These research collections were donated to the Wilkes Genealogical Society to preserve Wilkes County family history. Online indexes are public; many original papers remain in the Genealogy Room and will be added as time allows.
Dr. John Henry Scalf, Jr.
Lifelong genealogical research on the “Yankee” John Church family, generously donated by Mrs. Dorothy Campbell. Browse the online index and family sheets from this collection.
Alice M. Billings
Billings family research files donated by the Billings family. Her papers are part of the Society’s Genealogy Room holdings.
Jane Carter Ogburn
Genealogy research donated to the Society by J. Thomas Ogburn. Her files are located in the WGS Genealogy Room.
Available in the WGS Genealogy Room
Wilma “Jean” Church Reynolds
A rich genealogy collection compiled from 1978 through 2023, entrusted to the Society and available for researchers.
Visiting the Genealogy Room? Our physical address is 215 10th Street, North Wilkesboro, NC. If you have research files to donate, please contact us.