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ITEM #
ITEM DESCRIPTION
Price
Price By Mail
Rockingham County Historical Map (up to 1800)

$5.00
$9.50
Covered Bridge Postcards (limited set of three)
$1.00 per set
$1.50 per set
Wright Tavern Note Paper (pack of ten cards)

Illustrated by A.O. Rich




$3.50
$5.00
Madison, NC Sesquicentennial Booklet, 1968
$5.00
$8.50
Postcards From Rockingham County - This publication features over 50 pages of postcards from Rockingham County's past. A must have for any historical buff!

Compiled by
Jerri Griffin, Zelma Scott, Bob Carter,
Rich Seybert and Peggy Osborne
$5.00
$7.50
Rockingham County: A Brief History - A 92 page publication covering the history of Rockingham County, NC.

By Lindley S. Butler
$8.00
$10.00
Rockingham County Will Abstracts, Vol. Two 1865-1915 - This publication features over 100 pages of will abstracts from Rockingham County and includes 25 unrecorded wills dating back to 1785.

Abstracted by Julia H. Gunn
$18.00
$20.00
Rockingham County Marriages Through 1868 - Nearly 350 pages of marriage records from Rockingham County.

Compiled by Julia H. Gunn
$30.00
$35.00
1912 Miller Map, Rockingham Co.
$10.00
$14.00
folded
$18.00 in tube
Rockingham County Heritage Book, 1983 (2004 reprint)

$74.90
$79.90
This bottle was produced in 1980 to commemorate the Wright Tavern.


Out Of
Stock
This bottle was produced in 1981 to commemorate the High Rock Farm

$15.00
$20.00
This bottle was produced in 1982 to commemorate the Rockingham County Courthouse.

$15.00
$20.00
This flyer was published for the 1985 Bicentennial Celebration and gives a brief history of Rockingham County.
Free
$1.00
This color flyer tells about the Rockingham County Historical Society and the benefits of being a member.
Free
$1.00
A flyer of the Wright Tavern that was built in 1816. The rare example of dog-run building that was built in Wentworth.
Free
$1.00
This flyer gives the basic background history of the Wright Tavern, a Historic 19th Century Courthouse Inn.
Free
$1.00
Issues of The Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy from 1997-Present. There are two issues published per year. Price is for each individual issue.
(See Index Below)
$6.00
$8.00
Back Issues of The Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy 1976-1996, Whenever available, (2 Issues per year) Price is for each individual issue.

(See Index Below)
$3.00
$6.00
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 The Index of "The Journal" is listed below by category.
Each item is listed by the issue date.  Please see the prices above.
Some items may be out of print. Contact us for availability.
Subject Index of "The Journal" 1976-2003
Issue Date
Page

BIBLE RECORDS         
Boyd & Hill Family Bible
Dec. 1997
143
Ewel G. & Sarah Strong Dalton Bible
Dec. 1984
96
Thomas Moore Bible
Jun. 1984
54

BIRTH RECORDS     
Birth Books of Dr. Joseph H. Simpson
Jun. 1988
34

BRIDGES (see RIVERS AND BRIDGES)

CEMETERIES: CHURCH
Church of the Epiphany, Eden, NC:
  Funeral & Cemetery Records: 1844-1945

Apr. 1976

13
Fair Grove United Methodist Church
Apr. 1978
Out of Print
19
Gravestone Inscriptions (Boyd), Wentworth UMC
Dec. 1997
146
Jones Chapel Missionary Baptist Church
Oct. 1976
90
Leaksville Presbyterian Church
Apr. 1976
29
Lowe’s Methodist Church
Oct. 1977
67
Rockingham County Cemeteries (Madison Township):          
  Joyce Chapel Presbyterian Church
  Mt. Herman United Methodist Church
Apr. 1976
40
Salem United Methodist Church
Dec. 1986
96
Speedwell Presbyterian Church
Apr. 1977
19
Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church
Jun. 1984
18

