Category: Research Tip

LDS Family History Center Opens in Waynesville

For years, searching the millions of records available on microfilm at the LDS Family History Library required a trip outside Haywood County to Arden or Cherokee. LDS is now digitizing millions of records, many of them available on your computer or through the Family History Centers. Now, the local LDS

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Haywood Ramblings Speaker Series

The Town of Waynesville Historic Preservation Commission is presenting a series of talks focused on local history. The meeting location is at the Town Hall board room, 9 South Main Street, Waynesville, NC. Upcoming 2018 talks include: April 5, Thursday, – History of the Sloan, Springfield and Love Families by

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Western Regional Archives Microfilm Collection

The Western Regional Archives office in Asheville has the following documents available on microfilm for Haywood County, NC: Haywood Tax Records 1866-1995 Tax Maps 1989; 1992-1993 Minutes, Co. Commissioners 1868-2010 Minutes, Bd. of Education 1881-1978 Board of Elections 1940-1999 Elections, Record of 1878-1940 Inheritance Tax Records 1921-1966 Land Entries, Record

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