The NC Conference Historical Society will hold its Fall 2022 meeting on Saturday, October 8 at the NC Conference United Methodist Building in Garner, NC, at 10:00 am. We will adjourn for lunch. The NC Conference Commission on Archives & History will meet at 1:00 pm and adjourn by midafternoon.
Our speaker will be Adrienne Bierney. Outreach Coordinator for the North Carolina State Archives, a division of the Department of Archives & History. She will present a general program on preservation of documents and archives and a discussion of the State Archives, (which is available to religious organizations). Adrienne says she would appreciate opportunities to cross-pollinate with the history committees within the NC Conference churches and organizations.
The NC State Archives are located in the North Carolina State Archives and State Library Building at 109 E. Jones St, Raleigh NC 27601. Mail: MSC 4614, Raleigh NC 27699-4614. Telephone: 919-814-6863.
Although the staff does not include any experts on Methodist history, a brief study of their holdings show many photographs documenting church buildings statewide and several of the Methodist orphanage and gatherings of leaders in Raleigh.
NC Conference United Methodist Building
700 Waterfield Ridge Place
Garner NC 27529
Tel: 800-849-4433
John Mitchell
President, North Carolina Conference
of the United Methodist Church