CEMETERIES: FAMILY
Barnett Family
Jun. 1980
42
Broadnax Family
Dec. 1983
93
Currie-Newnam
Apr. 1977
47
Ellington, John Talley
Apr. 1977
45
Gibson (Madison Township)
Apr. 1976
39
Henry Family
Oct. 1978
88
Hopkins Family
Apr. 1978
Out of Print
17
Hunter-Dalton (Price) - Madison Township
Apr. 1976
38
Hunter-Dalton-Price Family
Dec. 1985
92
King, John P.
Apr. 1977
48
Lawson
Jun. 1980
43
Lillard
Apr. 1977
45
McColium Family
Oct. 1977
96
Mobley-Ratliff
Apr. 1977
41
Moore-Ratliff
Apr. 1977
44
Patrick Family
Apr. 1978
Out of Print
17
Pearson Family
Oct. 1976
87
Pendleton-Ratliff
Apr. 1977
40
Reubin Reid Family
Dec. 1994
90
Richardson (Madison Township)
Apr. 1976
39
Searcy Family
Jun. 1991
Out of Print
47
Settle Family
Dec. 1994
85
Watt
Jun. 1985
29
Whitsett Family
Oct. 1978
87

CENSUS
Rockingham County, NC, 1800         


Dec. 1992
Out of Print


45

CHURCHES (also see CEMETERIES: CHURCH)
Church of the Epiphany, Eden, NC:
     Funeral & Cemetery Records 1844-1945
     Marriage Records 1844-1945

Apr. 1976
Oct. 1976

13
68
Fair Grove Methodist Protestant Church: Membership Lists        
     Membership Lists - Part Two
Dec. 1990
Jan. 1991
50
27
Fair Grove United Methodist Church: A Brief History
Dec. 1990
Out of Print
47
Leaksville Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Apr. 1976
29
Lowe’s United Methodist Church
Dec. 1996
51
Mayodan Moravian Church
Dec. 1996
97
A History of Salem United Methodist Church
Dec. 1986
59
Ministers of Salem United Methodist Church
Dec. 1986
93
Speedwell Presbyterian Church:
  The First Century 1759-1859          
  From The Civil War to the Craig Era

Apr. 1977
Dec. 1981

1
41
Speedwell’s Revolutionary Traditions:A Bicentennial Address
Dec. 1985
54
Churches in Wentworth
Dec. 1998
114
Wentworth Circuit: Diary of Rev. Robah F. Bumpas
Jun. 1988
1
Wentworth M. E. Church South, 1888:Membership
Jun. 1986
Out of Print
35
The History of Wentworth United Methodist Church
Jun. 1986
Out of Print
1
Ministers of Wentworth United Methodist Church
Jun. 1986
Out of Print
33
Wolf Island Primitive Baptist Church: A History of   
Jun. 1984
1

COURTS/LEGISLATIVE
Chief Justice Susie Sharp
Dec. 2000
103
NC Legislative Papers, Number One
Dec. 1987
80
NC Legislative Papers, Number Two
Dec. 1988
72
Rockingham County Court Minutes:
     Feb. Term 1786          
     Feb. Term 1857          
     May Term 1857          
     Aug. Term 1857          
     Nov. Term 1857          
     Slave Index (1857)          
     Name Index (1857)       

Dec. 1985
Jun. 2001
Jun. 2001
Dec. 2001
Dec. 2001
Dec. 2001
Dec. 2001

58
1
32
83
109
129
133

DEATH RECORDS
(also see CHURCHES and CEMETERIES)
Church of the Epiphany, Eden, NC:
     Funeral & Cemetery Records 1844-1945

Apr. 1976

13
Raleigh Christian Advocate:Death & Marriage Abstracts
Dec. 1988
63
NC Presbyterian: Marriage & Death Notices 1858-1868
Jun. 1993
Out of Print
42
Rock. Co. in the (Greensborough Patriot Part I, 1826-1853
Jun. 2003
1
Rock. Co. in the (Greensborough Patriot Part 2, 1854-1874
Dec. 2003
43

