Websites of Interest to Lost Colony Researchers
Searching for the Lost Colony Blog
Articles about the Lost Colony, current and historic. Information about the DNA effort. Collection of hyperlinks to pertinent sources. Some things just for fun!
"http://the-lost-colony.blogspot.com/"
Wikipedia Article about the Lost Colony DNA Project
Lots of info and links here. Reference books list.
"http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lost_Colony_DNA_Project"
MARGARET M. HOFMANN’S WEB SITE
A variety of NC records which have been abstracted, indexed, and published by a variety of individuals from many different professions.
"http://www.margaretmhofmann.com/"
NORTH CAROLINA GENEALOGICAL RESEARCH
George K. Schweitzer's book: a *must read* for anyone researching in NC.
"http://www.yogs.com/OtherPubs/GeorgeSchweitzer.htm"
*A Brief and True Report of the New Found Lands of Virginia (1588)
"http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1020&context=etas"
*John White; Return to Roanoke 1590
"http://www.animatedatlas.com/ecolonies/roanoke.html"
Excellent Website on Colonists' Names and Backgrounds
"http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/sections/hp/colonial/Nchr/Subjects/powell.htm"
A LIST OF ALL KNOWN PARTICIPANTS IN THE ROANOKE VOYAGES 1594 - 1590
"http://www.nps.gov/archive/fora/colonist.htm"
North Carolina Historical Maps
"http://www.mynorthcarolinagenealogy.com/nc_maps/nc_cf.htm"
- Click play and see the historical development of the counties."http://www.lib.utexas.edu/maps/united_states/north_carolina_90.jpg"
- believe this is relatively current.
"http://alabamamaps.ua.edu/historicalmaps/us_states/northcarolina/index.html"
- A collection of maps dating to the 1700's."http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/maps/maps.cfm"
- Old maps in the Library of Congress collection"http://ncrec.dcr.state.nc.us/Cat/CatServer.ASP?WCI=Maps&WCE=Short"
- Lots of North Carolina Maps Colonial and State MapsThere is a very useful chart of the development of counties in NC that can be purchased for $1.00 on the North Carolina state Archives bookshop website at
http://nc-historical-publications.stores.yahoo.net/9017.html
This chart is essential for learning when NC counties came into existence and what the parent county is for each county. That tells you when and where to look once one has gone back to the earliest record in each county.
Roanoke; the Accidental Colony: outlines events leading up to the decision to stay on Roanoke Island instead of continuing on to the Chesapeake location originally intended and the disastrous consequences.
. "http://www.genpage.com/Roanoke_Lost_Colony.html"
North Carolina State Archives
"http://www.ah.dcr.state.nc.us/archives/"
(has lots of information on-line)
"http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/maps/northcarolina/"
North Carolina GenWeb Archives Digital Map Library
State Map Coordinator: Guy Potts
North Carolina State Maps
North Carolina, South Carolina & Georgia, 703K
1835 - from Atlas published in Boston by Thomas Bradford
Northwestern North Carolina, 344K
1834 U.S. Map by Henry Schenck Tanner
North Carolina - Virginia Border, 132K
Western Territory
Virginia to Florida, 249K
North Carolina in Maps by W.P. Cummings
County Formation Dates
County Formation Maps
Current State Map
North Carolina County Maps
Types of Records Available at
the North Carolina State Archives
County Records
State Agency Records
Veteran's Records
Non-Governmental Records
North Carolina State Archives
Outer Banks History Center
Barton Bauer's Collection
David Stick Library
Drew C. Wilson Photographic Collection
Francis Rogallo Collection
Outer Banks Oral History Collection
Robert Dolan Library
DNA Resources Online:
Genetic Genealogy: List of Sources
"http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~ncscotts/"
DNA Collection
http://www.davedorsey.com/dna.html
Family Tree DNA:
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