Our staff members usually respond to your question within two working days. Although we are unable to undertake extensive research, we will try to provide:

• brief answers to factual questions that can be answered quickly, such as:

   “What was the population of Sampson County in 1990?” or
  “Are there references to Elisha Battle in your published deed abstracts of Edgecombe County?”

• photocopies of specific citations

•  information about the holdings of the North Carolina Collection

•  information about materials that can be requested through interlibrary loan

•  information about sources that might help to answer your question

Please be as specific and complete as possible in framing your question. We look forward to hearing from you.