DEEDS and GRANTS
State of NC: Grants in Rockingham County


Dec. 1995


4

EDUCATION
Education in Wentworth
Jun. 1999
1
Educational & Cultural Development in Rockingham County
Jun. 1996
5
Mayodan Schools
Dec. 1999
Out of Print
123
Schooling in Leaksville
Jun. 1998
59
Schools in Rural/Small Towns
Dec. 2000
117
Stories of Country Schooling - 1920-1940
Jun. 1995
Out of Print
50

FACTORIES (see MILLS)

FAMILIES
The John Bethell Letter - 1839
Jun. 1987
33
Boyd Family Letters: Part One
Jun. 1997
1
Boyd Family Letters: Part Two
Dec. 1997
83
George Dillard Boyd
Oct. 1976
75
Byrd-Farley-Izard Family Chart
Jun. 1983
facing p. 1
Coleman Family
Jun. 1996
43
Dr. James Curne
Oct. 1976
84
Dalton Family and The Hunters:
     A Brief History
     A Brief History - Part Two
     A Brief History - Part Three

Dec. 1984
Jun. 1985
Dec. 1985

55
32
79
Diary of the Rev. Jacob Doll
Jun. 1983
33
Colonel Fries’ Legacy: Mill in Mayodan
Jun. 2000
Out of Print
3
Gallaways of Rose Hill
Jun. 1979
22
Bettie Sue Gardner: A Short Sketch
Dec. 1989
101
[Farley] “..and 100 negroes he brought from Antigua”
Jun. 1985
1
Fels Family of Rockingham & Caswell Counties
Jun. 1984
42
The Diary of Olinthia L. Harte
Jun. 1991
Out of Print
1
Libby Holman Performed, Wentworth
Jun. 1999
52
The Case for James Hunter: Regulator Leader 1765-1771
Oct. 1977
50
Gen. George Izard Visits the Sauratown, 1815-1816
Jun. 1983
1
The James Johnson Letter
Dec. 1984
84
[Johnson] Story of a Lost Fortune: Part One
Jun. 1987
21
[Johnson] Story of a Lost Fortune: Part Two
Dec. 1990
Out of Print
79
John Leak, Founder of Leaksville
Jun. 1998
9
Martin-Douglas Papers: Part One
Jun. 1994
1
Martin-Douglas Letters: Part Two
Dec. 1994
53
Last wills: Robert Martin & Mary Settle Martin
Dec. 1994
80
Lilly Morehead Mebane
Dec. 2000
58
Gov. John Motley Morehead: Inaugural Address
Jun. 1996
1
Gen. Abraham Philips
Oct. 1976
79
The Philips Letters
Dec. 1987
61
Purcell Family
Oct. 1976
82
David S. Reid, 1813-1850: The Making of a Governor
Jun. 1979
1
Alfred Moore Scales: Uncle and Nephew
Dec. 1981
33
Thomas Settle Jr.
Dec. 2002
61
Chief Justice Susie Sharp
Dec. 2000
103
Sketch of "Isaac” (Nat S. Smith)
Jun. 1989
39
Reminiscences of J. Thomas Wall
Dec. 1984
91
[Wilson] Experiences in a Yankee Prison
Jun. 1987
40

