OBCGS Regional History & Genealogy Library

04/12/2026

https://www.ebay.com/itm/205699576145

This book was commissioned by the 2006-07 Haywood Co. Board of Commissioners. It was collaboratively produced by many committees assigned by the Historical Society of Haywood Co. 482 pgs., hb, index.

04/12/2026

Please SHARE with your Haywood County, NC friends :)

Portrait of a Mountain Community Haywood Co NC., by Curtis W. Wood, Jr (2009)

This book was commissioned by the 2006-07 Haywood Co. Board of Commissioners. It was collaboratively produced by many committees assigned by the Historical Society of Haywood Co. It includes lots of pictures, copies of actual documents and extensive endnotes. 482 pgs., hb, index.

Price: $40.00, NC Tax: $2.80, P&H: $9.00

HAYWOOD County, NORTH CAROLINA Portrait History 2009 Book 482 pgs

NEW hard bound book that is in BRAND NEW condition.

All proceeds go to the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society's (OBCGS) Library operations.

We ship fast and package books so they arrive as shipped.

Be sure to check out our other listings for more great RARE genealogy and history books.

Also, please consider joining our society and becoming a volunteer!

04/11/2026

Book Sale!!

We’re having a MOVING SALE!
📅 Sat, April 11, 11am–3pm
📍 Sutcliffe Ferguson Family Research Center
Charlotte Museum of History
3500 Shamrock Dr.
2nd Floor
Charlotte, NC 28215
Bring a tote bag (or grab a used one from us), fill it for $20, and take home books and more we can’t move to our next space. Old equipment will also be available.
In person only (no mail orders). Cash, check, or credit card (PayPal) accepted. Help Olde Meck get ready for our next home and score some genealogy and history goodies at the same time! tinyurl.com/omgs-sale

04/05/2026

https://www.ebay.com/itm/201337093351?itmmeta=01KNEHWZ3C1PEP55CVG8MQ8P2J&hash=item2ee0a03ce7:g:~xwAAOSwBahVOoPs&itmprp=enc%3AAQALAAAA4GfYFPkwiKCW4ZNSs2u11xCadOlDLHxAtINR7b7YHyE2qxDBcOs2tOq7xL%2Ft4h%2B1Vgnkqm5DSy3TE1LgoCUnye%2FtNPKF9Fvw%2F5pnEi1Rf6PaXVGzHoSdvA9gKUEy0yJaC6eKhmAXctkhetPDCtiGQU4kizBEPjgkTdMUUq%2BHekXkNP73gmEdTDH5OiacUSqnOQ7apjvVisGk1fxy5a5OL75m05G7Q1hXqSgtd3UtTWJB9IvOpG3VSZdVCRJSWzoa02LtjFiCpBIN7b3sBKZmNeQPi35SN6dwhQ8Fe4JLQagl%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR_Lx89GrZw

Extensive family history on the Nivens family! They family settled primarily in SC but moved to other states. There are 700 pages in this soft bound book and an index.

04/05/2026

Please share with your SOUTH CAROLINA friends :)
The History of the Nivens Family of York Co., SC, genealogy
Extensive family history on the Nivens family!

Doug P. Sigmon and Larry O Nichols have painstakingly documented the story of the Nivens family. They family settled primarily in SC but moved to other states. There are 700 pages in this soft bound book and an index.

This book is $40 and is available at our bookstore in Asheville, NC, over the phone, or in our eBay store.

Visit our bookstore for other great books. All profits go to support the services of Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society. Please join OBCGS, become a volunteer, and you will have fun! We need YOU :)

04/01/2026

The library will be closed on Saturday in observance of the Easter holiday. We will reopen on Tuesday.

04/01/2026

Please share with your Madison County, NC friends :)
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Kirk married Rachel Malinda Brown. A treasure for families living in this area. There is an index.

04/01/2026

Kirk Payne Cemetery, Little Pine, Madison Co., NC, Tombstone Series Vol 9

Family Cemetery in Paw Paw, Little Pine, Madison C., NC!

Ninth Book in the Tombstones Series of family cemeteries. This 265 page paper bound book contains colored pictures throughout the book of tombstones, family pictures, documents, etc. Kirk Payne was a son of John Payne and Samantha Mollie Worley. Kirk married Rachel Malinda Brown. A treasure for families living in this area. There is an index.

This book is $45 and is available at our library in Asheville, NC, over the phone, or in our eBay store.

Please join OBCGS (The link to join is pinned at the top of our page), become a volunteer and you will have FUN! We need YOU :)

03/29/2026

https://www.ebay.com/itm/193543029418

These include warrants for arrest, examinations, bastardy bonds, depositions, etc. Softbound, Approx. Title:WNC Bastardy Bonds, Macon County, NC 1829 - 1899. This book covers Macon County. The volunteers who worked on this book took photos of the loose papers in the NC Archives related to the issue....

03/29/2026

Title: WNC Bastardy Bonds, Macon County, NC 1829 - 1899. Sixth in a Series.

Transcribed by Sandy Samz & OBCGS volunteers.

OBCGS Volunteers have compiled an amazing amount of information for those who are still trying to find their ancestors in WNC.

This book covers Macon County. The volunteers who worked on this book took photos of the loose papers in the NC Archives related to the issue of bastardy. They then transcribed them and arranged them in case order.

It contains varying records for each bastardy case that came before the Justices of the Peace. These include warrants for arrest, examinations, bastardy bonds, depositions, etc. There are also a small number of unrelated court proceedings such as divorce, assault, and apprenticeship that were misfiled and included with these records. Softbound, Approx. 445 pages, full name index.
This book is the Sixth book in a series. (Other volumes are also available on ebay, please see the others in our store.)

Spiral bound, 445 pages, indexed.

This book is $45 and is available at our library in Asheville, NC, over the phone, or in our eBay store.

Proceeds from the sale of this book benefit the Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society (OBCGS) located in western North Carolina. Please join OBCGS at the link pinned to the top of this page and then become a volunteer. We need YOU :)

03/25/2026

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Haywood County, North Carolina Court Records, Vol. II (1820 -1827). This transcription was made from the first of three reels on microfilm of the Haywood County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. In this transcription, the spelling, capitalization and abbreviations are exactly as written in the mi...

03/25/2026

Haywood County, North Carolina Court Records, Vol. II (1820 -1827)

by Ann Marie Broadbent (2020)



This transcription was made from the first of three reels on microfilm of the Haywood County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions. The court records in this volume cover the period from 1820-1827. Records for additional years will be published at a later date.
In this transcription, the spelling, capitalization and abbreviations are exactly as written in the minutes. (Curved) brackets were used in the minutes by the Clerk of Court and have been retained in the transcription. The microfilm of these original records is available online at family search, film #008152453. I have included the microfilm image number for each image in addition to the page number, so that researchers can refer to the original image if they wish. I have also added notes throughout to point out duplicate images, missing pages or misnumbering where that occurs. In some places I have added [square] brackets when I inserted a corrected word or phrase. The only change to the punctuation was to add commas in a list of names. A Glossary is included, and words found in the court records that are included, are indicated with an asterisk*. A full name index is included, and all spellings of given and surnames have been indexed.

ring softbound,

266 pgs.

This book is $45 and is available at our library in Asheville, NC, over the phone, or in our eBay store.

we ship quickly and carefully.

Please support OBCGS, join our volunteer-run society, and become an active member. We need YOU! You will have fun :)