The North Carolina Collection:  Local History & Genealogy
The North Carolina collection includes books of fiction, nonfiction, magazines, newspapers on microfilm, genealogical books and records, maps, and other items of local interest. It is located on the second floor of the Central Library.

Discover Local History

• Album of Greensboro - 1891
• Bicentennial Minutes - 365 snippets of our history gathered from the past 200 hundred years that cover all aspects of life in Greensboro.
• Colonial Court Records of Guilford County
• Greensboro Historical Museum Archives
• Historical Walking Tour
• November 3, 1979, The Nazi-Klan Rally
• O. Henry Portal
• The Sit-Ins at Woolworth's, 1960

Read North Carolina

• New Titles in the North Carolina Collection
• NC Authors
• Everyday Life in Guilford County in the Past
• Bibliography for Teachers and Students
• Highlights of the NC Collection at Greensboro Public Library
• North Carolina Periodicals Index

Researching Family History? Start here.

• Search for ancestors using local online databases
• Use premium services available to library card holders:
  
  Ancestry.com
  No remote access - must be in the library to use this service
  
  Heritage Quest

More Local History Links

A Brief History of Greensboro

David Caldwell Historic Park

Guide to Guilford - History

Homework Help Sites for students, especially fourth graders

Greensboro Historical Museum

Greensboro VOICES

Greensboro Public Library Bicentennial website

Contact the North Carolina Librarian

Contact the Genealogy Librarian