How to Contribute Your Family Documents

Anyone may submit records to the NCGenWeb Archives. Any document containing genealogical material may be submitted, and will be placed in the Archives for the county or counties that are mentioned in the document. By browsing through some of the counties on the Table of Contents, you may view the kind of information already posted on these Archives pages.

There are several ways to contribute your information. The most convenient way is through the auto-post method. Prepare your file in the word processor of your choice. Set the font to Courier New, 10pt and use the space bar for spacing text. Do not use tabs. Copy and paste the information into one of the following webpage links and complete any requirements on the page:

Genrecords.net   Genrecords.org

Your contributions are important to us and we want to make your experience in contributing as easy as possible. Contact the file manager with questions you may have about using the auto-post method.

Click here to contribute to other states utilizing the auto-post method.

Another method of contributing your files is by attaching it to an email to one of the Archive File Managers listed below. Your information may also be placed in the body of an email message.

Prepare your document ahead of time. Large files are best sent as attachments.

Email Registry For Contributors

Any time you see this symbol The Registry next to a contributor's name, they have registered their e-mail address at The Registry. Changes in email addresses can be kept up to date.

Guidelines for Submitting Records

Documents that are from copyrighted material cannot be posted unless there is written authorization from the copyright holder. For additional information please see the USGenWeb Copyright Information. Copyright to data contributed resides with the contributor who agrees that the USGenWeb Archives, as a not-for-profit project, has permanent use of the data.

Personal genealogical records, such as GEDCOMs and Family Group Sheets, will not be posted in the Archives.

Information about living persons is considered personal and private, and will not be posted. Please see our Policy concerning this type of information.

Photographs and images of documents will be placed in the North Carolina USGenWeb Archives on a selective basis. See the Criteria before submitting these files.

Please read the additional information that can be found at Guidelines and about File Preparation.




File Manager, Bertie County  Virginia Crilley The Registry

NC State File Manager, Debra Crosby The Registry (Temporary) File Manager

Thank you for your contributions!
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Get Involved!
We need people like you to donate transcriptions of deeds, cemeteries, census, bible records, etc. and/or contribute tombstone photos
If you have a North Carolina file you'd like to donate to the USGenWeb Archives,
please click Here or Here to post your records or contact the File Manager

Email Registry For Contributors
Any time you see this symbol The Registry next to a name, they have registered their e-mail address at The Registry. This will be their current address.

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