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Henderson County Genealogical & Historical Society

Useful Research Resources

The following are research resources that may be of interest to you.

  •  Pleasant Hill Cemetery Association 
  • OBCGS – Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society
  • North Carolina Genealogical Society  
  • Hendersonville Library 
  • Library of Congress federal Writers’ Project information
  • Manuscripts from the federal Writers’ Project
  • National Archives 
  • Slave narratives transcriptions and recordings 
  • WPA Depression-era photographs

LATEST NEWS

CANCELLED

Upcoming Quarterly Meeting
February 7th, 2026

CANCELLED

Check Out Our Updated Used Books

We have recently added several new Used Books to our list

Hendersonville NC
1915 The Gateway Booklet

View what Hendersonville looked like in the early day.

Check out this 1925 Video Clip of Hendersonville


See our List of current Books for sale.
or stop into the library

Don't forget to Check Out Our Used Books for Sale!

Directions to Research Library

 

We are located at 400 North Main Street, Hendersonville, NC 28792 on the corner of North Main Street and 4th Avenue East.

Research Library Hours

Tuesday-, Thursday, and Friday 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Wednesday 12:00 pm – 4:00pm
(See Holiday Closings)
Closed Saturday thru Monday except by appointment.

You may make a reservation to do in-person
research by calling 828-693-1531.

We will also be closed when Henderson
County Public Schools are closed
for inclement weather.

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McClintock Clock
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BOOKS FOR SALE

In addition to the Society’s publications, we have many books about Henderson County and the surrounding area for sale.
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DONATIONS

The Society welcomes donations. Donations may be made directly to the Society and may be designated for a specific program or to purchase needed equipment, reference materials, or for building maintenance repairs.  Contributions are tax deductible.
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GET INVOLVED

Interested in volunteering? Come help out for a few hours a week or a day in the library,  setting up for meetings, working on the Journal, research & write an article for the Journal.  Assist with  transcribing Court of Pleas minutes. You can also get involved by making a donation.
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MURALS OF MAIN STREET

There are five Murals depicting the Main Street of Hendersonville, North Carolina in 1890, 1906, 1916, and 1934  that were painted by William Owen Jones in 1949 on the walls of Dale’s Drive-In Restaurant that was located at 711 Greenville Highway in Hendersonville, NC.
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