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Cemetery Project Needs Your Help!
The Cemetery Records of Johnston County were compiled between 1975 and 1982 and published as a seven-volume set of books. Despite that effort, many cemeteries were missed in this first attempt of documenting the gravesites of our ancestors. The North Carolina State Archives is now encouraging every county in the state to complete and update records and to keep this as an ongoing project. The Johnston County Heritage Center and the Johnston County Genealogical and Historical Society are directing the local effort. Numerous church, family, and community cemeteries need to be surveyed for the first time. Others need to be revisited for changes made since the 1982 survey. If you can help with this project, call the Johnston County Heritage Center at (919) 934-2836 or e-mail heritagecenter@johnstonnc.com. We'll give you instructions on how to survey and document this genealogical information, including how to identify unmarked graves and read tombstones. Participants will be given credit for their work in the new compilation.
Other Ways You Can Help Us
The Johnston County Heritage Center operates as a department of County Government, funded in part by the taxpayers of Johnston County. Even so, we also rely on donations of historical materials, volunteers, and financial contributions to make it possible to build up and preserve our collections and to provide public programs.
Materials Acquisition Policy
Collection of significant artifacts of local history helps fulfill the Heritage Center’s mission of “preserving the history and material culture of Johnston County.” For purposes of this policy, “artifacts” include books, manuscripts, correspondence, reports, journals, photographs, audio-visual recordings, and other memorabilia that may be securely stored yet made accessible to the public.
The Heritage Center director will determine whether an object meets the center's collecting criteria. In evaluating the object for acceptance into the Heritage Center’s archives, the director will consider the following questions:
- Was the object made or used in Johnston County?
- What is the object's historical significance?
- Is there documentation, written or oral, on the object?
- Does the object need conservation work?
- Does the object augment or duplicate items in existing collections?
- What is the object's exhibit potential?
- What impact would the object have on available storage space?
- Is the object’s size and weight manageable by the Heritage Center’s staff?
If the object meets the criteria, the director may accept it outright or report to the Johnston County Heritage Commission for advice on whether the object should be accepted. If the object is accepted, the director will provide the donor a Deed of Gift. This legal document certifies that the object is the donor’s property and that the donor agrees to assign all rights associated with the object to the Heritage Center. When the donor signs and returns the Deed of Gift, the object becomes part of the permanent collection of the Heritage Center.
The Heritage Center does not appraise a donated item for income-tax purposes. That is the responsibility of the donor. The Heritage Center will provide a letter to the donor acknowledging receipt of the gift.
In some cases, a donor may wish to lend an object to the Heritage Center rather than make an outright donation. In that case, the donor may sign a Loan of Artifacts or Materials Agreement allowing the Heritage Center to archive and display the object until such time that the donor requests that it be returned. The Heritage Center will safeguard loaned objects in the same manner as deeded objects are secured.
Contributing Patrons
We gratefully acknowledge the following contributing patrons who made cash donations to the Johnston County Heritage Center in 2019-2020.
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DIAMOND ($1,000+) Dr. & Mrs. John M. Booker Steve & Suzanne Cook Ella Ann L. and Frank B. Holding Foundation Maggie B. Holding Charitable Trust Olivia B. Holding Ross & Faye Lampe David & Mary Stephens
PLATINUM ($500) Atkinson Milling Company, Inc. Gail & Joe Austin Donald Bailey Carroll Pharmacy Julia S. Elsee Fair Fund of Triangle Community Foundation/Tom & Joy Howerton Denton & Jane Lee Charles & Jenelle Moore Parrish Cleaning Services
