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Roster of Twenty-One Companies Furnished by Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, In The Late War, 1861-1865
Begin your Civil War research with Dr. J. B. Alexander's list. Hear five Confederate veterans perform the Rebel yell on WBT radio.
View this exhibit on www.cmstory.org
 Romare Bearden
Famed artist Romare Bearden will have a permanent exhibit about his life and career in the Carolina Room. The display will contain some biographical information and prints from Bearden’s Mecklenburg Series. The latter is a collection of collages that capture life in Mecklenburg County as Bearden remembered it from his life in Charlotte.
More Exhibits
- Black History and Women’s History months will be celebrated in two exhibits February 6 - March 30, 2006.
- The exhibit beginning in April will depict the Impact of the Civil War on the people of North Carolina, particulary as it pertained to conscription.
Please note that this is merely a small sampling of our latest acquisitions. For a complete listing, please visit the CMStory acquisitions page.
- Collection of Historical Gems, A
- Cruising Guide To Coastal North Carolina
- Gynn Family Correspondence
- Life In Antebellum Charlotte
- Pirates Of Colonial North Carolina, The
- Wild Flowers of North Carolina
Three new Minolta microfilm reader/printers have been installed and will greatly improve the copy quality for patrons.
In early February, we will begin shifting the collection due to our new shelf range. These additions are welcome changes to the Carolina Room.
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 Cynthia Wells: Genetics and Genealogy: Exploring the Mysteries, Exploding the Myths
Ms. Wells will conduct a three-hour workshop on March 25, 2006 from 9:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. on the use of DNA as a tool for genealogical research. The workshop is free, but registration is required. Registration begins on February 1, 2006. You may register by calling the Robinson-Spangler Carolina Room at (704) 336-2980.
Introduction to Genealogy
Genealogy on the Internet
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This fall, history students from Queens University transcribed some of the letters from the John and Jane Wilkes Collection as a requirement for a research class. Currently staff are going over the transcriptions and preparing them for future publication, so they are not yet available to the public. The Carolina Room hopes to work again with the University and Dr. Suzanne Cooper-Guasco.
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Have you ever thought about volunteering in the Carolina Room? If so, there are projects that can fit a variety of interests and personal schedules. Neither prior library or archives experience nor a long term commitment is necessary. Staff will individually train you for the appropriate project.
We're not just about books! The collection has a variety of tasks including transcribing old letters, scanning images, indexing original papers and gifts, organizing a women's collection, just to name a few. If you are interested, please call Joyce Reimann at (704) 336-5153.
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