LDS Family History Center Opens in Waynesville

LDS Family History Center Opens in Waynesville

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For years, searching the millions of records available on microfilm at the LDS Family History Library required a trip outside Haywood County to Arden or Cherokee. LDS is now digitizing millions of records, many of them available on your computer or through the Family History Centers.

Now, the local LDS church has opened a Family History Center at 68 Foxwood Drive, Waynesville (off Hwy 209 before the fairgrounds). There is instruction on how to use the free FamilySearch.org website for your family research. There are county records and books that, because of use contracts, require a Family History Library computer be used for access.

To see a list of premium websites available for free through the Family History Center Services Portal, click here.

Shook-Smathers House Christmas 2020

December 7, 2020

The Shook-Smathers House docents and folks from the Clyde High School Class of ’66 did a wonderful job decorating the Shook-Smathers House the the holidays this year. Be sure to drive by and check out their amazing efforts. Thank you for all your hard work! For more pictures and information

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Shook-Smathers House Featured in UMC YouTube Video

November 25, 2020

During October, church leaders and clergy from several United Methodist Churches in Western North Carolina assembled at the Shook-Smathers House to worship together and celebrate the history of the Methodist Church.  It was all recorded on a 48-minute video that has been posted to YouTube.  The video includes a tour

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HCHGS Fundraiser Event – Auction

October 3, 2020

The Haywood County Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc will be hosting a fundraising auction at the Shook-Smathers House located at 178 Morgan Street in Clyde, North Carolina. Click on the images below to see an enlarged picture: Bids will be accepted until 12:00 NOON on Saturday, October 17th. All items

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HCHGS Fundraiser Event – Yard Sale

October 3, 2020

When: October 23 – 24, 2020, from 8:00am to 1:00pm Location: 178 Morgan Street, Clyde, NC The Haywood County Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc will be hosting a fundraiser yard sale at the Shook-Smathers House located at 178 Morgan Street in Clyde, North Carolina. This will be a two-day event

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