HISTORY (see also TOWNS)
“..and 100 negroes he brought from Antigua"
Jun. 1985
1
Childhood Memories of Wentworth
Jun. 1993
Out of Print
1
Early History of Reidsville
Dec. 1989
88
Educational & Cultural Development in Rockingham County
Jun. 1996
5
Folklore The Gray Lady Who Walked
Dec. 1984
88
History Unwritten: Colonial Period Saura Indians
Dec. 1988
51
Home Life in Rockingham County in the (18)80’s & 90’s
Dec. 1982
79
Last Hanging in Rockingham County
Jun. 1987
1
Memories (of Reidsville)
Dec. 1989
59
Moravian Tract, The
Oct. 1977
89
My 5 Years as a Minister in Leaksville, 1941-1946
Jun. 1993
Out of Print
33
National Register of Historic Places: Willow Oaks
Apr. 1976
30
Old Sandy Cross Homes and Families
Oct. 1976
75
Old Wentworth Sketches
Dec. 1981
59
Reconstruction and Racial Relations
Jun. 2002
1
Reconstruction:  A Time of Terror
Jun. 2002
29
Reminiscences of Madison by “Isaac” (Nat S. Smith)
Jun. 1989
1
Reminiscences of Growing Up on Rockhouse Creek
Jun. 1995
Out of Print
28
Rockingham County: A Bicentennial Address
Dec. 1985
49
Rockingham County Courthouse
Dec. 1998
89
Rockingham County Government: Historical Sketch
Dec. 1991
Out of Print
51
Rockingham County in 1810
Dec. 1982
71
Rockingham County in Levi Branson’s
       “NC Business Directory 1867-1897”

Jun. 1982

21
Rock. Co. in the Greensborough Patriot Part I, 1826-1853
Jun. 2003
1
Rock. Co. in the Greensborough Patriot Part 2, 1854-1874
Dec. 2003
43
Rockingham County Playground
Jun. 1999
17
Rockingham County Prisons
Dec. 1998
100
Settles Bridge
Jun. 1982
1
Sketches of the County of Rockingham - 1884
Jun. 1981
1
Sketch of Reidsville
Dec. 1993
47
Stories of Country Schooling 1920-1940
Jun. 1995
Out of Print
50
Story of a Lost Fortune: Part One
Jun. 1987
21
Story of a Lost Fortune: Part Two
Dec. 1990
79
Uncle Joe’s Reminiscences of Huntsville & Reidsville
Dec. 1983
47
Wentworth Masonic Lodge
Dec. 1998
127

HOMES (see PLANTATIONS)

INDEXES
           1976
Separate Issue
           1977
Separate Issue
           1978
Oct. 1978
89
No Indexes for 1979-1985
           1986
Dec. 1986
103
           1987
Dec. 1987
84
           1988
Dec. 1988
77
           1989
Dec. 1989
108
           1990
Dec. 1990
Out of Print
94
           1991
Dec. 1991
Out of Print
90
No Index for June 1992 Issue
Dec. 1993 Issue - 1800 Census - Alphabetized
No Index for 1993, 1994, and June 1995
Dec. 1995 - NC Grants - Alphabetized in each of four sections
No Indexes for 1996-2000
1857 Court Minutes - Slave Index
Dec. 2001
129
1857 Court Minutes - Name Index
Dec. 2001
133
No Index for 2002
Index to Abstracts from “Greensborough Patriot”
Dec. 2003
94

INDIANS
Chronological Chart of Projectile Point Types
Jun. 1990
44
Archeological Investigations
Jun. 1990
5
Colonial Period Saura Indians
Dec. 1988
51
The Indian in North Carolina
Jun. 1990
Out of Print
1

LEGISLATIVE (see COURTS)

LETTERS (see FAMILIES)

MAPS
Cape Fear River
Dec. 1987
55
Creeks of Rockingham County
Dec. 1995
1
Leaksville- 1818
Jun. 1980
Out of Print
facing p.l
Old Leaksville - J. S. Trogden - 1937
Jun. 1998
Cover
Hermitage Plantation
Dec. 1997
148
Madison - circa 1850
Jun. 1989
7
North Carolina (Central) - Price-Strother - 1808
Dec. 1987
48
Post Route Map of NC (Rockingham) William Cook - 1857
Jun, 2001
Cover
Railroads of the Mayo Valley
Apr. 1977
27
Regulators, Geographical Background, 1771
Oct. 1977
55
Rockingham County Maps:
     “Colton’s Atlas of the World” (Rockingham) - 1856
Dec. 2001
Cover
     John Collet - 1768
Dec. 1979
Out of Print
facing p.47
     John Coliet Survey - 1770
Oct. 1976
Cover
     Abraham Philips- 1786
Dec. 1987
Cover
     Price-Strother Survey - 1808
Apr. 1976
Cover
     Macrae & Brazier - 1833
Apr. 1978
Out of Print
Cover
     U.S. Government Survey - 1865
Oct. 1977
Cover
     Post Route, USPO - 1896
Apr. 1977
Cover
Sauratown Plantation - 1733-1803
Jun. 1983
2,4, 5
Upper Dan River Basin - Fry-Jefferson - 1751
Dec. 1988
Cover
Wentworth Circuit, Methodist Church - 1870’s
Jun. 1988
Cover
Wentworth - Early Town Lots (plat map)
Dec. 1998
Cover

