We are pleased to share a new addition to the Society’s online collections: the Jane Carter Ogburn Collection, digitized from Jane Carter Ogburn’s research file cabinet.

The first folder to go online is Augustus Washington Finley (F001), with 471 scanned pages. The collection index already lists 221 documents, and more folders will follow.

The original paper files are also available to use for free in the Society’s library research room.

What anyone can search for free

• The collection landing page explains the collection and links to each folder: Jane Carter Ogburn Collection
• The searchable index lists the documents in the collection, so you can see whether a name, family, or record is there before going further.
• The Collections name search looks across the Society’s indexes in one place: Collections

What members unlock

Members can view the full page scans in the Augustus Washington Finley folder with the built-in viewer. Visitors can open the folder page and see a preview of what’s inside.

If you aren’t a member yet, you can join at Membership. Membership helps pay for preserving and digitizing collections like this one.

Thank you

Jane Carter Ogburn’s files hold years of careful research into Wilkes County families. We’re grateful to be able to preserve them and make them available. Start with the index, and let us know what you find.