The Rockingham County Historical Society in Wentworth, NC, publishes the Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy twice a year, in June and December. This journal includes articles about the history and genealogical resources of Rockingham County, North Carolina, and the surrounding areas. The historical articles are of high quality and extensively researched. This book covers the second three years of publication, 1979-1981. A full index can be found at the end of each individual volume.
The journal is of particular significance as it contains genealogical articles featuring unpublished primary sources relevant to Rockingham County, such as local record abstracts and edited versions of diaries, letters, or church records. However, submissions of papers focusing on family history were not accepted.
Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy 1979-1981 Digital Book
Journal of Rockingham County History and Genealogy 1979-1981 TOC
Volume 4, Number 1, June 1979
- David S. Reid, 1813-1850: The Making of a Governor, by Lindley S. Butler, page 1
- The Gallaways of Rose Hill, by Marjorie T. Walker, page 22
Volume 4, Number 2, December 1979
- High Rock Mill and High Rock House, by Tempie H. Prince and Margie P. Greene, p. 47
- Mills in Simpsonville Township: Part III, by Robert W. Carter, Jr., page 61
- The Yancey Holman Mill
- The James Saunders Mill
- The “Pink” Saunders Mill
- The Wade-Rankin Mill
- The George D. Boyd Mill
- The George D. Boyd Mill (Number Two)
Volume 5, Number 1, June 1980
- Leavsville of “Ye Olden Times” by Daniel E. Field and edited by Robert W. Carter, page 1
- Barnett Family Cemetery, compiled by Robert W. Carter, Jr. and Holmes Junior High Junior Historians Club, p. 42
- Lawson Cemetery, compiled by Robert W. Carter, Jr., p. 43
Volume 5, Number 2, December 1980
- 1815 Tax List of Rockingham County, North Carolina, compiled by Linda C. Vernon and Violet Young, foreward by Robert W. Carter, Jr., p. 1
Volume 6, Number 1, June 1981
- Sketches of the County of Rockingham, N.C. (1884)
Volume 6, Number 2, December 1981
- Alfred Moore Scales: Uncle and Nephew, by Charles D. Rodebough, p. 33
- Speedwell Prebyterian Church: From the Civil War to the Craig Era, by Lucy M. Rankin, p. 41
- 1854 Tax Valuation of McCollum’s Mill District, compiled by Robert W. Carter, Jr., p. 55
- Old Wentworth Sketches by Albert Ratliffe Craig, p. 59