Research Request

Library, Archives & Research Requests

The library and archives offer a wealth of resources for those researching family and local history. Catawba County families, government, organizations, religion, education, businesses, and military are some of the subjects covered in the library, as are western North Carolina and overall state history. Bound volumes of the Hickory Daily Record and the Hickory News are available, as well as yearbooks from local colleges, high schools, and elementary schools.

In the archives, an extensive assembly of files on county families includes the Edith Warren Huggins Collection. Catawba County towns, cities, historic sites, events, and personalities are well represented in the photograph collection, and surveys of many historic houses and sites are held in the National Register files.

The Catawba County Historical Association provides limited assistance in conducting research requests. We have an extensive Family & Genealogy Research Library, which you may schedule to visit to conduct research on your own (please call to schedule usage of the Family Genealogy & Archive Room at least two weeks in advance). To schedule use of the Family Files, please call 828-465-0383.

Please read and understand the following guidelines before making a research request:

Please Note: The CCHA staff does not assist in researching the Catawba County GIS Aerial photographs.

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Contact us by Phone:
(828) 465-0383

Contact us by mail:
HACC
Attn: Family Research Library
P.O. Box 73
Newton, NC 28658