Jackson County Genealogical Society

Welcome to the Jackson County (North Carolina) Genealogical Society web site. JCGS is a non-profit corporation, founded in July 1991, to meet the needs of Jackson County family researchers. Its goals are to publish and share genealogical information of interest to Jackson County researchers; to educate its membership through programs, workshops, and publications; and to encourage the collection and preservation of genealogical source materials and compilations.

 

If you have information and or articles you would like to submit for the website, please e-mail the webmaster.

 

Next Monthly Meeting

February 9, 2012

7 PM

Jackson County Genealogical Society

Program

To be Announced

Public invited!

For information 828-631-2646 or e-mail us.

 

 

 

We wish all our members and friends

a very Happy New Year!

May all your genealogical brick walls

come tumbling down in 2012!

 

 

We have completed our move into the Old Courthouse

and

Macon County Cemeteries Volume II is now available!

See details below

 

photo courtesy of Society member April Brendle, copyright 2003, all rights reserved

 

 

Jackson County Courthouse

 

Our new home

 

 

 
 
We have offices in the Court House annex to the new Jackson Public Library. 
 
View a video of the construction/renovation progress (Feb 2011)
 

at 0.53 - 59 seconds you will see a brief view of our new offices at the "Old Courthouse Entrance" caption.  We will be the first open door you see in front of the camera.  The doors to the right of our entrance with the "Exit" sign over them are the old front entrance to the court house, facing Main Street.

 
 
 
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     Migration Article      Families of Interest**   Family Reunion Page

 

**Our Families of Interest page is undergoing construction.  details here

 

Jackson County Genealogical Society

New publication now available:

The Cemeteries of Macon County, Volume II

details and order form

Volume I still available

details and order from

 

 

 

 

For information about the society, membership, and/or book orders,

contact us

828-631-2646

or e-mail

 

New & Noteworthy

Check our What's New Page to see what's been added in the last month

 

New On-line Yahoo Group for Jackson County Researchers

details

 

JCGS Bookstore

Genealogical publications offered by the

Jackson County Genealogical Society

Jackson County: In the Beginning...
The Original Petition to form Jackson County.
 

Jackson County's Civil War Soldiers
Over 400 Soldiers and Troop Listings.
 

The Jackson Query Board is thriving.
Don't miss this great resource.

The JCGS Membership List
contains the current families of interest
and e-mail links for all JCGS Members.

Membership Information and Application

Photo Album

If you have contributions for our Photo Album,
please send email to
photos.

 

Always check
Information Resources
for the latest updates and links.

 

The NC State Archives

The State Library of North Carolina


Manuscript and Archives Reference System (MARS)
 

 

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