The Local History room is open to the public during the operational hours of the main library.  If you need assistance with research, please call 252-237-5355 ext. 5029 to make an appointment.

WCPL Local History and Genealogy Flickr Page

Research Databases

Ancestry Library Edition is in-library access only.

Newspaper Archive, which includes the Wilson Times Digital Archive, contains access to an expanded selection of newspapers, obituaries, and family history records, requires a library card for remote access.

Ancestry.com Library Edition

Newspaper Archive

Fold3 by ancestry.com

Heritage Hub 

Wilson Times Archive 

Research Requests

If you have a genealogy/local history request, please call 252-2377-5355 ext 5029 or email the reference department at publiclibrary@wilsoncountync.gov.

Online Exhibits

With the help of the North Carolina Digital Heritage Center at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Wilson County Public Library has been able to make many images, stories, and newspapers available online.

• Wilson County's Greatest Generation: The Memories of the World War II Veterans of Wilson County, NC
• Images of North Carolina
• North Carolina Memory
• The Wilson Advance (Newspaper)
• The Elm City Elevator (Newspaper)
• Microfilm