The Society has a large and unique collection of genealogical and historical records from all over North Carolina, along with information from other states around the U.S. This Collection contains of books, directories, censuses, records, registries, journals, etc . See the listings below
| Hendersonville, NC African America Burials | These records contain 2,462 funeral records of burials performed by Pilgrim Funeral Home during the period 1941-2001. there may be some funeral records for other times periods which have not yet been received. Pilgrim Funeral Home was located in Hendersonville, Henderson County, North Carolina and normally handled African American burials. These records were donated by a descendant of the owners of the Pilgrim Funeral Home to the Henderson County Genealogical Society. The records are indexed by name. They include a funeral arrangement card and whatever other documents were provided to the funeral home like death certificates, military records, photos, obsequies, airbills, police reports, obituaries, newspaper articles and usually includes names of family members, etc. |
| African American | Books and publications – African Americans Collection View Listing |
| Families by Surname | In the Families by Surname Collection there are various documents from letters to family written historical books. There are three locations within the library, Archival boxes in Vault , Family History Binders/Books, and Vertical Files View Listing |
| Cemeteries | Collection on Cemeteries within North Carolina and several other states in the US. View Listing |
| Censuses | Collection of indexes of Census for North Carolina and several other states in the U.S. View Listing |
| Churches | Collection of records, articles, abstracts, minutes etc. from churches around North and South Carolina, along with several states are the US. View Listing |
| Civil War | Collection of books, photos, maps, articles, registries etc. View Listing |
| Colonial American History | Collection of books and articles on the Colonial times. View Listing |
| Deeds | Collection of Deeds from North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, and Tennessee View Listing |
| Journal Articles | Collection of the articles that have been published in our Journal from Volume 1 thru Volume XXXVI View Listing |
| Native American Indians | Books and publications – Native American Indian Collection View Listing |
| Newspapers | Collection of Newspapers View Listing |