MARRIAGE RECORDS
Church of the Epiphany, Eden, NC: 1844-1945
Oct. 1976
68
Missing Rockingham County Marriage Bonds
Jun. 1988
22
NC Presbyterian: Marriage & Death Notices - 1858-1868
Jun. 1993
Out of Print
42
Raleigh Christian Advocate: Death & Marriage Abstracts
Dec. 1988
63
Rock. Co. in the Greensborough Patriot Part I, 1826-1853
Jun. 2003
1
Rock. Co. in the Greensborough Patriot Part 2, 1854-1874
Dec. 2003
43

MILITARY (see WARS)

MILLS/FACTORIES
High Rock Mill & High Rock House
Dec. 1979
Out of Print
47
Colonel Fries’ Legacy: Mill in Mayodan
Jun. 2000
Out of Print
3
Mills in Simpsonvilie Township:
Apr. 1978
Out of Print
1
      Part I: Patrick-Cunningham
                 Moore-Hopkins-Chilcutt
Apr. 1978
Apr. 1978
Out of Print
4
12
      Part II: Iron Works & Speedweli Furnace
                  Whitsett-Shaw Mill & Midway Iron Mine
Oct. 1978
Oct. 1978
58
78
      Part Ill: Yancey Holman
                   James Saunders
                   “Pink” Saunders
                    Wade-Rankin
                    George D. Boyd
Dec. 1979
Dec. 1979
Dec. 1979
Dec. 1979
Dec. 1979
Out of Print
61
63
66
67
74
Wilson Aluminum Company
Jun. 1992
1

NATIONAL REGISTER (see HISTORY)

NEWSPAPERS
Rock. Co. in the Greensborough Patriot Part I, 1826-1853
Jun. 2003
1
Rock. Co. in the Greensborough Patriot Part 2, 1854-1874
Dec. 2003
43

OFFICIALS
Mayodan Mayors
Dec. 1999
Out of Print
138
Directory of Officials of Rockingham Co., NC - 1786-1991
Dec. 1991
Out of Print
53
Directory of Reidsville, NC, 1887
Dec. 1993
53
Postmasters of Wentworth, NC - 1794-1869
Dec. 1985
64
Postmasters of Wentworth, NC - Part Two - 1870-1986
Jun. 1999
28

PEOPLE (see FAMILIES)

PLANTATIONS
Boyd Plantation
Oct. 1976
75
Currie Plantation
Oct. 1976
84
Edgewood Farm
Jun. 1985
20
The Hermitage in the 1990’s
Dec. 1997
105
High Rock Mill & High Rock House
Dec. 1979
Out of Print
47
Philips Plantation
Oct. 1976
79
Purcell Plantation
Oct. 1976
82
Sauratown, Gen. George Izard Visits - 1815-1816
Jun. 1983
1
Sauratown Plantation
Dec. 1983
82
Willow Oaks
Apr. 1976
30

POLL LISTS (see TAX LISTS)

RAILROADS
Railroad Comes to the Mayo Valley
Apr. 1977
28
Railroad in the Mayo Valley
Dec. 1999
Out of Print
104

RIVERS and BRIDGES
Bateau Navigation
Jun. 1998
21
Roanoke Navigation: Taming the River of Death
Oct. 1978
38
Settle’s Bridge
Jun. 1982
1

SCHOOLS (see EDUCATION)

