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''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:North Carolina|North Carolina]] | ''[[United States|United States]] > [[Portal:North Carolina|North Carolina]] > North Carolina History'' <br> | ||
Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends can help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. | Effective family history research requires some understanding of the historical events that affected your family and the records about them. Learning about wars, governments, laws, migrations, and religious trends can help you understand political boundaries, family movements, and settlement patterns. | ||
State, county, and local histories often contain biographical sketches of local citizens, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families. | State, county, and local histories often contain biographical sketches of local citizens, including important genealogical information. This may be one of the best sources of information for some families. | ||
==Brief History== | ==Brief History== | ||
The following important events in the history of [[Portal:North Carolina|North Carolina]] affected political boundaries, record keeping, and family movements: | |||
*'''1560s:''' The area that is now North Carolina was visited by the Spaniard Pardo and his soldiers. Records are at the North Carolina State Archives. | *'''1560s:''' The area that is now North Carolina was visited by the Spaniard Pardo and his soldiers. Records are at the North Carolina State Archives. | ||
*'''1650'''s: The first permanent settlements were made in the Albemarle Sound area by colonists from Virginia. | *'''1650'''s: The first permanent settlements were made in the Albemarle Sound area by colonists from Virginia. | ||