saturday of each month. It does not matter what level of understanding you have about DNA – you can join us to learn more! We are in the mode of sharing and discovering more about how to …

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Articles are Due for May Issue of ALOB

If you have an article or announcement you want to place in the upcoming  issue of A Lot of Bunkum (ALOB), please submit it to info @ obcgs .com. A LOT OF BUNKUM (ALOB) is the official publication of OBCGS and is issued quarterly. If you want previous issues, early issues through 2016 are available …

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