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Close to Home: North Carolina Summer 2026 |
The North Carolina Collection of the Forsyth County Public Library houses a broad range of non-circulating resources to suit your research needs. The room contains a wealth of local, state and federal information as well as archived issues of newspapers and magazines. Our knowledgeable staff will be happy to assist you with your project, whether you are an experienced researcher or just getting started. For help with questions about North Carolina, local history, or genealogy, please come visit us on the second floor of the Central Library in Winston-Salem, NC or call 336-703-3070 during regular business hours. |
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Author Talk
Blending Hearts: the Life and Legacy of the Staten Family A program with author Glennie Moore and her sister, Judy Mickle about genealogy and family history.
Thursday, June 18 at 5:30 p.m.
Forsyth County Central Library Central Forsyth Reading Room
Learn about genealogy and family history research in the Black community from two women who have done it and the book that came out of it. Contact Grace May for more information: 336-703-3070 or maygm@forsyth.cc. |
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This book uses a vast array of historical timelines to help flesh out your family history. The 2016 edition has been completely revised and edited and contains two new chapters. Readers of the original edition will enjoy the new timelines concerning life on the homefront during America's 20th-century wars and fashion and leisure in America from its beginnings through the middle of the 20th century.
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Cipher: Decoding My Ancestor's Scandalous Secret Diariesby Jeremy B. JonesIn 1975, a man stumbled upon a box of hand-sewn notebooks in a house set for demolition in Wadesboro, North Carolina. After thumbing through the delicate pages and finding them written in code, he passed the books to a retired NSA cryptanalyst who deciphered them, uncovering the recorded life of a white Southern farmer named William Thomas Prestwood. The codebreaker suggested these little books were the very essence of everyman's life from the cradle to the grave. To author Jeremy Jones, this strange farmer was no everyman. He was his great-great-great-great grandfather. Cipher brings Prestwood to life, warts and all. With research, Jones fills in the blank spaces, forging an intimate relationship with a man whose own account, in Jones's expert hand, begins to take on texture, drama, and emotional resonance--even as the author uncovers curious and disturbing details about his ancestor, his family and himself.
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Maggie McCoury, a healer, relies on family traditions, folklore, and beliefs gleaned from a local Cherokee tribe. Her daughter, Carrie Ann, believes her university training holds the answers. As they clash over the use of roots, herbs, and mountain magic versus the medicine available in the town's pharmacy, Josie Mae doesn't know whom to follow. But what happens when neither family traditions nor science can save the ones you love most? Daughters of Green Mountain Gap weaves a compelling tale of Maggie, Carrie Ann, and Josie Mae, three generations of remarkable North Carolina women living at the turn of the twentieth century, shedding light on racism, fear of change, loss of traditions, and the intricate dynamics within a family. |
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Bible Belt Blues: Collected Essaysby Hal CrowtherLike most progressive Southerners, Hal Crowther is decidedly angry about current social and political events, but few writers are more able than he to articulate the problems, the issues, and even the bitter humor of our present situation. Hal Crowther is a writer who has made a long and illustrious career with sharp political and social commentary. In this collection, he turns his attention once again to the Bible Belt, the American South, where he finds plenty of fodder for the blues: the descent from George Washington to Donald Trump, the difficulty of finding civil political discourse, the continued intertwining of religion and governance, and more.
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This new revised edition helps kids explore their family history while teaching them the basics of genealogy research and giving them the tools they need to learn more about their ancestors, to uncover stories and events that make them and their families unique. A great resource for families looking for a meaningful project to work on together.
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Forsyth County Public Library
660 W. Fifth St., Winston-Salem, NC 27101
336-703-2665forsythlibrary.org |
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