Ever wondered about your family tree and those stories your parents and grandparents told about your relatives? Pick up the “Research and Geneaology & Local History” brochure at the Visitor Center located at 204 E Innes Street and head over to Rowan Public Library’s Edith M. Clark History Room.

The Edith M. Clark History Room is valuable resource for family historians whose ancestors came from the 13 original Southern and Middle Atlantic colonies. The collection focuses on all of North Carolina with significant holdings from bordering states and those showing heavy migration in and out of the Piedmont area of N.C.
The History Room’s holdings include over 10,000 books, 3,000 microforms, 51 computer databases, 45 manuscript collections, and dozens of genealogical journals.

The helpful staff at the History Room can certainly assist you with your quest.

Walk across the street and have a nice hot lunch at The Wrenn House restaurant located in the 1839 Salisbury Female Academy, one of the oldest academy buildings in North Carolina.

In the afternoon you may want to visit out some of the other significant sites, such as; The Old English Cemetery, The Old Lutheran Cemetery, Rowan County Register of Deeds, Clerk of Court’s Office, Archives of the NC Synod Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, and Catawba College Archives Southern Chapter of the Evangelical and the Reformed Church of Christ.

While in town, you may want to check out the Heritage Walking Tour of historic Salisbury, available at the Visitor Center for no charge. This tour offers the perfect way to become more familiar with Historic Salisbury at your own pace. This walking tour provides a personal glimpse into the history and architecture of Historic Downtown Salisbury and the stately homes of the West Square Historic District.