GOLD ($250+) Belle B. Allen Rosa & Art Andrews Emery & Kim Ashley Jack & Diane Austin Charles & Carmen Creech Matt & Amy Dean Grover & Lou Dees Claud & JoAnne Dunn Jerry & Mary Nell Ferguson Warren & Genie Grimes Perry and Jean Harris Jim Henderson Ann & Rich Huckenbeck Tom & Hope Humphrey Todd & Donna Johnson Margaret L. Austin LeMaster Cliff & Joyce Mitchell Freddy & Linda Narron Jack & Claudia O’Hale Ben, Jr., & Annmarie Peterson Marvin Taylor, in memory of Gunilla Taylor Donald & Vicky Temple Rains Lanny & Helen Thomas Jay Vinson Adam & Ashley Webster Allen & Cissie Wellons Gloria Coile Wells Dr. Henry & Joyce Wright
SILVER ($100+) Georgia Perry Adam Dr. Mae E. Allen Delane J. Armstrong, in memory of J. Marvin & Gertrude B. Johnson Billy & Debbie Austin Jesse & Lyn Austin Mike & Kaye Bailey Jay & Belinda Baker Rudy & Pat Baker Jerry & Michelle Ball Ed & Gloria Baroody Janice & Ken Bateman Dick & Pam Baumgartner Keith Beamon Pearl Blackmon Sarah Ogburn Blalock & Tara Blalock Johnson Tony & Nobie Braswell Spencer & Beverley Braswell Tim Braswell Curtis & Cindy Brookshire Janet Brown Landis & Paula Bullock Steve & Gwen Canady Ramona H. Cash Sharon L. Castleberry Jack & Judy Coats Dr. & Mrs. Gettys Cohen Jr. Lee & Alice Colbert Graham & Olive Cooke Judge Andy Corbett Cornell & Jane Cox Ralph & Bertha Crabtree Ronny Creasy & Windy Thompson Neal & Lorine Davis Dr. Matthew & Lola Stephenson Delbridge Bill & Patsy Denning Jean Dunn Bobby & Ann Eason Sybil M.Edwards Mary Ann S. Farrior Dr. Ossie Fields Mary O. Fitzgerald, Fitzgerald Family Foundation Cathy & Dixon Fleming Joyce & Jim Gibson Chis Gilliland Patricia O. Godwin Jeff & Denise Hall Faye A. Hardee Sam & Joan Narron Hardy Dennie Harris Cecil Heavner & Wendy Adams Joe & Linda S. Hester John & Frankie Hobart Susan & Andy Holland Edwin C. Holt, in memory of Dorothy C. Holt, Mr. & Mrs.J. Rufus Creech Ronald J. Horton Valerie J. Howell David M. Huggin, in memory of Nancy Lassiter Huggin & Diana Montgomery Huggin Beverly R. Johnson, in memory of Marshall H. Johnson Carroll F. Johnson, in memory of Fred & Daisy Creech Johnson James M. Johnson Jr. Dr. Oliver & Lina Johnson Ruffin & Connie Johnson Bill & Rebecca Kalsbeek William T. & Kay Kennedy Frank & Betsy Knott Royce and Tina Lambert Herman & Dianne Lancaster J. H. Langdon Jr. Ken & Janet Langston John C. Lassiter, in memory of Mary Frances Bingham Susan & Wingate Lassiter Jim & Lillian Lawrence Joyce & David Lee Tom & Barbara Lee Dr. Robert & Mrs. Karen Lippitt Tony & Anita Liverman Betsy B. Massengill Pam Massengill George B. & Gayle Mast, in memory of Frank Holding & Katherine Boyette Bonnie J. McIntyre, in honor of Rebecca S. Owens John P. McPhail, in memory of Louise Sewell Patricia H. Mellor Richard & Missy Nordan Rebecca S. Owens Reggie & Dianne Parker Lena Patterson Parks Tom & Ann Parrish Joe & Jane Patterson Dr. & Mrs. Riley Pleasants Chap & Ann Ragland Lynn & William Ragsdale Margaret S. Reid Gene & Donnye Rooks Roger & Suzanne Sadowski Velvaline & Nathaniel L. Sanders Jr. John & Margaret Scovil Richard Self & Becky Veazey Jesse & Kathy Sellers Lib Holland Sheppard Herb & Louise Simmons Jean Simmons Katie & Rhett Smith Talmadge R. & Rochelle D. Snead Durward & Ann Stallings Millard & Patti Stallings Rebecca S. & Michael V. Starling Neppie & Mike Stevens Rep. Larry C. Strickland, NC House of Representatives David & Margie Stubbs Mike & Annie Sutton Jack & Janie Temple Harold & Carolyn Tharrington Gary R. & Glenda M. Underwood Dr. Stan & Beth Watson Billy & Clara Wellons Tresa W. & Nelson Wheeler Rep. Donna White, NC House of Representatives Hampton & Betsy Whittington Susan Kilgore Wiley Jean S. Williams Ed & Brenda Wood Bruce & Ann Woodard Lanie & Jim Woodard Richard V. Woodard Ben & Kellie Youngblood
BRONZE ($50) Ernie & Margo Allsbrook Bill & Sarah Avery Eva P. Baker Lettie Best Mary Wood Britt Rose H. Brown Joyce Lipscomb Canady Eleanor N. Creech Grover Creech Jean J. Creech Will R. Crocker Chad, April & Ava Culver Selma Davis Ed & Betsy Dunnagan Sarah Edwards Dr. Carolyn G. Ennis Campbell Gibson Talton Gibson Flora H. Grantham Thad E. Hardee Rick Herndon Rick Hester Sherry & Jeff Holt Joan Lawrence Howell Bill G. Johnson Frances Aycock Kiker Jackie Lacy Glenn & Mary Ann Lee Tucker Lyon Jeanette Massengill Helen Carter Moore Laura Moore Mary George Narron Jennifer Vileigh Narron-Hardy Frances Dawson Norris Mayor Cheryl Oliver Phyllis Palmer Phyllis Parrish Gerald & Brenda Peedin Gerald & Shelia Rowland Silas B.Sauls Festus & Edna Snead Bobby T. Stephenson Ann H. Swertfeger Gerald & Glenda Toler Quinton K. Wall Janice C. White Carolyn Williams Mary S. Windley Genevieve Medlin Woodall Carlyle Woodard |
Page last updated: November 9, 2023