SURNAMES (see FAMILIES)

TAX LISTS
Rockingham County, 1815 Tax List
Dec. 1980
1
1854 Tax Valuation of McCollum's Mill District
Dec. 1981
55

TOWNS (also see HISTORY)
Annals and Anecdotes of Spray
Jun. 1983
25
Childhood Memories of Wentworth
Jun. 1993
Out of Print
1
Directory of Reidsville, NC, 1887
Dec. 1993
53
Early History of Reidsville
Dec. 1989
88
Eden Consolidation
Jun. 1998
69
Jackson Town: Fraud or Honest Speculation
Apr. 1976
1
Leaksville of "Ye Olden Times”
Jun. 1980
Out of Print
1
Leaksville Bicentennial 1797-1997
Jun. 1998
1
Origins of Leaksville
Jun. 1998
1
John Leak, Founder of Leaksville
Jun. 1998
9
Earliest Letter - Leaksville - 1802
Jun. 1998
33
Leaksville Industrial Heritage
Jun. 1998
39
Leaksvilie: My Five Years as a Minister, 1941-1946
Jun. 1993
Out of Print
33
“Mayodan” - A Song
Jun. 2000
Out of Print
57
Mayodan Businesses
Jun. 2000
Out of Print
54
Mayodan Centennial, Part One - 1889-1999
Dec. 1999
Out of Print
75
Mayodan Centennial, Part Two - 1889-1999
Jun. 2000
Out of Print
3
Mayodan Charter
Dec. 1999
Out of Print
130
Mayodan Mayors
Dec. 1999
Out of Print
138
Mayodan in NC Yearbook
Jun. 2000
Out of Print
42
Mayodan Ordinances
Dec. 1999
Out of Print
135
Mayodan Schools
Dec. 1999
Out of Print
123
Mill in Mayodan: Colonel Fries’ Legacy
Jun. 2000
Out of Print
3
Memories (of Reidsville)
Dec. 1989
59
Old Wentworth Sketches
Dec. 1981
59
Reidsville Scenes: An Interview with W. Benton Pipkin
Oct. 1976
47
Reminiscences of Madison by “Isaac” (Nat S. Smith)
Jun. 1989
1
Sketch of Reidsville, 1829-1894
Dec. 1993
47
Sketches of the County of Rockingham - 1884
Jun. 1981
1
Stoneville, NC: A History
Jun. 1995
Out of Print
1
Stoneville and Vicinity: Additional Notes
Jun. 1995
Out of Print
19
Wentworth Bicentennial 1798-1998, Part One
Dec. 1998
77
Wentworth Bicentennial 1798-1998, Part Two
Jun. 1999
1
Wentworth:  County Seat
Dec. 1998
77
Education in Wentworth
Jun. 1999
1
Wentworth Landmarks
Jun. 1999
63
Wentworth:  Libby Holman performed
Jun. 1999
52
Wentworth Masonic Lodge
Dec. 1998
127
Wentworth:Merchants, Tradesmen, Professionals 1798-1998
Dec. 1998
135
Postmasters of Wentworth 1794-1869
Dec. 1985
64
Postmasters of Wentworth, Part Two, 1870-1986
Jun. 1999
28
Rockingham County Playground (Wentworth)
Jun. 1999
17

WARS:

CIVIL WAR
Experiences in a Yankee Prison
Jun. 1987
40
13th NC Regiment and Scales’ Brigade, July 1863
Jun. 1996
29

MEXICAN WAR
Logan’s Guards, 1847, A Roster of Soldiers
Jun. 1986
Out of Print
55
First NC Regiment of Volunteers
Jun. 1993
Out of Print
20
NC Volunteers in the Mexican War
Jun. 1986
Out of Print
38
William B. Stephens’ Letter, 1847
Jun. 1986
Out of Print
56

REVOLUTIONARY WAR
The Case for James Hunter, Regulator Leader 1765-1771
Oct. 1977
50
Abraham Philips: “A Journal of Our March”
Dec. 1987
43
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