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There are currently 2 announcements posted affecting service at Albert Carlton-Cashiers Community Library, including 1 region-wide service interruption. Visit the Closings page for more information.
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  • All locations will be closed Monday, January 20th.

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Genealogy

Library Resources & Databases

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Some resources and databases allow you to create an account to store progress or research information. When creating accounts for library resources & databases, please be sure to select "Fontana Regional Library" if prompted to select a library.

ArchiveGrid

Access to primary source information, including birth and death records, ship logs, and cemetery records.

Digital Public Library of America

The Digital Public Library of America (DPLA) provides access to millions of photographs, manuscripts, books, sounds, moving images, and more from libraries, archives, and museums across the United States. Find primary sources to use in school projects, academic research, family history research, and more.

Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) for North Carolina

Digital Sanborn Maps (1867-1970) for North Carolina delivers detailed property and land-use records that depict the grid of everyday life in 158 North Carolina towns and cities across a century of change.

DigitalNC

Explore the history and culture of North Carolina through original materials from cultural heritage repositories across the state.

HeritageQuest

Treasury of American genealogical sources: unique primary sources, local and family histories, and finding aids. Includes searchable historical census, Freedman's Bank records, Revolutionary War records, and more.

Historic North Carolina Digital Newspaper Collection

Newspapers.com North Carolina Collection. 3.5 million pages of digitized content from over 1,000 NC county newspapers.

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Some of the non-library sources below may require that you provide personal information, sign-up for an account, or pay a membership fee.

General Resources

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