Transylvania County, NC History and Genealogy Project 

Transylvania County History in the Making

 

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Welcome to Transylvania County!

Transylvania (which means "across the woods") is known as the "Land of the Waterfalls" because of the 250 waterfalls in the county. Rivers and streams, mountains and woods all played a part in the settlement and development of the county. Photo on this page is of Whitewater Falls and was taken by Matt Creech in April 2005. To view more of Matt's excellent photography, click here. Matt is the grandson of the former Helen Owen and Clarence Summey, who lived all their lives in Transylvania County. Helen worked for many years at Austin's Studio on East Main Street, and it's easy to see that her artistic talent has been passed down to her grandson.

View Past Featured Photos Here

Recent Additions: 

• Rosman Chronicle website
• Nancy Hinkle Flesch Research - Christopher Whitmire Family
• Walter Cameron Hubbard - American Battle Monuments Commission
• 1870 and 1880 Transylvania Mortality and 1890 Veterans Schedules - Transcribed by Patricia Cantrell
• Memorial to Staff Sgt. Charlie L. Bagwell - One of our own.
• 1800 - Index of Plats Surveyed by Zachariah Candler
• Transylvania county Births 1869-1900 at Western NC Resource Center
• Voices of Mountain Kin Books - Stories compiled by members of the MountainKin Yahoo Group. eMail address: voicesofmountainkin@yahoo.com

Project Mission:  

• Foster an online community of researchers working together to understand the people of Transylvania County history. 

• Provide online resources and information about additional references that will assist researchers.   

• Promote sound preservation and research methods to make family discovery experiences more successful, meaningful and enjoyable.

In keeping with these goals, the Project Web Site is divided into the following sections:

Resources - Find your Transylvania County Cyber-Cousins on E-mail lists, Researcher homepages, family associations. Also news on reunions and local history events, and a place for your Queries. Links to Transylvania County organizations.  

Methods - Research tips and strategies for new and experienced researchers.  Bibliographies and Book Reviews.  Also includes general articles about Transylvania County History.

Research - Online Documents, Research Kits, Transylvania Tour, and Individual Research provide a starting place for family history and local topics as well as providing a local history resource for our county educators.

History Only?  Not interested in genealogy? This special section lists only those pages with history essays connected to Transylvania County.

Linda Anders, County Coordinator, webmaster and representative to state and national projects

Linda Hoxit Raxter, Methods Coordinator, project historian

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