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This web site is presented by the Public Library of Charlotte & Mecklenburg County to exhibit the area’s local history online.
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Our Latest Exhibit |
Divorce Records Index:
Mecklenburg County, NC 1846-1969Genealogists often assume a spouse died, when second families are created. Other couples married and divorced twice. Search by name the individuals and families whose relationships were impacted by divorce. |
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Recent Exhibits |
| North Carolina Room: Historic Maps The Carolina Room map collection includes a wide variety of items including NC Sanborn insurance maps, flood and topographic maps. This unique list will provide a description and guide for the historic maps, which have never been cataloged like other items in the library. |
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| 1905 Mecklenburg County Directory This is Mecklenburg County’s entry in the 1905 state directory of counties and towns, published every year by The News and Observer, Raleigh, NC. |
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Celebrating the Mecklenburg
Declaration of IndependenceHistorical accounts of events celebrating the signing of the debated "Meck. Dec." Facts regarding the document are also presented, allowing patrons to decide for themselves if it is history or hoax.
Updated with new content! |
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Charlotte City Directory 1879-1880
Charlotte's population was only 7,094 people in 1880. Look up local families, businesses and view ads. |
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Marriage, Death & Other Notices:
Early Mecklenburg County, NC Newspaper Abstracts
Notices appearing in county newspapers before 1900. Providing information, from details on individuals, to business and neighborhoods, to the sale or transfer of land and slaves. |
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| For a complete list of online exhibits, please visit our Local History page. |
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